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Freemasonry In England.
1 st , 1714 . She was the last descendant of Charles I . upon the throne of Britain . The others being Catholics , were excluded by statute from the crown , in consequence of which George , elector of Hanover , descended from Elizabeth , sister of Charles I ., and Queen of Bohemia , became King of Great Britain .
King George arrived in London , September 20 th , 1714 , and not being a Freemason , and entirely unacquainted with the language , the few Lodges in the south of England were greatly in want of an active patron by reason of the inability of Sir Christopher to attend . Therefore , in order to cement under a new Grand Master the centre of union and
harmony , the following Lodges , namely , No . 1 , at the Goose and Gridiron , in St . Paul ' s Church-yard ; No . 2 , at the Crown , in Parker " slane , near Drury-lane ; No . 3 , at the Apple-Tree Tavern , in Charles-street , Covent-garden ; No . 4 , at the Kumner and Grapes Tavern , in Channelrow , Westminster , with some old brothers , met at the Apple Tree , and having placed in the chair the oldest Master Mason , being the master
of a Lodge , they constituted themselves a Grand Lodge , pro tempore , in due form . At this meeting , it was resolved to revive the Quarterly Communications of the Fraternity , and in compliment to the oldest Ledge , to hold the next annual assembly and feast , at the Goose and Gridiron , in St . Paul ' s Church-yard , at which meeting to elect a Grand Master among themselves , till they should have the honour of a noble brother at their head . Accordingly , on St . John the Baptist ' s day , 1717 , in the
third year of the reign of George I ., the assembly and feast was holden at the above-named house , when the oldest Master Mason , and the Master of a Lodge , having taken the chair , a list of candidates duly qualified fur the office of Grand Master ' was read to the brethren ; and the names having been separately proposed , the brethren , by a great majority of hands , elected Br . Anthony Sayer , Grand Master of Masons
for the ensuing year , who was forthwith invested by the oldest Master , installed by the Master of the oldest Lodge , and duly congratulated by the assembly , who paid him homage . The Grand Master then entered - on the duties of his office , and appointed his Wardens , Br . Jacob Lamball , G . S . W ., Br . Capt . Joseph Elliott , G . J . W ., and commanded the brethren of Lodges to meet the grand officers every quarter in communication
at the place appointed in his summons ; enjoining them also to recommend to all the Fraternity a punctual attendance on the next annual assembly and feast .
A variety of regulations were proposed and agreed to at this meeting ; the principal of which was the following -. — " That the privilege of assembling as Masons , which had been hitherto unlimited , should be vested in certain Lodges or assemblies of Masons , convened in certain places ; and that every Lodge to be hereafter convened , except the four old Lodges at this time existing should be legallauthorised to act ba warrant
y y from the Grand Master for the time being , granted to certain individuals by petition , with the consent and approbation of the Grand Lodge in communication ; and that without such warrant , no Lodge should be hereafter deemed regular or constitutional . " Previous to which , it had
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Freemasonry In England.
1 st , 1714 . She was the last descendant of Charles I . upon the throne of Britain . The others being Catholics , were excluded by statute from the crown , in consequence of which George , elector of Hanover , descended from Elizabeth , sister of Charles I ., and Queen of Bohemia , became King of Great Britain .
King George arrived in London , September 20 th , 1714 , and not being a Freemason , and entirely unacquainted with the language , the few Lodges in the south of England were greatly in want of an active patron by reason of the inability of Sir Christopher to attend . Therefore , in order to cement under a new Grand Master the centre of union and
harmony , the following Lodges , namely , No . 1 , at the Goose and Gridiron , in St . Paul ' s Church-yard ; No . 2 , at the Crown , in Parker " slane , near Drury-lane ; No . 3 , at the Apple-Tree Tavern , in Charles-street , Covent-garden ; No . 4 , at the Kumner and Grapes Tavern , in Channelrow , Westminster , with some old brothers , met at the Apple Tree , and having placed in the chair the oldest Master Mason , being the master
of a Lodge , they constituted themselves a Grand Lodge , pro tempore , in due form . At this meeting , it was resolved to revive the Quarterly Communications of the Fraternity , and in compliment to the oldest Ledge , to hold the next annual assembly and feast , at the Goose and Gridiron , in St . Paul ' s Church-yard , at which meeting to elect a Grand Master among themselves , till they should have the honour of a noble brother at their head . Accordingly , on St . John the Baptist ' s day , 1717 , in the
third year of the reign of George I ., the assembly and feast was holden at the above-named house , when the oldest Master Mason , and the Master of a Lodge , having taken the chair , a list of candidates duly qualified fur the office of Grand Master ' was read to the brethren ; and the names having been separately proposed , the brethren , by a great majority of hands , elected Br . Anthony Sayer , Grand Master of Masons
for the ensuing year , who was forthwith invested by the oldest Master , installed by the Master of the oldest Lodge , and duly congratulated by the assembly , who paid him homage . The Grand Master then entered - on the duties of his office , and appointed his Wardens , Br . Jacob Lamball , G . S . W ., Br . Capt . Joseph Elliott , G . J . W ., and commanded the brethren of Lodges to meet the grand officers every quarter in communication
at the place appointed in his summons ; enjoining them also to recommend to all the Fraternity a punctual attendance on the next annual assembly and feast .
A variety of regulations were proposed and agreed to at this meeting ; the principal of which was the following -. — " That the privilege of assembling as Masons , which had been hitherto unlimited , should be vested in certain Lodges or assemblies of Masons , convened in certain places ; and that every Lodge to be hereafter convened , except the four old Lodges at this time existing should be legallauthorised to act ba warrant
y y from the Grand Master for the time being , granted to certain individuals by petition , with the consent and approbation of the Grand Lodge in communication ; and that without such warrant , no Lodge should be hereafter deemed regular or constitutional . " Previous to which , it had