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Some Rare Certificates.
"KlcctccI 17 S 5 Antlrow li .-dfour Elected 1 S 23 Sir P . Walker , Kt . ,, 1787 Wm . Campbell of ( re-elected ) Fairfield ,, lS _» 5 Archibald Dimcm 17 S 1 ) Sir J . G Craig , Bart . ,, 1827 'I'lionias "Miller 171 JJ James Home ( re- ,, 1838 J . A . Ball ' mharel elected I ,, 1834 Toe ! Robert Kerr I 7 e )(> I O . Brown „ 1835 Sir P . Walker , Kt . 171 ) 8 " . Dick ( re-elected ) I 7 <) ii I . C ) . Brown ( re- ,, 1837 Capt . D . Boswell ,
elected ) K N . KSIIO II . \ i Broun „ 1 S 41 J . Brown Douglas ,, 1804 Joseph Gillon ,, 1 S 45 Honble . H . Walpole ,, 18111 ' H . K Brown ( re- ,, 1846 J . Brown Douglas elected ) ( re-elected ) i 8 _ u T . T . Maconcoliie ,, * 1847 W . Bal lour- Bark ie ,, 1822 Sir P . Walker , Kl . ., 1823 T . T . Macjnocliie ( re-elected )
This plate also is lost , which its beauty renders a matter for great regret . The remaining specimens shown are Continental . No . 7 is a very rare certificate issued by the Lodge of L'Amite et
Fraternite at Dunkerque , and dated Wednesday , the 15 th of August , 57 88 . It was granted to "Joseph Castagnier , souslieulenant des vaiss de S . M . Louis XVI . Roi de France , " and enumerates the degrees ol" E . A ., F . C , M . M ., Parl ' ait ; Elu ; Apprentice , Companion , ancl Master Ecossais . The centre
piece , presumably the seal of the lodge , is a very handsome wood-block . The design shows the compass , square , level ,
plumb , mallet , acacia , and segment , surmounted by a shield bearing a label of three ; points , beneath which are three lleur-delis ( two and one ) , and around il is the legend , " Lodge R . de S ) . De J . DF . L'Amilie et Fraternite de- Dunkerque . " It is signed by all the principal officers , several of whom append SP . R C . to their names . The seal is , unfortunately , missing .
No . eS is the finest amongst many line designs of I ' rench certificates , at any rate in my opinion . It was granted to
Some Rare Certificates.
Alexander Gaudard b y Lodge Sincere Amitie at Lyons , and is dated November 12 th 18 34 . Bro . Taylor ' s negative is so good that I think the symbolic groups around the margin will fully
explain themselves . The seal of the lodge is engraved at the 1 •••-i ¦•• top , and another , bearing a double triangle and other indistinct devices , surmounted b y a crown , is affixed to the body of the document .
No . 9 is a rare diploma of a Degree peculiar to the Netherlands , and founded by Prince Frederie * k of the Netherlands . It is called Elect Masters , and is an elaboration of part of the Third Degree . The idea is most perfect equality , and no decoration is worn but a small medal on a blue cord , the brethren appearing in evening dress . The present specimen was granted
to Bro . Ludolph van Kervcl , of Lodge Silenlinin at Delft , and is dated May 23 rd , 5 823 , and signed by Prince Frede'rie : k himself . The Degree : was also worked at Brussels , and a slightly different diploma in French was issued there , of which I have a specimen .
I am informed lhat the Degree is now nearly , if not cpiite , extinct . No . 10 , the last , is granted to Hendrik Philip Stoffels , of Lodge de Drie Colommen at Rotterdam on March 7 th , 1835 , and
shows the old type of Dutch certificate . The seal is appended to a ribbon of orange , blue , and white , and bears a device of the Three Columns surmounted by a triangle . On the : centre pillar ¦ m „ w ,, ** . __ ¦ ¦ ' ? - * - :- - _ L w ~ . ' ** . - . ¦ * -- - . . a . ~ ., v . ~ v ~ ., ^
is a sun and G , and below the square and compass , whilst the name of tlie lodge is around the margin . The lodge still exists , and I believe there is one of similar title in Germany ; but in spite of
the lre'i | uent allusions to these architectural emblems , and their appearance of every English M . M . certificate , the only lodge bearing this name' on the roll of the Grand Lodge of England is "The Lodge of the Three Pillars , 2806 , " founded at Coekington , Torquay , in Mav , 1900 .
If there is any point in connection with these certificates on which any brother may wish for further information , I shall be most happy to hear from him privately .
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Some Rare Certificates.
"KlcctccI 17 S 5 Antlrow li .-dfour Elected 1 S 23 Sir P . Walker , Kt . ,, 1787 Wm . Campbell of ( re-elected ) Fairfield ,, lS _» 5 Archibald Dimcm 17 S 1 ) Sir J . G Craig , Bart . ,, 1827 'I'lionias "Miller 171 JJ James Home ( re- ,, 1838 J . A . Ball ' mharel elected I ,, 1834 Toe ! Robert Kerr I 7 e )(> I O . Brown „ 1835 Sir P . Walker , Kt . 171 ) 8 " . Dick ( re-elected ) I 7 <) ii I . C ) . Brown ( re- ,, 1837 Capt . D . Boswell ,
elected ) K N . KSIIO II . \ i Broun „ 1 S 41 J . Brown Douglas ,, 1804 Joseph Gillon ,, 1 S 45 Honble . H . Walpole ,, 18111 ' H . K Brown ( re- ,, 1846 J . Brown Douglas elected ) ( re-elected ) i 8 _ u T . T . Maconcoliie ,, * 1847 W . Bal lour- Bark ie ,, 1822 Sir P . Walker , Kl . ., 1823 T . T . Macjnocliie ( re-elected )
This plate also is lost , which its beauty renders a matter for great regret . The remaining specimens shown are Continental . No . 7 is a very rare certificate issued by the Lodge of L'Amite et
Fraternite at Dunkerque , and dated Wednesday , the 15 th of August , 57 88 . It was granted to "Joseph Castagnier , souslieulenant des vaiss de S . M . Louis XVI . Roi de France , " and enumerates the degrees ol" E . A ., F . C , M . M ., Parl ' ait ; Elu ; Apprentice , Companion , ancl Master Ecossais . The centre
piece , presumably the seal of the lodge , is a very handsome wood-block . The design shows the compass , square , level ,
plumb , mallet , acacia , and segment , surmounted by a shield bearing a label of three ; points , beneath which are three lleur-delis ( two and one ) , and around il is the legend , " Lodge R . de S ) . De J . DF . L'Amilie et Fraternite de- Dunkerque . " It is signed by all the principal officers , several of whom append SP . R C . to their names . The seal is , unfortunately , missing .
No . eS is the finest amongst many line designs of I ' rench certificates , at any rate in my opinion . It was granted to
Some Rare Certificates.
Alexander Gaudard b y Lodge Sincere Amitie at Lyons , and is dated November 12 th 18 34 . Bro . Taylor ' s negative is so good that I think the symbolic groups around the margin will fully
explain themselves . The seal of the lodge is engraved at the 1 •••-i ¦•• top , and another , bearing a double triangle and other indistinct devices , surmounted b y a crown , is affixed to the body of the document .
No . 9 is a rare diploma of a Degree peculiar to the Netherlands , and founded by Prince Frederie * k of the Netherlands . It is called Elect Masters , and is an elaboration of part of the Third Degree . The idea is most perfect equality , and no decoration is worn but a small medal on a blue cord , the brethren appearing in evening dress . The present specimen was granted
to Bro . Ludolph van Kervcl , of Lodge Silenlinin at Delft , and is dated May 23 rd , 5 823 , and signed by Prince Frede'rie : k himself . The Degree : was also worked at Brussels , and a slightly different diploma in French was issued there , of which I have a specimen .
I am informed lhat the Degree is now nearly , if not cpiite , extinct . No . 10 , the last , is granted to Hendrik Philip Stoffels , of Lodge de Drie Colommen at Rotterdam on March 7 th , 1835 , and
shows the old type of Dutch certificate . The seal is appended to a ribbon of orange , blue , and white , and bears a device of the Three Columns surmounted by a triangle . On the : centre pillar ¦ m „ w ,, ** . __ ¦ ¦ ' ? - * - :- - _ L w ~ . ' ** . - . ¦ * -- - . . a . ~ ., v . ~ v ~ ., ^
is a sun and G , and below the square and compass , whilst the name of tlie lodge is around the margin . The lodge still exists , and I believe there is one of similar title in Germany ; but in spite of
the lre'i | uent allusions to these architectural emblems , and their appearance of every English M . M . certificate , the only lodge bearing this name' on the roll of the Grand Lodge of England is "The Lodge of the Three Pillars , 2806 , " founded at Coekington , Torquay , in Mav , 1900 .
If there is any point in connection with these certificates on which any brother may wish for further information , I shall be most happy to hear from him privately .