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112 The HISTORY of Chap. V.
lign into the hands of the brethren, or whomfoe-
ver they Ihould be pleafed to cleft, all right, claim,
or title whatever, which he or his fucceflbrs have
to reign as grand mafter over the malbns in Scot¬
land-, and recommended to the brethren, to look
out for a nobleman or gentleman, one of the craft
fit to fucceed his noble predecefTors, a man qualified
to patronize and proteft the fociety, and fupport
the charafter of grand mafter with the honour and
dignity becoming that high ftation ; and concluded
with recommending to them unanimity, harmony,
and brotherly love, in all their proceedings there-
anent.
The brethren taking into confideration what the
grand mafter had above reprelented, refblved upon
proper rules and regulations, to be oblerved in the
eleftion of a grand mafter againft St Andrew1 z
day next; and that they might not be faid to take
any ftep without the countenance and approbation
of the more diftant lodges, they ordered the fol¬
lowing letter to be wrote to all the lodges through¬
out Scotland, inviting them to appear by themfelves
or proxies, in order to concur in promoting fo lau¬
dable a fcheme.
Brethren,
“ E four lodges in and about Edinburgh,
“ JL having taken to their ferious confidera-
“ tion, the great loft that malbnry has fuftained
“ thro’ the want of a grand mafter, authorifed us
to
lign into the hands of the brethren, or whomfoe-
ver they Ihould be pleafed to cleft, all right, claim,
or title whatever, which he or his fucceflbrs have
to reign as grand mafter over the malbns in Scot¬
land-, and recommended to the brethren, to look
out for a nobleman or gentleman, one of the craft
fit to fucceed his noble predecefTors, a man qualified
to patronize and proteft the fociety, and fupport
the charafter of grand mafter with the honour and
dignity becoming that high ftation ; and concluded
with recommending to them unanimity, harmony,
and brotherly love, in all their proceedings there-
anent.
The brethren taking into confideration what the
grand mafter had above reprelented, refblved upon
proper rules and regulations, to be oblerved in the
eleftion of a grand mafter againft St Andrew1 z
day next; and that they might not be faid to take
any ftep without the countenance and approbation
of the more diftant lodges, they ordered the fol¬
lowing letter to be wrote to all the lodges through¬
out Scotland, inviting them to appear by themfelves
or proxies, in order to concur in promoting fo lau¬
dable a fcheme.
Brethren,
“ E four lodges in and about Edinburgh,
“ JL having taken to their ferious confidera-
“ tion, the great loft that malbnry has fuftained
“ thro’ the want of a grand mafter, authorifed us
to
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| Antiquarian books of Scotland > Freemasonry > Free-masons pocket-companion > (122) |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/123599595 |
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| Description | Containing the history of masonry from the creation to the present time; the institution of the Grand Lodge of Scotland ; lists of the officers of the Grand Lodges in England and Scotland ; with a collection of charges, constitutions. Second edition. |
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| Shelfmark | ABS.1.82.54 |
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| Description | Thousands of printed books from the Antiquarian Books of Scotland collection which dates from 1641 to the 1980s. The collection consists of 14,800 books which were published in Scotland or have a Scottish connection, e.g. through the author, printer or owner. Subjects covered include sport, education, diseases, adventure, occupations, Jacobites, politics and religion. Among the 29 languages represented are English, Gaelic, Italian, French, Russian and Swedish. |
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