Ms. Masonic Constitutions (Or Charges) No. 1.

0 f numbs . And ye fifth is called Geomatrie a nd teacheth aU measure of grounds of all oilier things of the Avch Science is grounded iVlasonrie : ancl the sixth Science is called Jfusicke and yt teacheth a man ye Science of song and violl of tongue and organ harp

tvumpett . And ye seventh Science is called Astronomic and yt teacheth a man to ICIIOAV ye coiu'se of the Sonne Moono ancl Starrs . These be ye vij liberall Sciences ye Avch seven be all grounded by one yt is to say Geometric for by this may a man pve ye Essence of worke as founded by Geometric so Geomatrie teacheth meat measure ponderation and Avei ght of all manner of

tilings on earth lor there is noe man yt Avorketh any Science but he Avorketh by some measure or Avei ght ancl all this is Geomatrie but he doth it by some measure oi'Aveight ancl all this is Geomatrie , and merchants and all crafts men and all other of ye vij Sciences and espetially ye plower

and idler of all manner of graines and seeds planters of vinyeards and setts , of fruits , for in Grammer retorick nor astronomic nor in any of all ye liberall Sciences can any man findo meat or measure Avithout Geomatrieme thinks yt this Science

, Geomatrie is most AA'orthy ancl foundeth all others . HOAV these Avorty Sciences Avas first begotten I shall yu tell viz . Before Noah flood there AA'as a man caUed Lamech as in Avritten in Scripture in ye 4 th chaptr of Genesis And this Lamech had two vrives

ye one named Adah by Avhome he had Sons ye one named Jabell ye other named Jubell . And his other A \ dfe Avas called Zillah by AAdiom he had one sone named Tiibelcaineandone daughter named Naamah and th ese four children founded ye beginning of all Sciences in the Avorld viz .

ye Jabell ye eldest Sone found out yo Science of Geomatrie he Avas a keepr . of flocks of sheep and Lands in the Fields as it is noted in ye- chaptr before sd . Ancl his brothr . Juball found ye Science of Music Song of 1 ' ongne harpe and organ and ye third

Brother Tuballcaine found ye Science called Smith craft of Gold Silvr Iron Coppr and Steele and ye Daughtr . found the art of weaving And these persons knoAving right Avell yt God Avoulcl take vengeance for shine either bfire or AvaterAvherefore they

y , writt their severall Sciences yt they had found hi two Fillers of stone yt they might be found aftr Noah his Flood ancl ye one stone was Marble because it would not

burne Avth fire and ye othr called Lternes because it Avould not clround Avth watr IIOAV our intent is to teU yu IIOAV ancl in Avhat manner these Stones AA'ere found in Avch these Sciences Avere Avritten the ancient Hermarines Avas a cube his son ye Avhich

cub Avas Sem yt Avas Noahs Son ; these Hermarines Avas after called ye fathr of Avise men , he found one of ye two pillers of Stone and he found ye Sciences' AAiitten therein ancl he tought yt to other men , and at ye makeing of ye Toure of Babell there Avas Masonrie at first much esteemed of and

the King of Babilon yt AA as called Nimrod was a Mason himself and loved Avell Masons and yt Science . as it is said among Masters of Histories . And Avhen ye city of Ninevie ancl othr cities of ye East should be budded Nimrod ye King of Babylon sent thither sy Masons at ye request of ye King of

NiiieAdo his cousen and AAdien he sent them forth he gave them a charge on this mannr yt they should be true each one of them to othr ancl yt they should love Avell one another and yt they shoidd serve their Lord truly for their pay soe yt ye Mastr may

hiwe pay and all that belongeth unto Mm ancl othr moe charges he gave them and this Avas ye first time yt ever any Masons had any charge of his Craft . Moreover Abraham and Sarah his ' Avife Avent into Egypt ancl there he tought ye vij Sciences

to ye egyptians ancl he had a Avorty SchoUer named Euclide and he learned right well and Avas Mr of all ye vij Sciences liberall and in his dayes it befell yt ye Lordes and States of ye Lands had soe many Sons some by then' Avives ancl some by their concubines for yt land is a hott land and

plentious of Genration and they had not a competent pportion of estate AvhereAvith to maintaine theis sd children , Avherefore they tooke much care and the King of yt land caused a great counsell and snmaned a parliament to consult how they might pvide

for their children Avhereon they might live honestly as Gentlemen ancl they could find noe mannr of good Avay And then they made a polamation throughout all ye Realme yt if there any yt could informe them therein yt he should come to ym and he should be AA'ell reAvarded for Ms travade

so yt he should ho old himself sattisfied . After this pclamation Avas made came this worthy Clarke Euclide and said and said to ye King and to Ms Nobles if yu will except of me to teach instruct and governe