Mark Coleman Wallace PhD Thesis - University of St Andrews

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of the Charter and Send it to the Grand Master directed to the Grand Secretary
but if the Copy of the Charter do not Serve the Grand Lodge we farther Resolve
that if the Grand Lodge is pleased to Cause the Grand Clerk to make out a new
Charter of the Same date Tenor and Signature of the Copy and Send it to us fuly
Compleate we will pay the Expences Attending the making it out and the
moment that it comes to hand we will send off to the Grand Lodge the one
which we hold. At the Same time order the Secretary to make out a Copy of this
Minute and send it along with the Charter.
5 March 1800
…It was stated to the Meeting that the Depute Master had been in Edinburgh
and had Conversed with our Proxy Master and understood that our Business
would be brought on before the Grand Lodges first Quarterly Communication
being the first Monday of May the Lodge being well Aware that desperate
attempts would be made Against us in Consideration of which they Considered
on the propriety of Sending one of the Brethren to Edinburgh first meeting to
attest the Representatives there anent the Statement of facts And answering of
Questions that might be put in order to Clear what ever dubious doubts might
Remain. The Lodge was of opinion that it would be highly proper that A
General Meeting Should be summoned against next Monthly Meeting for that
purpose.
April 1800
…the Master in the Chair he Informed the Meeting that it would be highly
proper that A petition Should be Sent to the Most Worshipful the Grand Lodge
of Scotland praying that they would put a Stop to the present Dispute which still
Continues to Rage in Maybole Lodge No. 14 and at the Same time it would be
proper for the Information of the Most Worshipful the Grand Lodge that A
Brother Should be Sent there first Quarterly Communication So that Every
Information in our power Shall be given to the End that this disagreeable matter
might be brought to A Conclusion which was agreed to.
16 April 1800
…the Depute Master in the Chair he Informed the Meeting that he had it in
Command from the Right Worshipful Master to Inform them that he had Got A
Letter from the Right Worshipful the Grand Clerk of the Grand Lodge of
Scotland Inclosing Information to the Lord Lewtenant of Air Shire by Quintin
McAdam in Turnberry Also A Copy of the Minute of the Standing Committee
of the Grand Lodge in Consequence of Said Information which Minute ordained
us to Lodge Answers thereunto with in Ten days from the date thereof which the
Right Worshipful had sent of Inclosed to the Grand Lodge. And also to send
two of the Members of the Lodge to Attend the Grand Lodge upon the 24 th of
April Currant in order to Answer what Ever Questions the Grand Lodge might
think proper to put the whole of the Papers from the Grand Clerk was produced
and read. Accordingly it was moved that Two Brothers should be Appointed to
Go to Edinburgh Agreeable to the orders of the Most Worshipful the Grand