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the right hon. the Lord Provost and Magistrates, attended by the Grand Master Mason of Scotland, and a number of nobility and gentry, with the masters, office-bearers, and brethren of the several lodges; walked from the parliament-house to the bridge in procession. The streets were lined by the 58th regiment and the city guard. Lord Haddo, Grand Master, having arrived at the place, laid the foundation stone with the usual solemnities. His lordship standing on the east, with the Substitute on his right hand, and the Grand Wardens on the west, the square, the plumb, the level, and the mallet, were successively delivered by an operative mason to the Substitute, and by him to the Grand Master, who applied the square to that part of the stone which was square, the plumb to the level edges, the level above the stone in several positions, and then with the mallet gave three knocks, saying' "May the Grand Architect of the Universe grant a blessing on this foundation stone, which we have now laid; and by his providence enable us to finish this, and every other work which may be undertaken for the embellishment and advantage of this city." On this the brethren gave the honors. The cornucopia and two silver vessels were then brought from the table, and delivered, the cornucopia to the Substitute, and the two vessels to the Wardens, which were successively presented to the Grand Master, who, according to ancient form, scattered the corn, and poured the wine and oil, which they contained, on the stone saying, "May the All-bounteous Author of Nature bless this city with an abundance of corn, wine and oil; and with all the necessaries, conveniences, and comforts of life! and may the same Almighty power preserve this city from ruin and decay to the latest posterity!" The Grand Master, being supported on the right hand by the Duke of Buccleugh, and on the left by the earl of Balcarras, addressed himself to the Lord Provost and the Magistrates in a suitable speech for the occasion. The coins of the present reign, and a silver platter, with the following inscription, was deposited within the stone. Translation ANNUETE DEO OPTIMO MAXIMO, REGNANTE GEORGIO III, PATRE PATRIA, HUJUS PONTIS QUO VICI EXTRA MOENIA EDINBURGH, URBI COMMODE ADJUNGERENTUR, ADITUMQUE NON INDIGNUM TANTA URBS HABERET, PRIMUM LAPIDEM POSUIT NOBLIS VIR GEORGIUS DOMINUS HADDO, ANTIQUISSIMI SODALITH ARCHITECTONICI APUD SCOTOS CURIO MAXIMUS, PLAUDENTE AMPLISSIMA FRATRUM CORONA, IMMEMSAQUE POPULI FREQUENTIA OPUS UTILE CIVIBUS GRATUM ADVENIS, URBI DECORUM PATRIAE HONESTUM, CONSULE JACOBO HUNTER BLAIR, INCEPTI AUCTORE INDEFESSO, SANCCIENTE REEGE, SENATUQUE BRITANNIAE, APPROBANTIBUS OMNIBUS, TANDEM INCHOATUM EST IPSIS KALENDIS AUGUSTI A.D. MDCCLXXXV AERAE ARCHITECTONICAE 5785 Q.F.F.Q.S. "By the blessing of Almighty God, in the reign of George the Third, the Father of his country, the right hon. George, Lord Haddo, Grand Master of the Most ancient Fraternity of Free Masons in Scotland, amidst the acclamation of a Grand Assembly of the brethren, and a vast concourse of people, laid the first stone of this bridge, intended to form a convenient communication between the city of Edinburgh and its suburbs, and an access not unworthy of such a city. This work, so useful to the inhabitants, so pleasing and convenient to strangers, so ornamental to the city, so creditable to the country, so long and much wanted and wished for, was at last begun, with the sanction of the king and parliament of Great Britain, and with universal approbation, in the provost-ship of James Hunter Blair, the author and indefatigable promoter of the undertaking, August the 1st, in the year of our Lord, 1785, and of the era of Masonry 5785. which may God prosper." An anthem was then sung , and the procession returned, reversed, to the Parliament-house. After which the Lord Provost and Magistrates gave an elegant entertainment at Dunn's rooms to the Grand Lodge, and the nobility and gentry who had assisted in the ceremony. 36. Francis, Lord Elcho, afterwards 8th Earl of Wemyss 1786-88 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Douglas%2C_8th_Earl_of_Wemyss Francis Wemyss Charteris Douglas, 8th Earl of Wemyss (15 April 1772–28 June 1853) was the grandson of Francis Charteris, 7th Earl of Wemyss. [12th GM Scotland 1747-48, see above]. On 31 May 1794, he married Margaret Campbell and they had eight children: Charlotte Charteris (d. 1886) Louisa Antoinetta Charteris (d. 1854) Harriet Charteris (d. 1858) Eleanor Charteris (1796–1832) Francis Wemyss-Charteris, 9th Earl of Wemyss (1796–1883) [51st – 58th GM Scotland 1827-30, see below]] Walter Charteris (1797–1818) 50
Margaret Charteris (1800–1825) Lady Katherine Charteris Wemyss (1801–1844) A little confusion here: Above it says ‘afterwards 8th Earl of Wemyss’ [per Wikipedia, which also calls him ‘Francis Douglas’ ?? ] There is indeed a Francis Wemyss Charteris who was the 8th Earl of Wemyss, b. 1772, d. 1853. There was also the father of the 8th Earl, above, also a Francis Wemyss Charteris, b. 1749, d. 1808, as follows: http://www.robertburns.org/encyclopedia/CharteristheyoungerofArmisfieldFrancis17491511808.207.shtml Charteris, the younger, of Armisfield, Francis, (31 Jan 1749 — 20 Jan 1808) 36th Grand Mastermason of Scotland from 1786 to 1787. He was a member of the Lodge Harrington St John, and an affiliated member of Canongate Kilwinning. His father succeeded to the Earldom of Wemyss in 1787, when Charteris became Lord Elcho. He himself never succeeded to the title, as he predeceased his father by 10 months. He subscribed for four copies of the [Robert Burns] Edinburgh Edition. In a letter to John Ballantine, dated 14th January 1787, [the Poet Robert] Burns referred to a masonic meeting, where the 'Most Worshipful Grand Master Charters [sic], and all the Grand Lodge of Scotland visited. The meeting was most numerous and elegant; all the different Lodges about town were present, in all their pomp. The Grand Master who presided with great solemnity, and honor to himself as a Gentleman and Mason, among other general toasts gave, 'Caledonia, and Caledonia's Bard, brother Burns', which rung through the whole Assembly with multiplied honors and repeated acclamations.' The poet had no idea that this was to happen, and 'downright thunderstruck, and trembling in every nerve, made the best return in my power. Just as I finished, some of the Grand Officers said so loud as I could hear, with a most comforting accent, 'Very well indeed!' which set me something to rights again.' Robert Burn installed as Poet Laureate [above] For discussion of this see: http://freemasonry.bcy.ca/rabbie_burns/burns_installation.html http://thepeerage.com/p1088.htm#i10877 Francis Weymss Charteris, 31 Jan 1749 - 20 Jan 1808 Married, 18 Jul 1771, Susan Tracy-Keck b. before 1756, d. 25 February 1835 Children 1. Susan Charteris d. c 1816 2. Lady Augusta Charteris d. 28 Jul 18402 3. Francis Charteris, 8th Earl of Wemyss+ b. 15 Apr 1772, d. 28 Jun 1853 4. Henrietta Charlotte Elizabeth Charteris+ b. 3 Feb 1773, d. 30 Jan 1838 5. Katherine Charteris+ b. b 1790, d. 8 Oct 1863 Note: http://www.robertburns.org/encyclopedia/FreemasonryBurnsand.368.shtml Robert Burns and Freemasonry During the last quarter of the 18 th Century, Freemasonry was at the height of its popularity. To the Age of Enlightenment, its tenets seemed to promise brotherhood and intellectual equality. Scholars, philosophers, gentlemen, farmers and tradesmen were Masons in Scotland. Burns was a Mason from 1781 until his death. He was initiated on 4 th July 1781, in St David's Lodge, No, 174, Tarbolton. He was passed and raised in the same Lodge on 1 st October 1781. Less than a year later, the old members of St James's Kilwinning Lodge — which had amalgamated with St David's — broke away, seized the effects of the St James's Lodge, and reopened it. Burns was among those concerned in the disruption who went over to St James's. He was elected Depute Master of St James's on 27 th July 1784, a position he held for 4 years. It was partly because of his Masonic connections that Burns was so widely received when he arrived in Edinburgh in 1786. For among his fellow masons in Ayrshire were Sir John Whitefoord, James Dalrymple of Orangefield, Sheriff Wallaceof Ayr, Gavin Hamilton, the Provost of Ayr, John Ballantine, Professor Dugald Stewart, Dr John Mackenzie of Mauchline, William Parker of Kilmarnock and many others; among the less exalted brothers were the tailor, Alexander Wood, James Humphrey the 'noisy polemic' and John Wilson, the schoolmaster. When he reached the capital, Burns was made a member of Canongate Kilwinning Lodge No 2 Edinburgh. An apparently quite baseless tradition alleges that members also made him their Poet Laureate. Among the members of this Lodge were Lord Elcho, Lord Torphichen, the Earl of Eglinton, the Earl of Glencairn, Patrick Miller of Dalswinton, Lord Pitsligo, Alexander Cunningham, the lawyer, William Nicol the schoolmaster, William Creech the publisher, Henry Mackenzie the lawyer and author, and Alexander Nasmyth the painter. Burns received honorary membership from Loudoun Kilwinning, at Newmilns, on 27 th March 1786, and from St John's Kilwinning, Kilmarnock, on 26 th October 1786. In company with Ainslie, Burns received the Royal Arch degree from St Abb's Lodge No 70, on 19 th May 1787, at Eyemouth. On 27 th December 1791, when he had moved to Dumfries, Burns became a member of St Andrew's Lodge No 179. He was elected Senior Warden in 1792. He last visited this lodge three months before his death. 51
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