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Eoyal Craft , and your keeping in view the three grand principles of our Order—Brotherly Love , Relief , and Truth . GIVEN at London , under my Hand and Seal , this Twenty . fifth day of March , A . L . 5780 , A . D . 1780 . JNO . ALLEN Pro . G * - Mar . [ L . S . ] The present No ., title , & c . are , The Merchants' Lodge , No . 241 , Freemasons' Hall , Liverpool .

No . 30 . By Thomas Dnnckerley of Hampton Court Palace in the County of Middlesex , Grand Superintendent of Royal Arch Masons & c .

To those whom it may concern GKEETING Know ye Thafc afc the humble petition of Several Brethren & Companions residing afc or near the Town of Redruth in the County of Cornwall

I do hereby grant unto the said Companions & Brethren full power and authority to open and hold a Chapter of Royal Arch Masons at the Town of Redruth aforesaid under the title of the Druids Chapter of Love & Liberality , the stated days of exaltations to be on the last

Wednesday of every month For so doing I grant this Warrant of Dispensation for Six Months from the date hereof or until such time as they shall receive their patents of Constitution from the Grand & Royal Chapter Given at Hampton Court Palace this 15 th day of July A . L . 5795 A . D . 1791 .

THOS . DUNCKERM : * . rp ( John Knight " ) Z , Ate»tJ?ME

Of the Druids Chapter of Love and Liberality afc Red . ruth Cornwall . No . 79 until A . D . 1817 , and No . 12 until extinction . The Chapter for which this Warrant was granted has been for

some time extinct , but through the kindness of the W . Bro . John Coombe , P . S . G . D . of Cornwall , we are enabled to present a tran . script of the original authority , derived from Bro . Dunckerley , by which the members worked , and which is both curious and valuable . JOHN CONSTABLE .

No . 31 . (" Moderns . " ) No . 340 in 1792 , No . 435 at the " Union , " No . 289 A . D . 1832 , and No . 238 from A . D . 1863 . MANCHESTER G . M .

To all and every our Right Worshipful , Worshipful & loving Seal Brethern , We George Montagu , Dnke Earl of Manchester , Viscount Mandeville & ° & ° & Grand Master of the most N ? 516 ancient & honorable Society of free and accepted Masons , send greeting . Know ye , that we at the humble petition of our right trusty and well

beloved Brethern , John Leonhardi , Lnder Hoffham , John Frederick Wrede and several other Brethern , residing in or near the City of London , Do hereby constitute the said Brethern into a regular Lodge of free and accepted Masons , ( under the Title & Denomination of the Pilgrim Lodge ) to be open'd at the House , known by the Name of the Mitre Tavern , Fleet street , London , and do further at their

earn petition , and of tho great Trust & Confidence reposed m every of the said above named Brethern , hereby appoint tho said John Leonhardi to be Master , Luder Hoffham Senior Warden , & John Frederick Wrede Junior Warden , for opening the said Lodge , & for Ench further timo only , as shall bo thought proper by the Brethern thereof It being our Will , that this our appointment of tho above

Officers , shall in nowiso affect any future Election of Officers of the Lodgo , but that snch Elections shall be regulated , agreeable to such Byo Laws of the said Lodge as shall he consistent with the General Laws of the Society contained in the Book of Constitution . And we hereby will and require yon tho said John Leonhardi , to take special Care that all & every the said Brethern are or havo been regularly

mado Masons , and that they do observe perform and keep , all the Rules and Orders contained in tho Book of Constitutions . Ancl further that you do from time to time cause to be enteral in a Book for that purpose , an account of your proceedings in tho Lodge , together with all snch Rules Orders and Regulations as shall be made for the good Government of the same , that in nowiso yon omit , once in every year to send to us or our Successors Grand Masters or to

Rowland Holt Esq . our Deputy Grand Master or to tho Deputy Grand Master for tho time being , an Account in writing of your said proceedings and Copies of all such Rules Orders and Regulations as shall bo made as aforesaid together with a List of the Members of the Ledge , and such a Sum of Money as may suit the circumstances of the Lodge and reasonably be expected towards the Grand Charity . Moreover we hereby will and require you the said John Leonhardi ,

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as soon as conveniently may be , to send an Account in writing of what may be done by virtue of these Presents . Given afc London under our Hand and Seal of Masonry this 25 th day of Aug" A . 5979 A . D . 1779 . By tha Graud Master ' s Command , R . HOLT D . G . M . Witness Ja ? Heseltine G . S .

The present number , title , & o . are , The Pilgrim Lodge , No . 238 , hold at the London Masonio Club , 101 Queen Victoria Street , E . C . We are much obliged to the W . M . of No . 238 for his interesting

communication and transcript ) of the Warrant , and trust that the example he has thus set will be followed by many other Worshipful Masters of our London Lodges , especially of the " Ancients . " — EDITOR .

We have received from our esteemed Bro . Jacob Norton , the first portion of an interesting article on "Coloured Freemasonry . " His views on this important question are not our views ; but we are far from being bigoted , and

nothing gives us greater pleasure than to be able to afford a Brother who holds other opinions the opportunity of conveying them to our readers . Bro . Norton's article will appear in onr next issue .

The ceremony of Consecration will be rehearsed by Bro . Jas . Terry , P . G . D . C . Herts , P . M ., Secretary to the Eoyal Masonic Benevolent Institution for Aged Freemasons and the Widows of Freemasons , on Monday , 9 th October , at

7 o'clock , at the Marquess of Bipon Lodge of Instruction , Pembury Tavern , Amhurst Boad , Hackney . Bro . W . Stephens , P . M . 1365 , will rehearse the ceremony of Installation on that occasion , when it is requested the brethren will appear in Masonic clothing .

At the usual monthly meeting of the Upton Lodge , No . 1227 , held at the Spotted Dog , Upton , Essex , on Thursday , 21 st September 1876 , Bro . D . Posener W . M . in the chair , it was unanimously resolved : —

" That this Lodge having heard with extreme sorrow and deep regret of the death of Bro . W . J . Page , their Junior Warden , request that a letter of condolence be written to Mrs . Page , expressing their sympathy with her in the irreparable loss she has so suddenly and so unexpectedly sustained . "

Renfrewshire East Provincial Grand Lodge.

RENFREWSHIRE EAST PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE .

A MEETING of this Provincial Grand Lodge was held on Saturday last , in the hall of Lodge Paisley , St . Mirren , No . 129 , for the purpose of considering in what way the members of the Lodge would assist in welcoming his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales to Glasgow , on the occasion of his forthcoming visit to lay the foundation stone of the new Post Office there . Bro . Colonel Campball , of Blythswood , P . G . M ., presided , and was supported by Bros . James

Caldwell , Craigielea Substitute Master . Bro . James Gilmour 129 , officiated as Senior Warden , and Bro . J . Peters 153 as Junior Warden . There was a large attendance . The P . G . Master stated that ho had had an interview with the authorities in Glasgow , and had ascer . taincd the arrangements so far as made for the Prince of Wales ' s visit . Tho Masonic brethren would assemble very likely at Burnbank ,

where they would be joined by the Grand Lodge . A procession would be formed , and the brethren wonld proceed by way of the Lord Provost's house , when , after the Grand Lodge had passed , they would be followed by his Royal Highness and the Princess of Wales and Royal party . It would be impossible to accommodate tho wholo Masonic body at the place of ceremony in George Square ,

and as tho general public would have largely to share in the proceedings , it had been decided that on the arrival of the brethren at the Square , they should open upon either side of the road and along the route , and remain there till after the ceremony , when the royal party would return to the Lord Provost ' s house by the way they came . He suggested that a committee bo appointed to communicate with

tho Grand Lodgo , and also with the Provincial Grand Lodgo of Scotland , ancl thereafter , on learning the definite arrangements , sond information to all Lodges in the Province . This was agreed to , and the following committee appointed : —Bros . Colonel Campbell , James Caldwell , James Gilmour , J . Peters , A . Macpherson ,

ex-Bailie Fisher , A . Wallace , and J . Carswell . Bro . H . S . Edmonds suggested that if the Masons were to lino tho sides of the streets ifc was bnt fair that tho senior Lodges should proceed first in the procession , instead of as in tho usual way , and thus they would bo arranged as they were entitled to be , nearest tho placo of ceremony . It was agreed to forward this suggestion to the Grand Lodge .

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