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Notable Lodge Meetings.
NOTABLE LODGE MEETINGS .
i . —EASTON LODGE . It will be in the recollection of our readers that by the courtesy of Bro . Lord Brooke , M . P ., Prov . Grand Master of Essex , the meeting of his Provincial Grand Lodge was this year held at his residence of Easton Lodge , near Dunmow . The meeting , as a reference to the report we published on the ioth
August will show , was more than usually successful , the attractions offered by a visit to one of those old ancestral seats , which are still to be seen in all parts of England , having drawn together a larger muster of brethren than are in the habit of
attending these annual gatherings ; and the illustration we publish to-day , and for which we are indebted to Bro . Lennox Browne , Prov . S . G . W . of Essex , represents the scene as it appeared in the evening when the house and grounds were brilliantly illuminated in honour of the occasion .
Easton Lodge was built in the latter part of theYeigir of Queen Elizabeth , by whom , indeed , the manor was conferred on Henry Maynard , ancestor to Lady Brooke ; and though like most other country seats , it has undergone much in the way of
alteration and restoration , and though owing to the ravages of more than one serious fire , there is very little of the original edifice now remaining , it still retains most of the leading characteristics of the Elizabethan style of architecture . It is a fine mansion , and what makes it still more attractive
is the spacious park by which it is surrounded , and in which the brethren
who took no part in the business proceedings of their
Prov . G . Lodge found themselves at liberty to roam and
enjoy both the beautiful scenery and the
enchanting selection of music which the line band of the Northumberland Fusiliers
discoursed so pleasantly . The occasion indeed was one which will be long
remembered with pleasure by all who had the privilege or good fortune to be present .
EASTON LODGE . —LOOKING AT THE FIREWORKS
The Lodge is situated in the parish of Easton Parva or Easton ad Turrim , the name , however , being written variously in the records as Estames , Eiston , Eystanes , Eyston , Estaynys , & c , and in Domesday as Estanes . We learn from Bartlett ' s " History of Essex" that before the Conquest this Easton or Estanes belonged to a free-man and free-woman , by name Duna , and that at the date of the Survey the manor was held by William
de Warren and Geoffrey de Mandeville . As far back as the time of the Conqueror the lordship was held of Windsor Castle , by a family named De Windsor . It was conveyed by marriage at different times , into different families , and in 1589 was granted by Queen Elizabeth to Henry Maynard , the then representative
of an old family , a branch of which was at an earlier date seated in Kent , aud at Brixton , in Devonshire . This Henry Maynard was secretary to the great Sir William Cecil , Lord Burleigh , and sat as a representative in Parliament for St . Albans in the years 1586 , 1588 , and 1597 , and for the County of Essex in 1601 . In
1603 he served the office of Sheriff , and in the same year received the honour of Knighthood at the hands of James I . On his death in 1610 he was succeeded by his eldest son William , who was educated at St . John ' s College , Cambridge , and was in the first list of those on whom the honours of a
baronetcy were conferred . In 1620 James created him Baron Maynard of Wicklow , in Ireland , and in 1627 , Charles I . made him Baron Maynard of Estaines Parva , otherwise Estaines ad Turrim and Little Easton . This William , first Lord Maynard , died in 16 40 , and in 1766 , his last male descendant , Charles , 6 th
Notable Lodge Meetings.
Baron , being aged and unmarried , was created by patent Baron Maynard of Much Easton , in the County of Essex , and Viscount Maynard , with remainder , on failure of issue male of his bod y , to his cousin , Sir William Maynard , of Walton ^ in the Count y 0 f Essex , Baronet , great grandson of Charles , third son of Henry
Maynard , and brother of William , first Baron . On the death of Charles , Baron and first Viscount Maynard , _ in 1775 , the baronetcy of James I . ' s creation , and the baronies of Wicklow and Estaines Parva of Charles I . ' s creation , became extinct , and the Viscounty devolved on the son and heir of Sir William
Maynard of Walton , who died in 1806 , and was succeeded by Henry , third Viscount , who died in 1865 , when the title became extinct , his son , Col . the Hon . Charles Henry Maynard , having
predeceased him , but leaving by his wife Blanche , daughter of Henry Fitzroy , Esq ., and now Countess of Rosslyn , two daughters , of whom the elder was married to Lord Brooke in TS 8 T .
Of Lord Brooke it is only necessary to say that he is one of the most respected and popular Masons of the day . He was initiated while at Christ Church , Oxford , in the famous A pollo University Lodge , and in 1882 , on the death of Lord Tenterden , Prov . Grand \ , Master of Essex , was appointed by his Royal
Highness the ] Grand ] Master , to succeed that brother . The ceremony of his installation was performed by his late Royal Highness the Duke of Albany , who became personally much attached to [ his lordship while they were at Oxford together , and since then he has spared no effort to promote the success
of Freemasonry in the province over which he presides . In these efforts he
has won golden opinions from every one , nor shall we be detracting from
the merits of other Prov . G . Masters , or the
respect in which they are held , if we say that among the leading brethren of the present
decade , there is none who has done more for the good of Masonry than
the present lord of Easton . It should be added that Lord Brooke
is the eldest son and heir of Francis Geo . Guy Greville ,
fourth Earl of Warwick and Brooke , who was born in March , 1818 , and is therefore in the 72 nd year of his age , and it is not a little singular that the Greville , from whom the present and future Earl of Warwick are descended , like the Maynard , to whom Lady Brooke traces back her pedigree , was an important personage
in the reign of Queen Elizabeth , and received his patent of nobility as Baron Brooke , of Beauchamp Court , in the County of Warwick , from James I . in 1621 , or just one year after William , son of Henry Maynard , received , as already mentioned , his
patent as Baron Maynard of Wicklow . The Earldom of Brooke dates from 174 6 , and that of Warwick-from 1759 , and to these titles we may expect that , in the course of nature , his lordship will one day succeed .
INVERSION OF LETTERS . —In many of the French Masonic documents , especially , as Mackey reminds us , from Thory , and above all in the high grades , » system was adopted of inverting letters , either to conceal the word from the profane , or , as Thory says , " Inversions infantines "—infantine inversions , childish , meaningless . Thus " Rosa- Crucis" was written ^ josa ; oanois , Nomolos f ° Solomon , Mirah for Hiram . It will be seen that there is a difference between
these two systems , and it is not necessary to endorse Thory ' s opinion that it was caprice or folly which dictated such an arrangement ; it was part of an earlier desire to restrict the knowledge of certain things to the initiated . The system ' based , no doubt , on that of the Cabalists and the Hermetic School . Many other examples might be cited of this system if space permitted . —Kenning's Cyclopied " of Freemasonry .
BERKELEY HOTEL ( late St . James ' s ) , 1 , Berkeley-street , and 77 , Piccadilly ' London , W . First-class accommodation for residents , with a restaurant newly * attached for hi gh class luncheons and dinners , at fixed prices and a la carte . — C , DIETTE , Manager . —[ ADVT . ]
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Notable Lodge Meetings.
NOTABLE LODGE MEETINGS .
i . —EASTON LODGE . It will be in the recollection of our readers that by the courtesy of Bro . Lord Brooke , M . P ., Prov . Grand Master of Essex , the meeting of his Provincial Grand Lodge was this year held at his residence of Easton Lodge , near Dunmow . The meeting , as a reference to the report we published on the ioth
August will show , was more than usually successful , the attractions offered by a visit to one of those old ancestral seats , which are still to be seen in all parts of England , having drawn together a larger muster of brethren than are in the habit of
attending these annual gatherings ; and the illustration we publish to-day , and for which we are indebted to Bro . Lennox Browne , Prov . S . G . W . of Essex , represents the scene as it appeared in the evening when the house and grounds were brilliantly illuminated in honour of the occasion .
Easton Lodge was built in the latter part of theYeigir of Queen Elizabeth , by whom , indeed , the manor was conferred on Henry Maynard , ancestor to Lady Brooke ; and though like most other country seats , it has undergone much in the way of
alteration and restoration , and though owing to the ravages of more than one serious fire , there is very little of the original edifice now remaining , it still retains most of the leading characteristics of the Elizabethan style of architecture . It is a fine mansion , and what makes it still more attractive
is the spacious park by which it is surrounded , and in which the brethren
who took no part in the business proceedings of their
Prov . G . Lodge found themselves at liberty to roam and
enjoy both the beautiful scenery and the
enchanting selection of music which the line band of the Northumberland Fusiliers
discoursed so pleasantly . The occasion indeed was one which will be long
remembered with pleasure by all who had the privilege or good fortune to be present .
EASTON LODGE . —LOOKING AT THE FIREWORKS
The Lodge is situated in the parish of Easton Parva or Easton ad Turrim , the name , however , being written variously in the records as Estames , Eiston , Eystanes , Eyston , Estaynys , & c , and in Domesday as Estanes . We learn from Bartlett ' s " History of Essex" that before the Conquest this Easton or Estanes belonged to a free-man and free-woman , by name Duna , and that at the date of the Survey the manor was held by William
de Warren and Geoffrey de Mandeville . As far back as the time of the Conqueror the lordship was held of Windsor Castle , by a family named De Windsor . It was conveyed by marriage at different times , into different families , and in 1589 was granted by Queen Elizabeth to Henry Maynard , the then representative
of an old family , a branch of which was at an earlier date seated in Kent , aud at Brixton , in Devonshire . This Henry Maynard was secretary to the great Sir William Cecil , Lord Burleigh , and sat as a representative in Parliament for St . Albans in the years 1586 , 1588 , and 1597 , and for the County of Essex in 1601 . In
1603 he served the office of Sheriff , and in the same year received the honour of Knighthood at the hands of James I . On his death in 1610 he was succeeded by his eldest son William , who was educated at St . John ' s College , Cambridge , and was in the first list of those on whom the honours of a
baronetcy were conferred . In 1620 James created him Baron Maynard of Wicklow , in Ireland , and in 1627 , Charles I . made him Baron Maynard of Estaines Parva , otherwise Estaines ad Turrim and Little Easton . This William , first Lord Maynard , died in 16 40 , and in 1766 , his last male descendant , Charles , 6 th
Notable Lodge Meetings.
Baron , being aged and unmarried , was created by patent Baron Maynard of Much Easton , in the County of Essex , and Viscount Maynard , with remainder , on failure of issue male of his bod y , to his cousin , Sir William Maynard , of Walton ^ in the Count y 0 f Essex , Baronet , great grandson of Charles , third son of Henry
Maynard , and brother of William , first Baron . On the death of Charles , Baron and first Viscount Maynard , _ in 1775 , the baronetcy of James I . ' s creation , and the baronies of Wicklow and Estaines Parva of Charles I . ' s creation , became extinct , and the Viscounty devolved on the son and heir of Sir William
Maynard of Walton , who died in 1806 , and was succeeded by Henry , third Viscount , who died in 1865 , when the title became extinct , his son , Col . the Hon . Charles Henry Maynard , having
predeceased him , but leaving by his wife Blanche , daughter of Henry Fitzroy , Esq ., and now Countess of Rosslyn , two daughters , of whom the elder was married to Lord Brooke in TS 8 T .
Of Lord Brooke it is only necessary to say that he is one of the most respected and popular Masons of the day . He was initiated while at Christ Church , Oxford , in the famous A pollo University Lodge , and in 1882 , on the death of Lord Tenterden , Prov . Grand \ , Master of Essex , was appointed by his Royal
Highness the ] Grand ] Master , to succeed that brother . The ceremony of his installation was performed by his late Royal Highness the Duke of Albany , who became personally much attached to [ his lordship while they were at Oxford together , and since then he has spared no effort to promote the success
of Freemasonry in the province over which he presides . In these efforts he
has won golden opinions from every one , nor shall we be detracting from
the merits of other Prov . G . Masters , or the
respect in which they are held , if we say that among the leading brethren of the present
decade , there is none who has done more for the good of Masonry than
the present lord of Easton . It should be added that Lord Brooke
is the eldest son and heir of Francis Geo . Guy Greville ,
fourth Earl of Warwick and Brooke , who was born in March , 1818 , and is therefore in the 72 nd year of his age , and it is not a little singular that the Greville , from whom the present and future Earl of Warwick are descended , like the Maynard , to whom Lady Brooke traces back her pedigree , was an important personage
in the reign of Queen Elizabeth , and received his patent of nobility as Baron Brooke , of Beauchamp Court , in the County of Warwick , from James I . in 1621 , or just one year after William , son of Henry Maynard , received , as already mentioned , his
patent as Baron Maynard of Wicklow . The Earldom of Brooke dates from 174 6 , and that of Warwick-from 1759 , and to these titles we may expect that , in the course of nature , his lordship will one day succeed .
INVERSION OF LETTERS . —In many of the French Masonic documents , especially , as Mackey reminds us , from Thory , and above all in the high grades , » system was adopted of inverting letters , either to conceal the word from the profane , or , as Thory says , " Inversions infantines "—infantine inversions , childish , meaningless . Thus " Rosa- Crucis" was written ^ josa ; oanois , Nomolos f ° Solomon , Mirah for Hiram . It will be seen that there is a difference between
these two systems , and it is not necessary to endorse Thory ' s opinion that it was caprice or folly which dictated such an arrangement ; it was part of an earlier desire to restrict the knowledge of certain things to the initiated . The system ' based , no doubt , on that of the Cabalists and the Hermetic School . Many other examples might be cited of this system if space permitted . —Kenning's Cyclopied " of Freemasonry .
BERKELEY HOTEL ( late St . James ' s ) , 1 , Berkeley-street , and 77 , Piccadilly ' London , W . First-class accommodation for residents , with a restaurant newly * attached for hi gh class luncheons and dinners , at fixed prices and a la carte . — C , DIETTE , Manager . —[ ADVT . ]