Old Warrants

Old Warrants

— : o : — No . 61 . ITo . 204 , " Ancients j" No . 255 at the « Union " ( 1814 ) No . 181 A . D 1832 , and No . 155 from A . D . 1863 .

ATHOLL , GRAND MASTEB . ( LAURENCE DEEMOTT , D . G . M . THOMAS CABTEB , S . G . W . ROBEBT DAVT , J . G . W

£ o all foboai it nun ) toncein . WE , the Grand Lodge of tbe most Ancient and Honourable Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons , according to the Old Constitntions granted by His Boyal Highness Prince EDWIN , at York , Anno Domini Nino hundred twenty and six , and in the Tear of Masonry Four thousand Nine hundred twenty and six , in ample

form assembled , viz ., The Right Worshipful and Most Noble Prince John , Duke , Marquis and Earl of Atholl , Marquis of Tulli . bardine , Earl of Strathtay and Strathardle , Viscount of Balqnidder , Glenalinond and Glenlyon , Lord Murray , Belveney and Gask , Heritable Captain and Constable of the Castle of Kincleaven , and Hereditary Keeper of the Palace of Falkland , and that part of Great

Britain called England and Masonical Jurisdiction thereunto belong , ing .... GRAND MASTER OF MASONS , The Right Worshipful Laurence Dermott , Esquire , Deputy Grand Master , The Eight Worshipful Thomas Carter , Esq ., Senior Grand Warden , and the Bight Worshipful Robert Davy , Esq ., Junior Grand Warden ( with the Approbation and Consent of the Warranted Lodges held within the

Cities and Suburbs of London and Westminster ) , Do hereby authorise and empower our trusty and well beloved brethren , No . 204 viz ., The Worshipful Thomas Beeley one of our Master Masons , The Worshipful George Royle his Senior Warden , and the Worshipful Thomas Tyrer his Junior Warden , to Form and Hold a Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons aforesaid , at the sign of

the Cock , or elsewhere , in the town of Stratford , in the County of Lancaster , upon the First and Third Friday in every Calender Month , and on all seasonable Times and lawful Occasions . And in the said Lodge ( when duly congregated ) to admit and make Free Masons according to the most Ancient and Honourable Custom of tbe Eoyal Craft in all Ages and Nations throughout the

known world . And we do hereby farther authorise and empower our said Trnsty and Well beloved Brethren Thomas Beeley , George Royle , and Thomas Tyrer , with the Consent of the Members of their Lodge , to nominate , chuse , and install their Successors , to whom they shall deliver this Warrant , and invest them with their Powers and Dignities as Free MasoHS , & o . And such Successors shall in

like manner nominate , chuse , and install their Successors , & o ., & c , & c . Snch installations to be upon ( or near ) every ST . JOHN ' S DAY , during the continuance of this Lodge for ever . Providing the above named Brethren and all their Successors always pay due Respect to this Right Worshipful Grand Lodge , otherwise this Warrant to be of

no Force nor Virtue . Given under our Hands and the Seal of our Grand Lodge in London , this Twenty . sevenfch day of July , in tho year of Our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred Seventy and Seven , and in the Year of Masonry Five Thousand Seven Hundred Seventy and Seven . JA _ JONES , Grand Secretary . f seal \

NOTE . —This Warrant is Registered" ) in the Grand Lodge , Vol . 8 , > Letter H . )

ENDORSEMENTS . To be held at the Legs of Man in Preston , or elsewhere , in the County of Lancaster , upon the first Monday in every month , and on all lawful occasions , being first duly registered pursuant to the statute in that case made and provided . THO 8 - HARPIB , D . G . M .

I Seal J COUNTY OF LANCASTER .

WESTERN DIVISION . SSjfirtas , by patent bearing date the 14 th day of September 1826 , His late Royal Highness Prince Augustus Frederick of Brunswick , Lunenburg , Duke of Sussex , Earl of Inverness , Baron of Arklow , Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter , & c , < fec , & c , Grand Master of the most Ancient and Honorable Fraternity of Free and

Accepted Masons of England , constituted and appointed Le Gendre Nicholas Starkie , Esq ., M . P ., & c , & c , & o ., of Huntroyde , in the said County , and whereas the said Le Gendre Nicholas Starkie hath duly appointed me to be his Deputy Provincial Grand Master , in and for the said County , Now I Gilmonr Robinson Clerk , by virtue of the

Great Power , Trust and Confidence reposed in me , do hereby make known my Will and Consent , aud I do hereby authorize and impower you , Brother Gem , the W . M . of Lodge No . 181 , to remove tho Warrant of Constitution , together with all the Furniture , Clothing , Jewels and property belonging to you ? Lodge , from Preston to the

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Royal Hotel , Dale Street , Liverpool , in tbe said Division , for doing thereof this shall be your authority . Given under my Hand and Seal of the Provincial Grand Lodge at Liverpool aforesaid , this 7 th day of May , in the year of Masonry 5852 , and of onr Lord 1852 .

S > a matt it at . Recorded in the Minutes of the Provincial G . Lodge . JOSHPA WALMSIET , Prov . G . Secretary . Giraoua ROBINSON , D . P . G . Master . The present title , No ., & o . are , The " Lodge of Perseverance , " No . 155 , Liverpool .

We are indebted to W . Bro . John R . Qoepel P . M . 155 ,

823 , P . P . G . D . C , for the following interesting description of the above Warrant : — DESCRIPTION AND REMARKS of THE WARRANT OF THE LODGE or PERSEVERANCE , NUMBER 155 . The body of this Warrant is printed from a plate , the requisite portion being filled in with writing ; its length is 22 inches by

17 inches broad , and was granted by the Fourth Duke of Atholl , and is dated the 27 th July 1777 . It has a blue Government stamp value ls Ga . On the bottom margin of the Warrant is a bine ribbon 2 | inches wide , laced through , forming three blue bars rather less than \ an inch deep ; there are also 2 cuts where a ribbon has been laced through about 1 J inches broad . On the top margin of the WaK

rant there is a ribbon laced through showing 3 bars of about i of an inch deep , and $ inch broad , equally divided yellow and blue . On the back of the Warrant at the top right hand corner is the written authority of the Deputy Grand Master of England , Thomas Harper Esquire , empowering the removal of the Lodge from Stratford to Preston . On the top left hand corner , also on the back of the Warrant ,

is a printed dispensation , and filled m with writing , granted by Gilmonr Robinson Esq ., Deputy Provincial Grand Master of the Western Division of Lancashire , to empower | the removal of the Lodge from Preston to Liverpool . This Warrant is one of the olass knowm as the Ancients , and like all of this class , is printed from a plate , space being left for inserting , in writing , the names and dignities of

the Grand Master , and of all Grand Lodge Officers on their being elected or appointed , and also to whom the Warrant is granted and where to be held . This Warrant purports to be hold at the sign of the Cock at Stratford in Lancashire ; this is evidently a mistake , as it should be Stretford , and not Stratford , as there is no such place as Stratford in Lancashire ; but the Cook Inn at Stretford is still in

existence , and from it omnibuses start to Manchester , being four miles distant . The word Viscount is spelt without the letter S as Viconnt . The dark blue paper Government stamp is 2 inches long and 1 } broad , in the centre is a rose surrounded with the garter , and surmounted by a crown ; across the bottom is the word one shilling ; up each side and across the top is the word VI . pence , the stamp is

affixed in the margin of the Warrant , and there is also a strip of thin silver , looping it to the parchment , which is bent flat at the back and covered by a white piece of paper , on which is printed the letters G . R ., surrounded by a crown , and underneath the letters G . R . interlaced , the whole being pressed together , the blue stamp being ornamented with a spray . This is the only Warrant I know of that has a Government stamp affixed to it . There ii no seal

of the Grand Master attached to this Warrant , as is usual in those of later dates . The Grand Lodge seal is broken away , the Warrant in its earlier days being folded into one-eighth its size . The original number of the Warrant is 204 , at the Union 1814 it became 255 , in 1832 it was 181 , and in 1863 it was as it is at present No . 155 . Taking all things into consideration , the Warrant is in a good state of preservation , the written part being partially faded . There is no record of the volume or letter nnder which this Warrant is registered . The James Jones who was Grand Secretary at the time this Warrant was granted appears to have held that office for two years , viz ., 1776-8 .

The Consecration of tbe Phoenix Chapter , No . 173 , will take place on Saturday , 7 th April . Comp . J . D . Massey is the M . E . Z . desig nate , George Wilson H ., and G . R . Green J . The ceremony of Consecration will be performed by Comp . Jas . Terry , P . Z . Nos . 174 and 975 .

On Thursday , 22 nd inst ., a party of gentlemen met at the Holborn Restaurant , for the purpose of presenting the courteous and excellent manager , Bro . I . J . Hamp witb a testimonial , consisting of A siver tea and coffee service of the value of 50 guineas . The inscription showed thab it was presented by the subscribers as a token of their apprecia . tion of his uniform courtesy as manager of the establishment . The chair was occupied by W . E . Brougham Esq ., supported by N . G . Pennyton F . Adlard , F . B . Davage , & o .

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enlargements will have their progress arrested and the destruction thoy have caused repaired . Hollow & y ' s Ointment is the moat trustworthy remedy for all internal and external throat ailments , and may be safely and effectively employed in every case , without regard to season , sex , age , or constitution . It is highly extolled Tor its ready cures of spasmodic coughs , chronic hoarseness , and di » - nsreenble discharges from the tbrodt nnd nose .