Masonic Facts.

that the skilfulness of their work should be shown . " —Gentlemans' Magazine , 1860 . This cathedral is well worthy of a close and minute inspection—much skill is exhibited in various parts of the structure , and the choir is one of the finest in this country . It is evident that the Gloucester School of Masonswere masters of their

, art . [ We will next week give some engravings of the Mason ' s marks of the building . ] 41 . 1093-4 . The Church of Liudisfarne , built , according to Reginald of Durham by Edward , a monk of Durham , who was the architect or superintendent of the work .

42 . 1093 . The three first stones of Durham Cathedral , Choir , and Transept , were laid hy Bishop Carilepho , Malcolm , King of the Scots , and Prior Turgot on 3 Kal . August , 1093 . —Chron . Bog . de Hovedon , p . 265 . 43 . In 1093 Hugh Lupus , Earle of Chester , sent into Normandie for

Anselme , Abbot of Bee , by his counsaile to build an Abbey of S . Werburgh , in Chester . —Stoice , p . 132 . Anselme laid the foundations . 44 . Aldiuin de Malverne was architect or surveyor of works of a bridge over the Wye at Hereford , 110035 LelandBin

-.- — ' s ., Vol . viii ., p . 58 . _ 45 . Croyland Abbey ( an account of laying foundation stones ) . The successor of Ingulphus , as

Abbot , was Joffrid , 16 th Jan ., 1109 . During his time Odo read lectures in grammar to the younger sort ; Terric logic to the older students , at noon , and William rhetoric in the afternoon ; whilst Gilbert preached every Sunday , in different churches , in Erench and Latin , against the Jews , and on holiday evenings

explained the Scriptures to the learned and the clergy . On the Festival of St . Perpetua and Pelicitas , March 7 , 1113 , the Abbot , in the presence of a great concourse of people , laid the first stone ( 1 ) of the church at the N . E . corner , and Richard deRulos , that staunch friend of the house , laid the eastern stone ( 2 ) and on it £ 20 for the loorhnen . The next to the east

( 3 ) was laid by Jeffrey Ridel , Knt ., withlOmarks on it ; and the next to it , to the east ( 4 ) , by his wife Geve , who offered one quarrier , in Bernac quarry , at her own expense for two years . Her husband ' s sister Avice laid the next ( 5 ) , with alike offer ; Robert ( brother of Joffrid ) , Abbot of Thorney , laid the S . F .

corner stone ( 6 ) , with £ 10 for tiie worlcmen . Alan Croun , who was related to the two abbots , placed the next to the east ( 7 ) , and on it his title to the patronage of Freston Church ; as did his wife , Muriel , the next ( 8 ) , with the patronage of Tofts ; and theneldest son Maurice , another ( 9 ) , with that of Butterwyke ; and their daughter , Maud , another ( 10 ) , with that of Kesteven . All these deeds Alan publicly

delivered to the Abbot , to build a cell for the monks of Croyland in whichever of these churches he thought proper . Robert , Earl of Leicester , laid the S . E . stone ( 11 ) , in cono capitis , with 40 marks ; while the next to the south ( 12 ) was laid by Baron Walter de Cantilupe , and his wife Emieine , with 20 marks ; and the next to the south ( 13 ) bSir Alan de Fulbeckwith

y , 100 shillings ; the next to the south ( 14 ) by Theodore de Botheby , Knt ., and near him ( 15 ) Lezeline , his wife , with a gift of lands ; the next to the south ( 16 ) , Tubrand , Knt ., of Spalding , with the yearly tithe of all his sheep . The east stone ( 17 ) , in cono capitis , to the left of the north by that laid by Earl Robert , was

laid by Simon , Earl of Northampton , with 100 marks ; the two next ( 18 and 19 ) , N . E ., by Ralph de Bernak , and Boas his wife , offering two quarriers for four years ; the next N . E . ( 20 ) , by Helpo , Knt ., with his tythe of Kyrkeby ; the next to the north ( 21 ) , hy a knight named Simon , and his wife Gizlan , with the tithes of Morton and Shapwick ; the next to the north ( 22 ) , by Sir Reyner de Bathe and his wife Goda , with the tithes of Honton ancl Birton . All these

persons contributed as above to the east front of the church . The convent belonging to the Abbot ' s choir laid the foundation of the north wall ( 23 ) of the church with hewn stone , after the Abbot himself , as did those of the Prior ' s choir that of the south wall ( 24 ) , after Abbot Robert .

The foundation of the first pillar of the north wall ( 25 ) was laid by Huctred , Priest of Depyng , and 104 of his townspeople , offering one day's work in every month to complete it ; that of the second pillar ( 26 ) by the Priest , and 60 of the people of Talyngton ; of the third ( 27 ) by ^ Stanard , and 42 of the people ;

of Uppington on the same terms ; that of the first fourth ( 28 ) hy Turgar , a priest , two deacons , and 220 of the men of Grantham , with 10 marks ; that of the second ( 29 ) by Turkill , the priest , and the people of Hocham , with 20 qrs . of wheat , and as many of malt ; that of the third ( 30 ) bGoodseallpriest of Routzb

y , y , and 84 of his people with 6 marks , two quarriers in their quarry ancl carriage of stone to the ship , and from thence to two baiardours to serve at the church . To all these benefactors Abbot Joffrid , when he had finished his discourse which he addressed to them while the stones were laying , gave a share in the