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On The Symbolical Character Of Medilæval Heraldry, And Its Connection With Freemasonry .
cither claim the indulgence of the Encampment to admit him as a knight without so necessary a qualification , or let him be satisfied with the humbler but no less honourable rank of a Companion . Since the dissolution of the Earl Marshal ' s Court , formerly regularly held and its judgments strictlenforced at the Herald ' s Collegepersons who
y , assume arms without any right to do so may escape without public exposure and personal loss , but they must ever be apprehensive of what perhaps is as much to be dreaded , the contempt and ridicule of all who know their real position in life , and the falsity of their pretensions beyond it . There are not a fewtoowe are sorry to saywhorelying
, , , , on the ignorance or indifference of others , dare to snatch at the privilege of bearing arms , without showing an equal readiness to acknowledge it , except in their Encampment , and who , while they keep their peacocks feathers safely secreted from intruding eyes , allow the tax collector to leave their doors without making any return for armorial bearings .
We suspect that the revenue is thus grossly defrauded , and did we not think that such conduct on the part of men who ought to know better may sometimes arise from sheer
ignorance , we should not hesitate to condemn them as utterly unworthy of admission to the privilege of knighthood . But as we intend saying a little more on this subject on some future occasion , we will not further wander from our path , but will at once call upon our readers to accompany us in our backward journey from the beaten
track of modern times to the unexplored and mystic regions of the past . Having , we hope , satisfactorily proved the connection of the chevron with Freemasons and their Craft , we concluded our last chapter with an extract , to prove the use of this emblem as a distinctive badge by Carpenters as well as
by Masons . Now it may not be generally known that in the middle ages these trades were often united , and pursued by the same persons . At any rate , each guild or confraternity of Freemasons numbered among its members certain cunning workmen , the result of whose labours we see around us in the intricatelconstructed roofand elaborate
y , carved work , which adorn so many of our ancient churches . To such men the chevron would be singularly appropriate , for , as we explained in our first chapter , the chevron is taken by some to represent two rafters leaning against each other , and forming the tectum , or roof of a house . Again ,
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 .
cither claim the indulgence of the Encampment to admit him as a knight without so necessary a qualification , or let him be satisfied with the humbler but no less honourable rank of a Companion . Since the dissolution of the Earl Marshal ' s Court , formerly regularly held and its judgments strictlenforced at the Herald ' s Collegepersons who
y , assume arms without any right to do so may escape without public exposure and personal loss , but they must ever be apprehensive of what perhaps is as much to be dreaded , the contempt and ridicule of all who know their real position in life , and the falsity of their pretensions beyond it . There are not a fewtoowe are sorry to saywhorelying
, , , , on the ignorance or indifference of others , dare to snatch at the privilege of bearing arms , without showing an equal readiness to acknowledge it , except in their Encampment , and who , while they keep their peacocks feathers safely secreted from intruding eyes , allow the tax collector to leave their doors without making any return for armorial bearings .
We suspect that the revenue is thus grossly defrauded , and did we not think that such conduct on the part of men who ought to know better may sometimes arise from sheer
ignorance , we should not hesitate to condemn them as utterly unworthy of admission to the privilege of knighthood . But as we intend saying a little more on this subject on some future occasion , we will not further wander from our path , but will at once call upon our readers to accompany us in our backward journey from the beaten
track of modern times to the unexplored and mystic regions of the past . Having , we hope , satisfactorily proved the connection of the chevron with Freemasons and their Craft , we concluded our last chapter with an extract , to prove the use of this emblem as a distinctive badge by Carpenters as well as
by Masons . Now it may not be generally known that in the middle ages these trades were often united , and pursued by the same persons . At any rate , each guild or confraternity of Freemasons numbered among its members certain cunning workmen , the result of whose labours we see around us in the intricatelconstructed roofand elaborate
y , carved work , which adorn so many of our ancient churches . To such men the chevron would be singularly appropriate , for , as we explained in our first chapter , the chevron is taken by some to represent two rafters leaning against each other , and forming the tectum , or roof of a house . Again ,