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Masonic Sketches
ledged b y courtesy , excited such a power and influence over the society in which he moved , that he Avas looked upon with no less regard than if he owned the princedom of Orkney . He revived this ancient body-guard , which had been left b y James I . of England Avith nothing but a name , and had consequently become nearl y extinct ; it now
numbers upAvards of three hundred members , and claims priority to any of the Queen ' s guards w hen Her Majesty visits Scotland . Before he died , he saw the fruit of his labours b y Avitnessing the laying of the foundation stone of the Archers' Hall , which was erected in 1776 . We have alread y stated , that in addition to the other
titles enjoyed by the noble famil y of St . Clair , that of Patrons and Hereditary Grand Masters of Freemasonry was enjoyed by them ; but William St . Clair , from the laudable motive of encouraging the welfare , prosperity , and independence of Freemasonry , voluntaril y renounced the title which his family had held for so many generations ,
and proffered his resignation as the last representative of the St . Clairs of Roslin . The Grand Lodge of Scotland accepted the resignation of his paternal ri g hts , and immediatel y elected him as their chosen Grand Master , which office he held for about VAVO years . He died in 1778 , aged 78 , universall y beloved and regretted by the Brethren of the mystic tye , and by a large circle of friends .
There were several curious stories amongst the old people respecting St . Clair . He Avas so famous a golfer that at all the competitions , held in Leith links and elsewhere , he invariabl y carried off the prizes , and in all other athletic exercises no person was bold enough to dispute the palm of superiority , he Avas therefore set down as a Warlock .
He IIOAV sleeps Avith his mail-shrouded ancestors in Roslin Chapel ; but there is a fine full length portrait of him in the Golf house at Leith , dressed in the habit of a golfer . At a meeting of the Grand Lod ge of Scotland , held in consequence of his decease , Sir William Forbes , banker , delivered a speech in vA'hich his numerous merits
and virtues Avere properl y eulogised . The Chapel of Roslin is one of the principal attractions about Edinburgh . It was frequently visited b y Sir Waller Scott , and many of his literary and other friends . The writer of this has seen him superintending Avorkmen taking casts of the different ornamental carvings , many of Avhich he transferred to Abbotsford . In his youthful days he has
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Masonic Sketches
ledged b y courtesy , excited such a power and influence over the society in which he moved , that he Avas looked upon with no less regard than if he owned the princedom of Orkney . He revived this ancient body-guard , which had been left b y James I . of England Avith nothing but a name , and had consequently become nearl y extinct ; it now
numbers upAvards of three hundred members , and claims priority to any of the Queen ' s guards w hen Her Majesty visits Scotland . Before he died , he saw the fruit of his labours b y Avitnessing the laying of the foundation stone of the Archers' Hall , which was erected in 1776 . We have alread y stated , that in addition to the other
titles enjoyed by the noble famil y of St . Clair , that of Patrons and Hereditary Grand Masters of Freemasonry was enjoyed by them ; but William St . Clair , from the laudable motive of encouraging the welfare , prosperity , and independence of Freemasonry , voluntaril y renounced the title which his family had held for so many generations ,
and proffered his resignation as the last representative of the St . Clairs of Roslin . The Grand Lodge of Scotland accepted the resignation of his paternal ri g hts , and immediatel y elected him as their chosen Grand Master , which office he held for about VAVO years . He died in 1778 , aged 78 , universall y beloved and regretted by the Brethren of the mystic tye , and by a large circle of friends .
There were several curious stories amongst the old people respecting St . Clair . He Avas so famous a golfer that at all the competitions , held in Leith links and elsewhere , he invariabl y carried off the prizes , and in all other athletic exercises no person was bold enough to dispute the palm of superiority , he Avas therefore set down as a Warlock .
He IIOAV sleeps Avith his mail-shrouded ancestors in Roslin Chapel ; but there is a fine full length portrait of him in the Golf house at Leith , dressed in the habit of a golfer . At a meeting of the Grand Lod ge of Scotland , held in consequence of his decease , Sir William Forbes , banker , delivered a speech in vA'hich his numerous merits
and virtues Avere properl y eulogised . The Chapel of Roslin is one of the principal attractions about Edinburgh . It was frequently visited b y Sir Waller Scott , and many of his literary and other friends . The writer of this has seen him superintending Avorkmen taking casts of the different ornamental carvings , many of Avhich he transferred to Abbotsford . In his youthful days he has