The title of the second, rewritten, edition of 1738 was the new book of constitutions of the antient and honourable fraternity of free and accepted masons, containing their. The constitutions of the freemasons by james anderson. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. The new book of the constitutions of the antient and honourable fraternity of free and accepted masons. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. The constitutions was edited and reprinted by benjamin franklin in philadelphia in 1734, becoming the first masonic book printed in america. Both constitutions considered kansas to be a free territory.
The work was translated into many languages, including dutch 1736, german 1741, and french 1745. These regulations may be cited as the companies model constitutions regulations 2015 and come into operation on 3 january 2016. Dont waste your money on cheap reproductions of famous masonic books when you can download them here for free. Andersons constitutions of 1738 by james anderson, may 30, 2004, kessinger publishing edition, paperback in english. The constitutions of the freemasons was a constitution written for the premier grand lodge of england. It was described in the following account which first appeared in grand lodge 17171967, and was based upon documents created in and about 1738. James anderson compiled and published the first book of constitutions of the freemasons in which he included a socalled history of the mason craft both operative and speculative which he gathered from the manuscript of old charges where legend, myth, and fairy tale often became confused with history. The text of the 1723 edition was reset and published in philadelphia by m. He was commissioned to write this history of the freemasons by the grand lodge of london and westminster in september of 1721, and it was published in 1723. Another edition was issued in 1738, and again in 1754 and 1767, when.
The rare books of freemasonry brock university digital repository. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. The 250th anniversary reprint by the masonic book club, usa, containing a wealth of historical information, and a fascinating insight into the minds of our masonic brethren of nearly 300 years ago. The constitutions of the freemasons 1734 by james anderson. Anderson expanded and revised his version of the gothic constitutions in 1738, whereby he listed the grand masters since augustine of canterbury. Anderson james the constitutions of the freemasons.
We share books for free, but maintaining such a site online requires costly hosting. Chakmakjian aries 8 2008 167190 179 moral law, which opens the possibility of it being ignored. Facsimile of the original text with commentar ies by l. Andersons constitutions of 1723 freemason information. Index to andersons constitutions of 1723 until a full transcription of the 1723 edition is completed, researchers are directed to the text of the 1734 edition, transcribed by paul royster, university. A copy of james andersons constitutions in electronic format.
The constitutions of the freemasons unl digital commons. Chatfield also worked in corporate finance roles with banknorth group now td bank and polaroid corporation. The constitutions of the freemasons, compiled by james. The illustrations of masonry by william preston pdf.
William preston authored the illustrations of freemasonry, a text that expounded on this masonic creation myth. Containing songs one or two of which are still sung today, lists of lodges, and commentaries by w. A foundational masonry text that expounds on the masonic creation myth purported by james anderson. Andersons constitutions of 1738 anderson, james, hughan, w.
The new book of constitutions of the ancient and honorable fraternity of free and accepted masons. The ashlar company masonic shop for the good of the craft. Such acts, records and judicial proceedings or copies thereof, so authenticated, shall have the same full faith and credit in every court within the united states and its territories and possessions as they have by law or usage in the courts of such state, territory or possession from which they are taken. The printer of the 1738 constitutions was thomas aris, at that time a printer in london who was a member of a lodge in ludgate hill, but in 1741 he moved to birmingham where he began publishing the birmingham gazette.
The full title of the 1723 edition was the constitutions of the freemasons, containing the history, charges, regulations, etc. The new book of constitutions of the most ancient and. This description has been augmented with notes and images to round out the events surrounding this landmark datewhen freemasonry emerged into public view, and the. The explanation of the whole business appears to be that anderson in 1738 was not anxious to emphasize his association with wharton, who after his term of office as grand master proved a renegade and jacobite and an enemy to the craft. In 1737, a french lecturer by the name of chevalier ramsay added the crusaders to the. The first 1723 and second 1738 edition were written by rev. Lodge, and published in 1723, entitled the book of constitutions of the freemasons. The grand secretary was instructed to purchase twelve copies of it 1802. For the book of constitutions of 1738 there is a new approbation altogether. When in 1738, the grand lodge changed its name from grand lodge of london. Until a full transcription of the 1723 edition is completed, researchers are directed to the text of the 1734 edition, transcribed by paul royster, university of nebraskalincoln, february 14, 2006. The abundance of homoeologue transcripts is disrupted by. When in 1738, the grand lodge changed its name from grand lodge. The explanation of the whole business appears to be that anderson in 1738 was not anxious to emphasize his associated with wharton, who after his term of office as grand master proved a renegade and jacobite and an enemy to the craft.
When in 1738, the grand lodge changed its name from grand lodge of london and westminster into the grand lodge of england. In 1776 a reissue of the 1767 edition took place with an appendix. This is an online electronic edition of the the first masonic book printed in america, which was produced in philadelphia by benjamin franklin in 1734, and was a reprint of a work by james anderson who is identified as the author in an appendix printed in london in 1723. It contains their history, charges, regulations, etc. The constitutions of the freemasons, free pdf global grey.
Anderson gives a series of the numbers of lodges on the roll of grand lodge at different dates which cannot be checked from any. In presenting an american edition of andersons constitutions to the masonic fraternity, the publisher feels confident that there are but few. Today we value the doctors labours less highly, but the constitutions of 1723 is nevertheless one of the most important records of the craft. Full text of anderson j the constitutions 1767 see other formats. Andersons constitutions of 1723 general regulations, compiled first by m. Theological lying and religious radicalism in andersons.
Andersons constitutions were based on the gothic constitutions and on the general regulations which had been compiled first by george payne in 17207. Hughan and lewis edwards, as well as the history of. Firstly, the emergence of organised lodges of operative masons during the middle ages, then the admission of lay members as accepted masons a term reflecting the ceremonial acception process that made non stone masons members of. A second london edition, much expanded, appeared in 1738.
Described as the new book of constitutions, by james anderson, d. Both constitutions allowed slavery in kansas for property owners. Allopolyploidization is an important driver of plant speciation. The history of freemasonry encompasses the origins, evolution and defining events of the fraternal organisation known as freemasonry. Andersons constitutions were based on the old masonic manuscripts also called gothic constitutions and on the general regulations which had been compiled first by george payne in 1720. Starting his career with the nonprofit pioneer institute, a marketoriented research. Reprinted in philadelphia by special order, for the use of the brethren in northamerica. Masonic medals andersons constitution of 1738 reprint. John pine was by 1738 the longserving engraver to grand lodge, responsible for the production of the annual engraved lists of. The myths, origins, and history of freemasonry by bro.
Andersons constitutions of 1738 anderson, james on. Andersons constitutions of 1738 may 30, 2004 edition. Pdf constitutions and the growthelasticity of poverty. Andersons constitutions of 1738 by james anderson author. Sustaining the american revolution, funding, indians. The 24 th of june in 1717 was the oftencited founding day of freemasonry. The basic rules a company with a p e multiple of 25x acquires another.
Foulabook download the constitutions of the freemasons pdf. In the initial hybridization two or more distinct genomes are combined within a single nucleus, with fertility subsequently being restored by a whole genome doubling wgd 2, 3. Collected from the book of constitutions published in england, in the year 1738, by our worthy brother james anderson, d. Equity value, enterprise value, and valuation multiples. Anderson was a master of a masonic lodge and a grand warden of the grand lodge. The big fight,bleeding kansas, was between abolitionists and proslavery southerners. In presenting an american edition of andersons constitutions to the masonic fraternity, the publisher feels confident.
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