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On The Symbolical Character Of Medilæval Heraldry, And Its Connection With Freemasonry .
almost forgotten science , bearings fought for on thc plains of Poictiers and Cressy , arc transferred by enthusiastic young ladies to the well-stuffed seat of a favourite armchair ; and we ourselves have seen most undeniably mediaeval lions , of which Mr . Pugin might well be proud , tricked out by patrician hands . A superficial knowledge of details is acquired , but the principle by which alone those details can be properly understood is altogether overlooked .
But it is not our place to enter into a disquisition upon Heraldry by itself ; it is only in connection with Freemasonry , that we are called upon to commend its merits , and need we add , that in more points than one , it is in that very connection that its principles and details are best understood .
Before we leave the point at which we started , and proceed to a more immediate continuation of our last paper , we cannot help making a remark which we think apropos to our present subject . In those degrees of the Craft styled thc " Military and Religious Orders , " armorial ensigns are allowed and generally used
; for instance , in Templars' Encampments each Sir Knight is at liberty to bear his arms upon his shield or banner , and in many confraternities such a practice is not only usual , but strictly enforced . The consequence is , that many Brethren who have no right to bear arms , whose ancestors have never either won them on the battle-field
, or purchased them at the Herald ' s College , are induced to adopt a distinction which does not fairly belong to them , and , in many instances , in doing so , they are unconsciously guilty of piracy by assuming the badge of a family whose name they may happen to bear . This practice , which arises more from ignorance and false pride than from any direct
intention to defraud , or to rob another of his lawful property , ought to be discouraged . If a worthy Brother , more distinguished for his Masonic virtues than for his origin and pedigree , aim at the honours and privileges of Masonic knighthood , let him not straightway go to one of those accommodating gentlemen who insert in their shop windows the insinuating and attractive placard of " Arms Found , " let him not , from an idea that such a course is
necessary , assume what his truthful and honest mind must well know does not and cannot belong to him ; but let him honestly confess that he has not a eoat-of-arms , and let him .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
On The Symbolical Character Of Medilæval Heraldry, And Its Connection With Freemasonry .
almost forgotten science , bearings fought for on thc plains of Poictiers and Cressy , arc transferred by enthusiastic young ladies to the well-stuffed seat of a favourite armchair ; and we ourselves have seen most undeniably mediaeval lions , of which Mr . Pugin might well be proud , tricked out by patrician hands . A superficial knowledge of details is acquired , but the principle by which alone those details can be properly understood is altogether overlooked .
But it is not our place to enter into a disquisition upon Heraldry by itself ; it is only in connection with Freemasonry , that we are called upon to commend its merits , and need we add , that in more points than one , it is in that very connection that its principles and details are best understood .
Before we leave the point at which we started , and proceed to a more immediate continuation of our last paper , we cannot help making a remark which we think apropos to our present subject . In those degrees of the Craft styled thc " Military and Religious Orders , " armorial ensigns are allowed and generally used
; for instance , in Templars' Encampments each Sir Knight is at liberty to bear his arms upon his shield or banner , and in many confraternities such a practice is not only usual , but strictly enforced . The consequence is , that many Brethren who have no right to bear arms , whose ancestors have never either won them on the battle-field
, or purchased them at the Herald ' s College , are induced to adopt a distinction which does not fairly belong to them , and , in many instances , in doing so , they are unconsciously guilty of piracy by assuming the badge of a family whose name they may happen to bear . This practice , which arises more from ignorance and false pride than from any direct
intention to defraud , or to rob another of his lawful property , ought to be discouraged . If a worthy Brother , more distinguished for his Masonic virtues than for his origin and pedigree , aim at the honours and privileges of Masonic knighthood , let him not straightway go to one of those accommodating gentlemen who insert in their shop windows the insinuating and attractive placard of " Arms Found , " let him not , from an idea that such a course is
necessary , assume what his truthful and honest mind must well know does not and cannot belong to him ; but let him honestly confess that he has not a eoat-of-arms , and let him .