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John Fitz.
into the St . John ' s Lodge , but in consequence of his having , in a matter of private business , distressed , in a very unfair maimer , one of the members , and which was explained by the individual himself , the request for his admission was negatived . The avowal of the decision of the Lodge was communicated to Robert Sprang by three of the members , who were deputed to wait
upon him at the Apple Tree Tavern , where both he and John Fitz were in attendance . The apparent want of confidence thus shown excited his bitter ire ; indeed , he solemnly swore that their refusal to admit him should be attended with a marked result . In addition to this , he refused to receive the consolation which John Fitz proffered to his wounded feelings ; who assured him , that he would endeavour to make
matters straight , and pledged himself to leave no stone unturned to induce the Lodge to rescind the obnoxious resolution . " Your assistance I despise , " retorted Robert Sprang . " I will not disgrace myself by being made a Mason , now that I know they are actuated in their proceedings by private malice and falsehood ; and I warn you , Fitz , in remembrance of our former fellowship , to avoid the
path you now seek to tread , as I feel it will , if you persist , eventually lead to your destruction . " Thus saying , he left the house ; and Fitz , undaunted by the wild
speech of Sprang , proceeded with manly fortitude to obtain the object of his wishes . Such strict precaution was observed in keeping thc place of meeting secret , that Fitz was not even aware that the Lodge was held at this period at his uncle ' s house . Upon this occasion the members separated , and Fitz was told to proceed singly to his uncle , who was then waiting
for him . He had three streets to pass through before he could arrive there ; and at the time he was being admitted he fancied he saw Robert Sprang at the distant corner , although he was unable , by the fog which then prevailed , to recognise him distinctly . Sure enough , however , it was Sprang . After leaving the Apple Tree Tavern , he almost instantaneously conceived the plan of watching the
party he had left ; naturally concluding , that if he could dog the steps of Fitz , he should be enabled to discover the place of meeting , and by that mode procure certain means of revenging himself for the deep insult they had shown him . The departure of the four , separately , at once awakened his surmises , and proved to him the caution necessarily to be observed in tracing them to their haunt . He followed ; saw Fitz
enter his uncle ' s house , and , in the course of the following hour , thirtyseven individuals were also admitted ; several of whom he knew by report to be Freemasons . So determined was he to watch , that be continued on the spot until thc hour of one in the morning , at which time the whole of thc party separated , and retired to their respective homes .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
John Fitz.
into the St . John ' s Lodge , but in consequence of his having , in a matter of private business , distressed , in a very unfair maimer , one of the members , and which was explained by the individual himself , the request for his admission was negatived . The avowal of the decision of the Lodge was communicated to Robert Sprang by three of the members , who were deputed to wait
upon him at the Apple Tree Tavern , where both he and John Fitz were in attendance . The apparent want of confidence thus shown excited his bitter ire ; indeed , he solemnly swore that their refusal to admit him should be attended with a marked result . In addition to this , he refused to receive the consolation which John Fitz proffered to his wounded feelings ; who assured him , that he would endeavour to make
matters straight , and pledged himself to leave no stone unturned to induce the Lodge to rescind the obnoxious resolution . " Your assistance I despise , " retorted Robert Sprang . " I will not disgrace myself by being made a Mason , now that I know they are actuated in their proceedings by private malice and falsehood ; and I warn you , Fitz , in remembrance of our former fellowship , to avoid the
path you now seek to tread , as I feel it will , if you persist , eventually lead to your destruction . " Thus saying , he left the house ; and Fitz , undaunted by the wild
speech of Sprang , proceeded with manly fortitude to obtain the object of his wishes . Such strict precaution was observed in keeping thc place of meeting secret , that Fitz was not even aware that the Lodge was held at this period at his uncle ' s house . Upon this occasion the members separated , and Fitz was told to proceed singly to his uncle , who was then waiting
for him . He had three streets to pass through before he could arrive there ; and at the time he was being admitted he fancied he saw Robert Sprang at the distant corner , although he was unable , by the fog which then prevailed , to recognise him distinctly . Sure enough , however , it was Sprang . After leaving the Apple Tree Tavern , he almost instantaneously conceived the plan of watching the
party he had left ; naturally concluding , that if he could dog the steps of Fitz , he should be enabled to discover the place of meeting , and by that mode procure certain means of revenging himself for the deep insult they had shown him . The departure of the four , separately , at once awakened his surmises , and proved to him the caution necessarily to be observed in tracing them to their haunt . He followed ; saw Fitz
enter his uncle ' s house , and , in the course of the following hour , thirtyseven individuals were also admitted ; several of whom he knew by report to be Freemasons . So determined was he to watch , that be continued on the spot until thc hour of one in the morning , at which time the whole of thc party separated , and retired to their respective homes .