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Article THE FREEMASONS' LEXICON. ← Page 7 of 9 →
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The Freemasons' Lexicon.
lowed the unfortunate King James II . into France . The motive for establishing this degree has ceased to exist long ago , and Scottish Masons were at that time only a small party , excluded from the general body of Freemasons . There exist Scottish lodges in the present times , but they have a very different object and regulations from what they had at their first commencement . Sehotland . Scotland . —Masonry is extended over the whole of
Scotland , and all the lodges there are under the Grand Lodge of Scotland in Edinburgh . This Grand Lodge has published a " History of Freemasonry , from authentic sources ; with an account of the Grand Lodge of Scotland , and an Appendix of original Papers ; " written by Bro . Lawrie . A German translation was published at Freiburg in 1810 . This history is the same for the Scottish Masons as Anderson ' s Constitution Book is for the English . The Grand Lodge of Scotland was formed on St .
Andrew ' s day , 1736 ; but Freemasonry must have flourished in Scotland long before that time , for on that day thirty-two lodges and deputies assembled to elect a Grand Master . Scotland is divided into sixteen provincial grand districts , in those sixteen districts there are about three hundred lodges at work . In Scotland , as well as in England , Freemasons frequently assemble in their masonic character , and in full costume , to lay the foundation stones of public buildingsand are even
frequentlin-, y vited to do so b y the officers of state and magistrates . One of the most celebrated processions of this description took place on the 9 th September , 1753 . The foundation stone of the new Exchange in Edinburgh was to be laid on that day , and the Grand Master of Scotland was invited to perform the duty . About three o ' clock each lodge , under the conduct
of its own Master , met in St . Mary ' s chapel to join the procession , which took place in the following order : —1 . A body of Freemasons who did not belong to any lodge ; 2 , a band with French horns ; 3 , the twelve lodges in Edinburgh , according to their rank , the brethren in new dresses , and the Masters and Wardens with their jewels ; 4 , a number of foreign and visiting brethren ; 5 , a band with clarionets and hautbois ; 6 , the golden compasses borne by a Worshipful Master : 7 , three Stewards
with their rods of office ; 8 , the Grand Secretary , Treasurer , and Clerk ; 9 , three Stewards with their rods ; 10 , the square , level , and plumb rule , carried by three Worshipful Masters ; 11 , a band with French horns ; 12 , three Stewards with their rods ; 13 , the Grand Wardens ; 14 , the cornucopia and a gilt hammer , one carried by an officer of the Grand Lodge , and the other by a Worshipful Master ; 15 , the Grand Master , supported by the Past Grand Master on his rightand the Deputy Grancl
, Master on his left ; 16 , a number of brethren who closed the procession , followed by a company of the city guard . All the brethren , six hundred and seventy-two in number , were uncovered , and when the procession came to the guard-house the guard were called out , and saluted it with full military honours . Near the parliament-house the procession was headed by the mayor , magistrates , and senate of the city , in their official robespreceded by the servants of justicewho carried the sword
, , of justice and the city arms . The brethren were followed by the most respectable inhabitants of the city . On arriving at the appointed place , the magistrates took their places on a platform , erected for that purpose in the west , and the Grand Master and his officers one in the east , before which stood the masonic working tools , the cornucopia , and a silver cup with wine , another with oil . When the foundation stone was brought into its place , the Grand Master and his officers drew near to it , and
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Freemasons' Lexicon.
lowed the unfortunate King James II . into France . The motive for establishing this degree has ceased to exist long ago , and Scottish Masons were at that time only a small party , excluded from the general body of Freemasons . There exist Scottish lodges in the present times , but they have a very different object and regulations from what they had at their first commencement . Sehotland . Scotland . —Masonry is extended over the whole of
Scotland , and all the lodges there are under the Grand Lodge of Scotland in Edinburgh . This Grand Lodge has published a " History of Freemasonry , from authentic sources ; with an account of the Grand Lodge of Scotland , and an Appendix of original Papers ; " written by Bro . Lawrie . A German translation was published at Freiburg in 1810 . This history is the same for the Scottish Masons as Anderson ' s Constitution Book is for the English . The Grand Lodge of Scotland was formed on St .
Andrew ' s day , 1736 ; but Freemasonry must have flourished in Scotland long before that time , for on that day thirty-two lodges and deputies assembled to elect a Grand Master . Scotland is divided into sixteen provincial grand districts , in those sixteen districts there are about three hundred lodges at work . In Scotland , as well as in England , Freemasons frequently assemble in their masonic character , and in full costume , to lay the foundation stones of public buildingsand are even
frequentlin-, y vited to do so b y the officers of state and magistrates . One of the most celebrated processions of this description took place on the 9 th September , 1753 . The foundation stone of the new Exchange in Edinburgh was to be laid on that day , and the Grand Master of Scotland was invited to perform the duty . About three o ' clock each lodge , under the conduct
of its own Master , met in St . Mary ' s chapel to join the procession , which took place in the following order : —1 . A body of Freemasons who did not belong to any lodge ; 2 , a band with French horns ; 3 , the twelve lodges in Edinburgh , according to their rank , the brethren in new dresses , and the Masters and Wardens with their jewels ; 4 , a number of foreign and visiting brethren ; 5 , a band with clarionets and hautbois ; 6 , the golden compasses borne by a Worshipful Master : 7 , three Stewards
with their rods of office ; 8 , the Grand Secretary , Treasurer , and Clerk ; 9 , three Stewards with their rods ; 10 , the square , level , and plumb rule , carried by three Worshipful Masters ; 11 , a band with French horns ; 12 , three Stewards with their rods ; 13 , the Grand Wardens ; 14 , the cornucopia and a gilt hammer , one carried by an officer of the Grand Lodge , and the other by a Worshipful Master ; 15 , the Grand Master , supported by the Past Grand Master on his rightand the Deputy Grancl
, Master on his left ; 16 , a number of brethren who closed the procession , followed by a company of the city guard . All the brethren , six hundred and seventy-two in number , were uncovered , and when the procession came to the guard-house the guard were called out , and saluted it with full military honours . Near the parliament-house the procession was headed by the mayor , magistrates , and senate of the city , in their official robespreceded by the servants of justicewho carried the sword
, , of justice and the city arms . The brethren were followed by the most respectable inhabitants of the city . On arriving at the appointed place , the magistrates took their places on a platform , erected for that purpose in the west , and the Grand Master and his officers one in the east , before which stood the masonic working tools , the cornucopia , and a silver cup with wine , another with oil . When the foundation stone was brought into its place , the Grand Master and his officers drew near to it , and