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Grand Secretary , Grand Sword Bearer , Twelve Stewards , and of the Masters and Wardens of the several subordinate Lodges , who , together with those already numerated , compose the Grand Lodge , who , by the name of the Society of Free and Accepted Masons of England , shall for ever hereafter be a body politic and corporate , in deed and in law , and that by the same name they and their successors shall have perpetual succession , and that they and their successors , by that
name , shall and may for ever hereafter be enabled , and rendered capable , and have power ( notwithstanding the statute of Mortmain ) to purchase , have , take , acquire , receive , possess , enjoy , and hold to them and their successors , manors , messuages , lands , rents , tenements , goods and chattels , annuities and hereditaments , of whatsoever nature or kind , in fee and perpetuity , or for terms of life or years , or otherwise . And we hereby give and grant unto the said Society and their successors by the name aforesaid , our special license , full power and lawful authority ,
to hold and enjoy lands and hereditaments which may be hereafter devised , granted , or sold to the said society : and also to purchase , hold , receive , and possess in Mortmain , in perpetuity or otherwise , to or for the use of , or in trust for them and their successors , for the use and benefit of the said corporation , from any person or persons , bodies politic or corporate , their heirs and successors respectively , such manors , lands , tenements , rents and hereditaments , as they shall think fit to purchase , or shall be given , granted , devised , or conveyed to
them by deed or otherwise , not exceeding the yearly value of * * * * ' over and above all charges and reprizes , so far as they are not restrained by law , and also to sell , grant , demise , exchange , and dispose of any of the same manors , messuages , lands , and tenements whereof or wherein they shall have an estate of inheritance for life or lives , or years as aforesaid , and we further grant , that the said Society and their successors , by the name aforesaid , may and shall by the said name of the Society of Free and Accepted Masons of England , be able to sue
and to be sued , plead and be impleaded , answer and be answered unto , defend and be defended , in all courts and pleas whatsoever , of us , our heirs , and successors , before any of our judges and justices , and other officers of us , our heirs and successors , in all and singular actions , suits , plaints , causes , matters , demand , and things whatsoever , and to act and do in all matters and things relating to the said corporation in as ample a manner and form as any other our liege subjects , being persons able and capable in the law , or any of the body politic or corporate , in
this part of our kingdom of Great Britain called England , lawfully may or can act or do . And that the said corporation for ever shall and may have and use a common seal for the cause and business of them and their successors , and that it shall and may be lawful for them and their successors to change , break , alter , and make new the said seal , from time to time , as they shall think fit . And we do hereby give and grant unto the said Society a Coat of Arms , that is to say , * * And for the better execution of this our grant , we do nominate , constitute and
appoint our right trusty and dearly beloved cousin and counsellor Henry Duke of Beaufort to be First Grand Master , our trusty and well beloved the Honourable Charles Dillon to be the First Deputy Grand Master , each of them respectively to be and continue in their several and respective offices of Grand Master , Deputy Grand Master , & c . & c . & c . until the Feast of St . John the Evangelist , which shall happen next after the expiration of one year from the day of the date of these presents , and from thence until other fit and able persons be chosen into the said
offices in their respective rooms . Provided always , that all the persons so appointed , or hereafter to be appointed members of the Grand Lodge shall in all things aid , advise , and assist in conducting the business , and in all matters relating to the regulation and government of the said Society of Free and A ccepted Masons of England . And we do give and grant unto the said Grand Master , or his deputy , his or their successor or successors for the time being , full power and
authority , by virtue of these our letters patent , to issue warrants for the constituting of subordinate Lodges , and the said Lodges warranted as aforesaid shall be and they are hereby declared to be legal and regular . And furthermore , we give and grant to the said Society , that they shall and may hold meetings of themselves for the better management of their funds , and the application of them to proper purposes , and the transaction of all other business relating to the Society ,
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Grand Secretary , Grand Sword Bearer , Twelve Stewards , and of the Masters and Wardens of the several subordinate Lodges , who , together with those already numerated , compose the Grand Lodge , who , by the name of the Society of Free and Accepted Masons of England , shall for ever hereafter be a body politic and corporate , in deed and in law , and that by the same name they and their successors shall have perpetual succession , and that they and their successors , by that
name , shall and may for ever hereafter be enabled , and rendered capable , and have power ( notwithstanding the statute of Mortmain ) to purchase , have , take , acquire , receive , possess , enjoy , and hold to them and their successors , manors , messuages , lands , rents , tenements , goods and chattels , annuities and hereditaments , of whatsoever nature or kind , in fee and perpetuity , or for terms of life or years , or otherwise . And we hereby give and grant unto the said Society and their successors by the name aforesaid , our special license , full power and lawful authority ,
to hold and enjoy lands and hereditaments which may be hereafter devised , granted , or sold to the said society : and also to purchase , hold , receive , and possess in Mortmain , in perpetuity or otherwise , to or for the use of , or in trust for them and their successors , for the use and benefit of the said corporation , from any person or persons , bodies politic or corporate , their heirs and successors respectively , such manors , lands , tenements , rents and hereditaments , as they shall think fit to purchase , or shall be given , granted , devised , or conveyed to
them by deed or otherwise , not exceeding the yearly value of * * * * ' over and above all charges and reprizes , so far as they are not restrained by law , and also to sell , grant , demise , exchange , and dispose of any of the same manors , messuages , lands , and tenements whereof or wherein they shall have an estate of inheritance for life or lives , or years as aforesaid , and we further grant , that the said Society and their successors , by the name aforesaid , may and shall by the said name of the Society of Free and Accepted Masons of England , be able to sue
and to be sued , plead and be impleaded , answer and be answered unto , defend and be defended , in all courts and pleas whatsoever , of us , our heirs , and successors , before any of our judges and justices , and other officers of us , our heirs and successors , in all and singular actions , suits , plaints , causes , matters , demand , and things whatsoever , and to act and do in all matters and things relating to the said corporation in as ample a manner and form as any other our liege subjects , being persons able and capable in the law , or any of the body politic or corporate , in
this part of our kingdom of Great Britain called England , lawfully may or can act or do . And that the said corporation for ever shall and may have and use a common seal for the cause and business of them and their successors , and that it shall and may be lawful for them and their successors to change , break , alter , and make new the said seal , from time to time , as they shall think fit . And we do hereby give and grant unto the said Society a Coat of Arms , that is to say , * * And for the better execution of this our grant , we do nominate , constitute and
appoint our right trusty and dearly beloved cousin and counsellor Henry Duke of Beaufort to be First Grand Master , our trusty and well beloved the Honourable Charles Dillon to be the First Deputy Grand Master , each of them respectively to be and continue in their several and respective offices of Grand Master , Deputy Grand Master , & c . & c . & c . until the Feast of St . John the Evangelist , which shall happen next after the expiration of one year from the day of the date of these presents , and from thence until other fit and able persons be chosen into the said
offices in their respective rooms . Provided always , that all the persons so appointed , or hereafter to be appointed members of the Grand Lodge shall in all things aid , advise , and assist in conducting the business , and in all matters relating to the regulation and government of the said Society of Free and A ccepted Masons of England . And we do give and grant unto the said Grand Master , or his deputy , his or their successor or successors for the time being , full power and
authority , by virtue of these our letters patent , to issue warrants for the constituting of subordinate Lodges , and the said Lodges warranted as aforesaid shall be and they are hereby declared to be legal and regular . And furthermore , we give and grant to the said Society , that they shall and may hold meetings of themselves for the better management of their funds , and the application of them to proper purposes , and the transaction of all other business relating to the Society ,