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61 A FICTITIOUS GRAND LODGE? By Keith Stockley In his Constitutions of 1738, Dr Anderson states that a General Assembly of the Craft was held on 27 December 1663 at the instance of Henry Jermyn , the Earl of St Albans, who in his purported position as Grand Master of English Freemasons appointed as his deputy, Sir John Denham and his Wardens, Sir Christopher Wren and John Webb and then promulgated Rules known as the Regulations of 1663. The Regulations referred to by Anderson are those contained in the Harleian Ms. No. 1942 as well as a few other Mss and are now called the New Articles which have been dated around 1670. Did such an assembly meet as stated by Anderson? It is certain that no such Grand Lodge existed at that time, so was the assembly and the appointment of the personages named merely a work of fiction dreamt up by Anderson? MALCOLM CANMORE DUNCAN By Keith Stockley Duncan’s Ritual & Monitor of Freemasonry is perhaps the most widely read book on Masonic ritual, in the USA. Yet the author Malcolm Canmore Duncan is totally unknown. Thorough research has been undertaken to try and establish the identity of the brother who clearly had considerable and significant knowledge of the Craft, as his book is in great detail and is amazingly accurate in respect of the EAF, FC , MM , PM, Most Excellent Master and the RA. Such knowledge can only come from a Freemason of many years standing and experience. The name of the author is I feel, more symbolic than factual. In other words it is a nom de plume for the author’s real name. 114 SIR CHRISTOPHER WREN AND FREEMASONRY– NEW EVIDENCE Br Bro. Bernard Williamson & Bro. Michael Baigent A search through the archives of the Royal Society has provided new information regarding the claim that Sir Christopher Wren was initiated into Freemasonry in London on 18 May 1691. This claim was advanced in a handwritten note added to the manuscript of John Aubrey;’s “Naturall Historie of Wiltshire in 16185, now in the Bodleian Library, Oxford. This manuscript is in two parts, bound and filed separately as MS Aubrey 1 and MS Aubrey 2. In the second part a short account of Freemasonry appears: “Sr. William Dugdale told me many years since, that about Henry the third’s time, the Pope gave a Bull, or Diploma to a company of Italian Architects to travell up and down over Europe, to build churches. From those are derived the Fraternity of Free-Masons. They are known to one another by certain Signes and ( ‘Markes’ Erased) and Watchwords; it continues to this day. They have severall lodges in severall Counties for their reception; and when any of them fall into decay, the brotherhood is to relieve him & c. The manner of their Adoption is very formall and with an Oath of secrecy.” The page to the left of this account was originally left blank and on this, at some later time, were added three additional notes in Aubrey’s hand. One of these notes concerns Freemasonry. It reads” MDM, this day (May 1691 the 18th being Monday after Rogation Sunday) is a great convention at St. Paul’s—church of the fraternity of the Accepted (‘Free’ being struck out) Masons where Sr. Christopher Wren is to be adopted a Brother ; and Sr. Henry Goodric…..of ye Tower, & divers ( ‘Sev’al’ being struck out) others—there have been Kings, that have been of this—Sodalite.” Of those who have studied the text, Clarke in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum 1965 concluded that Wren was ‘almost certainly’ a Freemason. John Hamill in 1986 in his book “The Craft” is more cautious, concluding that mo matter how possible it might be, Wren’s membership was ‘not proven’.
113 62 The name itself, of course, has very strong Scottish connections. Its connection to Scottish history goes back to the Duncan and Canmore families from medieval times with their relationship to the throne of Scotland, MacBeth, Robert the Bruce and other Scottish clans all of whom were involved with the Masons of Scotland. Whomever he was, this Master Mason has by remaining out of the spotlight, definitely put him fairly and squarely in the category of Masonic Mystery Man. ( or at least one of them!). PART THREE 7 Minute Presentations
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NOTES FOREWORD Many Masonic Lodges
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1 175 THE GREEN DRAGON By Keith Sto
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3 173 KING SOLOMON’S TEMPLE—DID
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171 SOME QUOTATIONS OF NOTE Compile
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Page 17 and 18: 165 PRINCE HALL By Keith Stockley P
Page 19 and 20: 163 Of course, few of us are intere
Page 21 and 22: 161 “Throughout the entire Nazi e
Page 23 and 24: its Masonic symbol”. 159 17 “ I
Page 25 and 26: 157 importance to Freemasons as it
Page 27 and 28: 21 155 To overcome this, a process
Page 29 and 30: 153 THE TWO PILLARS By V. Wor. Bro.
Page 31 and 32: 151 Another old book by Bro. Sir Wa
Page 33 and 34: 149 27 ur spot is the part with the
Page 35 and 36: 147 IT LOOKS LIKE STONEHENGE— AN
Page 37 and 38: 31 145 The first care if his Lordsh
Page 39 and 40: 33 143 THE HON. ELIZABETH ST. LEGER
Page 41 and 42: 141 “And whisper one another in t
Page 43 and 44: 139 WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE By Keith St
Page 45 and 46: 137 still used today in every Book
Page 47 and 48: 135 THE POLYCRONICON By Keith Stock
Page 49 and 50: 133 Joshua Abraham Norton was born
Page 51 and 52: 131 LEWIS: The French word “Levee
Page 53 and 54: 129 MYSTERY IN LANGUAGE By Keith St
Page 55 and 56: 127 But what elements for scandal!
Page 57 and 58: 125 WILLIAM MORGAN By Keith Stockle
Page 59 and 60: 123 MASONIC FIRE Taken from “A Ma
Page 61 and 62: 121 55 Whatever the origin, since t
Page 63 and 64: 119 of the Sun, and follow his bene
Page 65 and 66: 117 59 CIRCUMAMBULATION MacKey—En
Page 67: 60 115 Aubrey was a good friend of
Page 71 and 72: 111 64 Reference to “The Square
Page 73 and 74: 109 66 Constitution of the USA. He
Page 75 and 76: 107 Gelli was the head of the P2 Lo
Page 77 and 78: 70 105 PROPAGANDA DUE By Keith Stoc
Page 79 and 80: 103 72 Yet another Masonic link to
Page 81 and 82: 101 74 THE BELGIAN MEDALLION By Bro
Page 83 and 84: 99 GRAND CHAPLAIN HANGED FOR FORGER
Page 85 and 86: 97 78 Fortunately where this happen
Page 87 and 88: 95 80 ANTONY SAYER By Keith Stockle
Page 89 and 90: 82 93 NAPOLEON I by Keith Stockley
Page 91 and 92: 91 CHINESE SECRET SOCIETIES & FREEM
Page 93 and 94: 89 BOAZ—HAVE WE GOT IT WRONG? By
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