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same place , or to be rude copies of the early English capitals which were found there . " We now come to the conditions of work and remuneration . The contractor binds himself to pull down and remove the stone-work of the old Church , after the timber was taken off ( the timber was reserved and bargained for , we doubt not , in a subsequent contract with a carpenter for the roof ) , the old stonework is given up to his use—he quarries such new stone as is requiredhe digs

, the foundations of the new Church , and he builds it after a certain plan , entering into a bond to finish it in little more than three years . The Burghs on their part give the stone of the old Church , they lead such new stone as is necessary , they find lime , sand , water , scaffolding , centres ( the two last they reserve , after the finishing of the work , to facilitate perhaps the putting on of the roof ) and they give in money 170 marksand a gown worth about one mark

, more , * amounting to £ 114 . At that period , as we know from the Cloister Rolls at Durham , the average wages of a mason was 7 d ., a carpenter 5 d ., and a quarryman 3 f d . per day . A mason now receives for one day ' s work the then wages for a week . So that we come at once to something like a satisfactory conclusion that Cracall ' s £ 114 . is worth at least £ 684 . of our present money . But , besides this , he had other great advantages . A full third of the stone

was ready chiseled to his hands , aud many of its ornamental parts were in so perfect a state as to admit of being re-used without alteration . His lime , sand , water , scaffolds , centres , and leading cost him literally nothing .. We must not forget to state that the two aisles are now longer by one arch each than those which we undertook to build , and that the Vestry , the Tower , and the Porch do not enter into his contract . When all these important matters are taken into consideration , it will , we suspect , be found that Cracall was amply paid for his workmanship , however small the above sum may at present appear . "

An Alphabetical List Of Masonic Lodges In 1778.

AN ALPHABETICAL LIST OF MASONIC LODGES IN 1778 .

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Place . Name o £ Lodge . diction Foundation . Iiemarks . 709 Franzosische ... Montmorancy Luxembourg Fr . ... ~ \ 710 Luxembourg Fr . ... ( These four Lodges 711 La parfaite Union Fr . ... ( are Military . 712 Paixet Union Fr . ... ) 713 St . Jean Fr . ... 714 La tendre fraternite ... Fr . ...

715 La parfaite Union Fr . ... 716 l'heureux Hazard Fr . ... 717 St . Charles des amis reunis Fr . ... 718 La Purete ... Fr . ... 719 La parfaite Union Fr . ... 720 Regensbeurg ... drei Schliissel ... In English Calendar . 721 La Croissante 1773 722 Reichenbach ... Hercules Z . ...

723 Reims ... La Triple Union Fr . ... 724 Rendsburg ... Josllua zum Korallen Baum S . O ... 725 Rennes ... La parfaite Amite Fr . ... 726 La parf aite Union l ? r . ... 727 Rhode Island ... Providence Lodge E . ... 1875 , 18 Jan .... 728 Richmond ... Blue Bell E . ... 1763 , 4 Mai . ...