Please explore the oldest Freemason Document, Video below.
The oldest, the Regius poem, is unique in being set in verse. The rest, of which over a hundred survive, usually have a three part construction. They start with a prayer, invocation of God, or a general declaration, followed by a description of the Seven Liberal Arts (logic, grammar, rhetoric, arithmetic, geometry, music and astronomy), extolling Geometry above the others. There follows a history of the craft, and how it came to the British Isles, usually culminating in a general assembly of masons during the reign of King Athelstan. The last part consists of the charges or regulations of the lodge, and the craft of masonry in general, which the members are bound to maintain.
Evolution of the York Legend
The earliest masonic documents are those of their early employers, the church and the state. The first claimed by modern Freemasons as the lineal ancestors of their own Charges relate to the self-organization of masons as a fraternity with mutual responsibilities. From the reign of Henry VI to the Elizabethan period, that is from about 1425 to 1550, surviving documents show the evolution of a legend of masonry, starting before the flood, and culminating in the re-establishment of the craft of masonry in York during the reign of King Athelstan.
The Halliwell Manuscript, also known as the Regius Poem, is the earliest of the Old Charges. It consists of 64 vellum pages of Middle English written in rhyming couplets. In this, it differs from the prose of all the later charges. The poem begins by describing how Euclid “counterfeited geometry” and called it masonry, for the employment of the children of the nobility in Ancient Egypt. It then recounts the spread of the art of geometry in “divers lands.”
The document relates how the craft of masonry was brought to England during the reign of King Athelstan (924–939). It tells how all the masons of the land came to the King for direction as to their own good governance, and how Athelstan, together with the nobility and landed gentry, forged the fifteen articles and fifteen points for their rule. This is followed by fifteen articles for the master concerning both moral behavior (do not harbor thieves, do not take bribes, attend church regularly, etc.) and the operation of work on a building site (do not make your masons labor at night, teach apprentices properly, do not take on jobs that you cannot do, etc.).
There are then fifteen points for craftsmen which follow a similar pattern. Warnings of punishment for those breaking the ordinances are followed by provision for annual assemblies. There follows the legend of the Four Crowned Martyrs, a series of moral aphorisms, and finally a blessing.
“Fyftene artyculus þey þer sowȝton, and fyftene poyntys þer þey wroȝton.”
(Fifteen articles they there sought and fifteen points there they wrought.) —Regius MS, ca. 1425–50.
The origins of the Regius are obscure. The manuscript was recorded in various personal inventories as it changed hands until it came into possession of the Royal Library, which was donated to the British Museum in 1757 by King George II to form the nucleus of the present British Library. It came to the attention of Freemasonry much later, this oversight being mainly due to the librarian David Casley, who described it as “a Poem of Moral Duties” when he catalogued it in 1734.
It was in the 1838–39 session of the Royal Society that James Halliwell, who was not a Freemason, delivered a paper on “The early History of Freemasonry in England”, based on the Regius, which was published in 1840. The manuscript was dated to 1390, and supported by such authorities as Woodford and Hughan; the dating of Edward Augustus Bond, the curator of manuscripts at the British Museum, to fifty years later was largely sidelined. Hughan also mentions that it was probably written by a priest.
Modern analysis has confirmed Bond’s dating to the second quarter of the fifteenth century, and placed its composition in Shropshire. This dating leads to the hypothesis that the document’s composition, and especially its narrative of a royal authority for annual assemblies, was intended as a counterblast to the statute of 1425 banning such meetings.
Please enjoy this “Audio Book” reading of the Manuscript and discussion by the Masonic Round Table YouTube channel. They offer weekly discussion of Masonic topics by Freemasons.
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about
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the regis poem i need we needed the
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Sepulveda for an introduction to the
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topic one thank you Jason okay so I’m
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gonna pronounce it differently just
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because I can I call it the Regius
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manuscript and I could be wrong but the
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Regis manuscript it’s also known as the
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Halliwell Manor script and what is it I
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we briefly mentioned it in our one of
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our recent episodes but it is a poem of
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794 verses and it details some of the
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duties and obligations of the
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Stonecutters and Mason Mason layers of
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the craft and it is very unique because
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it’s written in is written as a poem and
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it’s a very interesting way to position
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something of this of this nature
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normally you have very monotonous very
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technical kind of yet technical jargon
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used and here we have this the elegance
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of the of the process utilized and
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another reason why it’s such an
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important document for for us is because
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it gives us a glimpse at what was
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happening in those early years where
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there was that transition from the
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operative to the speculative and some of
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the estimates of its age dated back to
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the first quarter of the 15th century so
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I mean yeah the 15th century so that is
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that is significant considering that
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they either had a DeLorean
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because masonry started in 1717
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obviously but we’ll let it slip ish 1717
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ish yeah / 21 so when it was discovered
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its it was Kent privately for for quite
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some time it was donated by King George
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ii in 1757 to the British Museum and
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there it stayed in obscurity until it
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was first published in 1840 so you could
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imagine the the the noise it made when
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it was finally published and we started
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getting it publicly a glimpse into that
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early beginnings of of masonry so
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tonight we’re going to dig into the the
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Regis poem or the what’s the other name
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the Hallie wolf meta script and
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we’re gonna tackle this together we’re
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gonna read through some of it and we’re
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gonna find some interesting stuff
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together if you’ve never read it before
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you’re a fruit tree there’s a lot of
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things you will recognize in it yeah
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this is this is the not quite audible
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version of the richest a manuscript er
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the regis poem so we’ll go ahead hammy
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I think I think you’ve got the first bit
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so we’ll go ahead and dig right in we’re
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gonna read through the entire thing and
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then we’ll dissect it take it apart so
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take us away Mike okay here begin the
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Constitution’s of the art of geometry
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according to Euclid anyone who will look
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can find written in old books the story
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of great lords and ladies they had many
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children but no income to support them
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whether in town or field or woods
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they took counsel together to plan for
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their children how they could best live
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their lives without much discomfort care
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and strife and mostly for the coming
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multitude of their children for their
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success they sent to great scholars to
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teach them good works they asked them
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for our Lord’s sake to give their
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children work so they could earn a
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living both well and honestly and with
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security at that time through geometry
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this honest craft of masonry was
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established in this way created by these
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scholars at these Lords requests they
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created geometry and they gave it the
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name of masonry for the most respected
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craftsmen of all these lords children
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came to learn the craft of geometry from
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him which he did very skillfully because
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of their fathers prayers and the mothers
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too he set them to learning his
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dishonest craft who ever learned best
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and was honest and was more skillful
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than his fellows
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if in it that he came upon like that it
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came that he came upon him he could have
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more honor than the less skillful this
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great scholar was scholars name was
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Euclid his fame spread far and wide this
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great scholar ordered that whoever was a
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better worker should teach even the
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slowest learner to become perfect in the
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respectable craft so each one should
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teach the other and love one another
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like sister and brother furthermore he
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ordered that he should be called master
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so that he would be most honored he
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should be called that but Mason’s should
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never call one another among themselves
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within the craft subject or servant my
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dear brother although one is not as
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skillful as another everyone should call
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each other fellows in friendship because
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they are all were born to ladies in this
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way through knowledge of geometry the
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craft of masonry began the scholar
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Euclid founded in this way
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the craft of geometry in Egypt in Egypt
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he taught it widely throughout the land
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everywhere it was many years later I
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understand before the craft came into
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this land the craft came into England I
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tell you in good King Athelstan time he
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had halls and dwellings built and tall
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churches greatly a stream esteemed but
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to spend time in both day and night and
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to worship his God with all his might
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this core a good lord greatly loved this
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craft and intended to strengthen it in
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every part because he found many faults
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in the craft he sent throughout the land
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for all masons of the craft to come to
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him straight away to correct all these
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faults by good advice he called in a
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then of many Lords Dukes Earls and
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barons to Knights Squires and many more
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and the chief officials of the city they
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were all there in their stations each
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one was there to make regulations for
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the Masons they sought by their
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understanding how to govern them
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they established 15 articles and 15
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points 15 articles they made there and
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15 points there they made here begins
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the first article the first article of
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this geometry the Master Mason must
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certainly be steadfast trustworthy and
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true then he will never have regrets pay
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your workmen what is just so they can
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afford food and pay them what they have
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earned what they may deserve and do not
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hire more workmen that are necessary for
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the job do not play favorites from
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friendship for fear and not take bribes
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from anyone neither from Lord nor
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workman nor take improper fees from them
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as a judge you might be upright and do
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justice to everyone do this wherever you
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go and then your honor and profits will
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be the greatest second article the
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second article of good masonry as you
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must hear now is that every master who
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is a Mason must be at the general
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congregation if he receives reasonable
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notice of where the assembly shall be
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held
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he must attend that assembly unless he
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has a reasonable excuse or else he is
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disobedient to the craft or if he has
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overtaken it and with falsehood or is he
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is so sick that he cannot come that is a
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good excuse not to come to the assembly
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third article the third article is this
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that the master will not take an
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apprentice unless he will promise to
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take him for seven years as I tell you
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to learn the craft thoroughly with less
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time he may not be able
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to work the employers profit or to his
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own as you might have good reason to
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know fourth article the fourth article
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is this the master will see to it that
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he does not make a bondman his
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apprentice or take him on as one out of
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greed because the Lord that he is bound
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to might come to take the apprentice
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from wherever he is if he were taken in
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the lodge it might cause great upset and
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it could happen that it would enrage
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some or all the workmen for all the
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Masons that are there we’ll stand
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together
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if such a bondman had been living among
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them and it would be it would cause much
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discontent to maintain the peace then
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take an apprentice of higher social rank
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by old writings I find that the
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apprentice should be of good family and
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at one time those great Lords blood
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learned this geometry the fifth article
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the fifth article is very good that the
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apprentice must be of lawful blood the
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master shall not for any reason make one
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an apprentice who is deformed it is
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necessary as you know that all of his
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limbs are hold it would be a great shame
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on the craft to make a lame or a limping
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man and apprentice because such an
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imperfect man would be a little good to
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the craft everyone must know this the
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craft should have a sound worker a
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crippled man cannot work well this will
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be obvious right away sixth article you
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must not overlook the sixth article that
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the master should not harm his employer
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by taking from the employer for his
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apprentice as much pay as his fellows
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are paid who are fully skilled when he
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is not you must see that it is not
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reasonable for him to be paid as much as
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his fellows the same article in such a
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case states that the apprentice shall
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take less than his fellows who are fully
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trained
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in many respects properly the master may
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inform his apprentice that his wages may
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increase soon and before his
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apprenticeship ends he may receive a
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raise
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7th article the seventh article now will
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tell all of you that no master for
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profit or from fear shall clothe or feed
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a thief he shall never Harbor a thief
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nor someone who has killed a man nor
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someone of bad reputation so that the
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craft is not shamed 8th article the
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eighth article tells you what the master
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may do if he has any workman who is not
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as capable as he should be he may
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replace him and in his place hire a more
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able man such a man through carelessness
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might bring discredit on the craft 9th
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article the ninth article shows that the
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master should be both wise and able that
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he should not take on any work unless he
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can complete it properly to the
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employers profit and to the crafts
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credit and that the foundation should be
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well made so that it is not flawed or
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cracked 10th article the tenth article
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is to know that among the crafts from
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the highest to the lowest no master
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shall supplant another but should teach
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each other like brother and sister in
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this skillful craft in anything that
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belongs to a Master Mason nor should he
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supplant any other man who has taken on
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a job under a severe penalty of no less
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than ten pounds if he is found guilty of
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taking or of no less than ten pounds if
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he has found guilty of taking work from
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the one who had at first for no man in
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masonry shall supplant another unless
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the work is done so badly that is coming
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to nothing in that case a Mason may take
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on the job in order to save it for the
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employer in such a case if it fails no
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Mason should get involved truly whoever
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lays the foundation if he is a competent
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Mason has it firmly in his mind to bring
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the work to a proper completion 11th
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article the 11th article I tell you is
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he should be both fair and free for it
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teaches that no Mason should work at
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night unless in the pursuit of knowledge
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which shall be forced to fit a
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sufficient reason 12th article the 12th
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article is to be honest with all Mason’s
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everywhere he should not speak ill of
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his fellows work if he wants to remain
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honest he should commend it with honest
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words with the understanding God gave
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and assist him to improve it in any way
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that you can between the two of you
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without doubt 13th article the 13th
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article so help me God is that if a
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master have an apprentice he will teach
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him properly so that he may improve and
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Abele know the craft wherever he may go
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fourteenth article the fourteenth
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article shows the master what he should
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do he should not take an apprentice
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unless he takes care within the term of
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the apprenticeship he may learn the full
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knowledge of the craft 15th article the
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15th article is the last four he has
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become the friend to the master to teach
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him that not for anyone will he tell a
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lie nor support his fellows in the
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wrongdoing for any profit nor commit
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perjury for the sake of his soul so that
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he does not bring shame to the craft and
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blame to himself the plural
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constitutions at this assembly points
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were also ordered by the great lords and
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the Masters first point anyone who wants
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to know this craft must love God in the
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Holy Church and also the master that he
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is with wherever he goes in fields or
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woods and love his fellows too because
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that is what being in the craft requires
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a second point the second point I will
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tell you is that the mason must labor on
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the work days as well as he can so he so
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that he deserves to take a holiday and
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to do labor well so that he earns his
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pay third point the third point is one
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that the apprentice should know well to
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keep his master’s words confidential and
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also his fellows words to tell no one
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what is said in Pride
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nor what takes place in the lodge
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whatever you hear or see them do do not
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tell to anyone anywhere whether told to
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you in the hall or apartment keep it
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secret to your great honor so you don’t
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bring blame upon yourself and shame to
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the craft fourth point the fourth point
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teaches us that no one should be false
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to the craft he should not complain
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against the craft but let it go nor
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should he do anything prejudicial
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against his master or his fellow and
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even though one is an apprentice he
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would be under the same law fifth point
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the fifth point is that when a Mason
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receives his pay from the master he
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should take it without complaint and the
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master must give him proper notice
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before noon if he will not employ her
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him him any longer as he had been doing
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he should not disobey this order if he
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expects to prosper six point the sixth
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point should be known both by the
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highest and the lowest if it happens
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that among Mason’s through Envy or hate
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a conflict comes up then the Mason if he
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can should have a matter put aside and
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try not to the spindle lets to settle
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the dispute yet until the workday is
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completely done they should wait until a
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holiday to take time to settle their
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dispute so that the workday would not be
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interrupted by their argument this
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should be done so they stand well before
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God seventh point the seventh point is
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so that God will grant us long life and
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is well known
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you should not sleep with your master’s
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wife nor with your fellows so that the
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craft will not despise you nor with your
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fellows girlfriend any more than you
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would want him to sleep with yours
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let the penalty be sure even though he
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is an apprentice for a full seven years
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if he violates any of them he must be
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punished severely as an example for such
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a foul deadly sin eighth point the
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eighth point the eighth point if you
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have learned anything from your master
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be true for you will never regret it
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you must be an honest mediator for your
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master and your fellows everything you
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do do honestly to both parties the ninth
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point the ninth point is this that if
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you are acting as a steward when you’re
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eating together serve one another
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cheerfully good fellows you must know
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that everyone should be a steward and
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turn week after week taking turns to be
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stewards good-naturedly serving each
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other as though you were sister and
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brother no one shall neglect to pay his
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share
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owing his payment but everyone shall
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share equally in the cost to see that
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you always pay properly if you have
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brought any food to eat so no one has to
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ask you for payment nor has to ask any
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of your companions to man or woman
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whoever it may be pay for it promptly
23:05
and correctly if you are a steward given
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accurate accounting for the payment you
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made so you don’t embarrass your fellow
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and bring blame upon yourself keep good
23:14
records of the food and drink of what
23:17
you spent off for your fellows where and
23:20
how and why you must provide such
23:22
accounting when your fellows ask it of
23:25
you a tenth point the tenth point
23:29
presents a good life to live without
23:31
care and strife because if a mason lives
23:33
wrongly and makes mistakes in his work
23:35
and makes up a false excuse and blames
23:38
his fellows without reasons and through
23:41
such slander brings blame upon the blame
23:43
upon the craft if he does such wrong to
23:46
the craft then you shall no longer help
23:48
him nor support him in his wicked life
23:51
so it does not turn to discord and
23:53
conflict rather without delay you shall
23:56
make him appear whenever you want
23:58
anywhere you please to call him to the
24:01
next assembly to appear before all his
24:04
fellows and unless he will appear before
24:06
them he must leave the craft he shall
24:09
then be punished by the law that was
24:10
laid down long ago eleventh point the
24:17
eleventh point is about good discretion
24:19
as you must know if a Mason knows his
24:22
craft well and sees a fellow working on
24:25
a stone and he
24:26
sieze is about to spoil that stone help
24:29
fix it if you can and teach him how to
24:31
do it better so that the employers work
24:34
is not spoiled
24:35
teach him tactfully how to fix it with
24:40
well-chosen words what God gives you for
24:43
the sake for the sake of God above and
24:46
encourage him with kind words 12th point
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the twelfth point is of high importance
24:51
when the assembly is held mass masters
24:55
of fellows shall be there and many other
24:57
great lords the sheriff of the county
24:59
shall be there and also the mayor of the
25:01
city knights and Squires shall be there
25:03
not just patreon and also aldermen as
25:07
you shall see
25:08
whatever ordinances they make there they
25:11
shall enforce against anyone whoever it
25:13
may be
25:14
who belongs to the craft if he violates
25:16
any of them will be taken into custody
25:18
Thirteenth point the thirteenth point is
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that he shall never swear to be a thief
25:24
or he shall swear never to be a thief
25:27
nor to help one in his crime for it is
25:30
not good to rob and you must know that
25:32
it is a sin neither for his sake nor his
25:36
families fourteenth point the fourteenth
25:40
point is a good law for one who must be
25:43
apprenticed he must swear a good true
25:47
oath to his master in fellows he must be
25:49
steadfast and true to all these
25:52
ordinances wherever he goes to his leash
25:54
and to his leash Lord the king to be
25:57
true to him above all and to the
26:00
proceeding points you must be sworn and
26:03
everyone shall swear the same oath among
26:05
the Masons whether they wanted or not to
26:08
all the preceding points that have been
26:10
laid down by trim tradition and they
26:12
shall examine any man about any charges
26:15
against him and if he is found guilty of
26:17
violating any of these points whoever he
26:20
may be
26:20
let him be sought out and brought before
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this assembly
26:29
I mean business not playing before the
26:33
assembly all right I me a second here I
26:38
covered my document here we go 15 points
26:42
the 15 point is good that for those who
26:45
have been sworn there such ordinances
26:48
were laid down by the assembly by great
26:51
lords and masters as stated before if
26:54
anyone violates these ordinances that
26:58
have been made these articles that were
27:00
enacted by great Lords and Mason’s
27:03
together and if it is proven openly that
27:06
they did so before the assembly and they
27:09
do not make amends for their guilt then
27:12
they must leave the craft and refuse any
27:14
offer of work as a Mason and swear never
27:18
again to work at it but unless they
27:20
subsequently make amends they should
27:23
never return to the craft and if they
27:25
will not agree to do so
27:26
the sheriff shall come and put them in
27:29
deep prison for the wrong that they have
27:31
done and take their goods and their
27:33
cattle into the Kings hand
27:35
all of it and led the marais remain
27:38
there until the King wishes to release
27:40
them another ordinances of the art of
27:43
geometry they order that an assembly
27:46
should be held every year wherever they
27:49
wanted to correct the faults if any were
27:51
found among the crafts every year or a
27:55
third year it should be held in whatever
27:58
place they choose notice of the time and
28:01
place must be given and where they
28:03
should assemble all the members of the
28:05
craft must be there and other great
28:07
Lords to correct the faults that are
28:09
found if any rules have been broken they
28:14
shall all swear whoever belongs to the
28:17
craft to keep all the statutes that were
28:20
ordered by King AFET Ethel stone these
28:24
statues that I have set out here I order
28:27
that they follow thoroughly my mile and
28:31
not throughout my land for the honor of
28:34
my loyalty that I have ordered by my
28:36
rank
28:39
end quote that was a quote good grief
28:42
I’m used to only reading dr. Seuss I
28:45
apologize assless fan I was long-winded
28:49
yeah
28:50
also at various em at every assembly
28:53
that you hold that you come to your
28:55
liege king asking him by his favor to
28:59
stand by you everywhere to confirm the
29:01
statutes of king Ethel s’en that he
29:04
ordered for his craft number seven the
29:07
art of the four crowned ones pray we now
29:13
to Almighty God and to his mother Mary
29:15
bright that we may keep these articles
29:18
and also the points as those four holy
29:22
martyrs did who were greatly honored in
29:24
this craft they were as good Masons as
29:27
there are stone carvers and makers of
29:30
statues of statues for they were among
29:34
the best workmen the Emperor greatly
29:36
admired them and ordered them to make an
29:38
image that might be worshipped for him
29:40
he had such idols in his day to turn the
29:44
people away from Christ’s law but there
29:47
were steadfast apologize
29:53
weaponeer there you go but they were
29:59
steadfast in christ law as well as to
30:02
their craft they loved God and all his
30:04
teachings and were always in his service
30:09
they were true men at all times and
30:12
follow God’s law well they would not
30:14
make any idols not at any price to
30:19
believe in an idol instead of their God
30:22
they would not do even if he was furious
30:24
for they would not forsake their true
30:27
faith and believed in his false law the
30:30
Emperor soon arrested them and put them
30:32
in deep prison the heart of the the
30:34
harder he punished them there the more
30:37
joy they had of Christ’s grace then when
30:40
he saw no other way
30:41
he condemned them to death
30:47
by the book it shows in the legends of
30:51
the Holy Ones the names of the cuatro
30:53
Coronado their feast day will be without
30:58
doubt the eighth day after Halloween you
31:01
may hear as I read that after many years
31:05
when Noah’s Flood has gone the Tower of
31:07
Babel was begun as plain a work of stone
31:11
and cement as any has ever seen so long
31:15
and wide it was begun seven miles high
31:18
blocking out the Sun King neck of
31:21
Nebuchadnezzar ordered it made of great
31:25
strength for man’s sake so if there
31:28
should be another flood the water would
31:30
not cover this building because they
31:32
were very proud and boastful however all
31:35
that work was lost
31:36
an angel struck them with many languages
31:39
so that none of them knew what the
31:42
others were saying can you understand
31:44
the words that are coming out of my
31:47
mouth many years later the good scholar
31:50
euclid taught the craft of geometry
31:53
everywhere as he had done before and
31:55
many other crafts through the grace of
31:59
Christ in heaven he began to teach the
32:01
seven sciences grammar is the first
32:04
science I know logic the second as I
32:07
have bliss rhetoric doubtless the third
32:10
music is the fourth I tell you astronomy
32:13
is the fifth I swear arithmetic the
32:16
sixth without doubt geometry the seventh
32:19
is the last four it is both meek and
32:22
courteous grammar truly is the root for
32:27
whoever wants to learn in books but
32:30
logic surpasses it in its degree as the
32:33
fruit surpasses the root of the tree
32:36
rhetoric measures with ornate speech and
32:39
music is a sweet song astronomy
32:42
calculates my dear brother arithmetic
32:44
shows how one thing equals another
32:46
geometry is the seventh science that can
32:50
separate falsehood from truth these are
32:52
the seven sciences
32:56
whoever uses them may well have heaven
32:58
now they’re children by your wisdom
33:00
leave pride and greed and use good
33:04
judgment and nurture all good things I
33:07
ask that you pay attention because you
33:09
need to know this but there is much more
33:11
you need to know then you will find
33:14
written here and read by Robert Johnson
33:21
alright so get ready because it’s it’s
33:25
time for me to tell you how to go to
33:26
church if you’re lacking understanding I
33:30
pray that God will send it to you for
33:33
Christ Himself teaches that the Holy
33:35
Church is God’s house that is made for
33:38
nothing else but to pray in as the Bible
33:41
tells us there the people shall gather
33:45
to pray and repent for their sins see
33:49
that you don’t come to church late
33:51
because you’re gossiping outside then
33:54
when you come to church always keep in
33:57
mind to worship the Lord God day and
34:01
night with all your mind and strengths
34:03
when you come to the church door take
34:05
some holy water because every drop of it
34:07
will clean away of any old sin but first
34:11
you must take off your hat for the love
34:13
of him who died on the cross when you go
34:15
into the church raise your heart up to
34:17
Christ right away look up at the
34:19
crucifix and kneel down on your knees
34:21
then pray to him to work here according
34:24
to the law of Holy Church to keep the 10
34:27
commandments that God gave to all men
34:31
pray to him with a mild voice to keep
34:34
you from the seven deadly sins so that
34:38
you may here in this life keep from care
34:41
and strife furthermore that he grant you
34:44
grace to have a place in Heaven’s bliss
34:46
in Holy Church leave behind idle talk
34:48
lewd speech and foul jokes and put away
34:51
all vanity and say your pastor Noster
34:55
and your Ave Maria also don’t make noise
35:00
but see that you are always in prayer
35:02
if you won’t pray yourself at least
35:04
don’t interrupt anyone else
35:06
in that place don’t sit or stand but
35:08
kneel down and when the gospel is read
35:10
stand up away from the wall and bless
35:13
the gatherings if you can when the
35:18
Gloria tibi has started and when the
35:20
Gospel reading is done you should kneel
35:23
down again on both knees for the love of
35:25
him who redeemed us and when you hear
35:28
the bell ring for the Holy Sacrament
35:30
everyone must kneel young and old and
35:33
hold your hands up and say in this
35:36
manner softly and without making noise
35:38
Lord Jesus you are welcome in the form
35:43
of bread as I see you now Jesus by your
35:46
Holy Name shield me from sin and shame
35:49
grant me both forgiveness and the
35:52
Eucharist before I leave here and
35:55
repentance for my sins so that I never
35:57
Lord died in it and as you were born a
36:02
virgin never let me be lost but when I
36:06
shall leave this place grant me bliss
36:08
without end amen amen
36:11
so mote it be now sweet lady pray for me
36:13
you might say this or something like it
36:16
when you kneel for the sacrament do not
36:19
fail to want goodness to worship Him who
36:22
created all things for a man may be glad
36:26
in that day that he sees him once in the
36:28
day it is worth so much without doubt no
36:33
one can tell how much but that sight
36:35
does so much good that st. Augustine
36:38
correctly says that the day you see
36:41
God’s body you shall surely have as much
36:43
food and drink as you need and shall
36:45
lack nothing on that day both swearing
36:48
and idle words God will also forgive you
36:51
if you died suddenly that same day you
36:53
do not need to be afraid also on that
36:56
day I promise you you shall not lose
36:58
your eyesight and every step you take to
37:01
see that holy sight they shall be told
37:03
to stand in good stead for you when you
37:06
have great need the messenger the angel
37:09
Gabriel will keep them for you very well
37:12
for you from this matter I will pass on
37:15
to tell you more benefits of the Mass
37:17
come to church if you can and hear the
37:20
mass of
37:20
if you can’t come to church because you
37:23
have to be at work when you hear the
37:24
bell ringing for mass pray to God with a
37:26
still heart to give you part of the
37:28
service that is being done in the church
37:33
furthermore I will tell you to teach to
37:36
your fellows when you come before a Lord
37:39
in a Hall of living quarters or ant
37:41
meals take off your hood or hat before
37:44
you come up to him
37:45
two or three times you must bow to that
37:47
Lord with your right knee that way you
37:51
will keep your own honor
37:53
keep your hat or hood off until he gives
37:55
you permission to put it on the entire
37:58
time you are speaking with him hold up
38:00
your chin in a friendly manner as the
38:01
book says look him kindly in the face
38:03
keep your hands and feet still don’t
38:06
move them around awkwardly also don’t
38:08
spit or sniffle if you have to do it
38:11
privately if you are wise and discreet
38:14
you need to conduct yourself well when
38:17
you go into the Hall amongst the good
38:19
and courteous well-bred Foulke don’t
38:21
presume to act too high about your own
38:24
ancestry or your intelligence don’t sit
38:26
or lean on anything that is good manners
38:29
don’t look sad
38:31
good manners will save you whoever your
38:33
father and mother are their child may do
38:35
well in a hall or living quarters
38:37
wherever you may go good manners makes a
38:40
man to those or higher social standing
38:43
do them proper honor but don’t honor
38:46
them all in turn unless you know who
38:48
they are when you are sitting down to a
38:51
meal eat in a proper manner first be
38:53
sure that your hands are clean and that
38:57
your knife is sharp cut your bread and
38:59
meat so it may be eaten if you are
39:02
sitting by someone of higher rank than
39:04
you yourself are let him touch the food
39:07
first before you reach for it don’t go
39:10
for the best piece of food even if you
39:13
would really like it keep your hands
39:15
from getting the napkin dirty don’t blow
39:17
your nose on it and don’t pick it food
39:19
caught in your teeth don’t drink too
39:22
heavily even if you really want to so
39:26
that your eyes don’t water that would be
39:29
poor manners
39:30
see that there is no food in your mouth
39:32
when you begin to drink or speak when
39:35
you see anyone drinking who is listening
39:37
to you talk don’t talk too long whether
39:40
he is drinking wine or ale also don’t
39:44
show contempt for anyone of what of
39:47
whatever social class he is and don’t
39:49
speak ill of anyone if you want to save
39:52
your own reputation because such talk
39:55
might become known and could make you
39:57
appear to be in the wrong clothes your
39:59
hand in your fist and don’t say
40:02
quote/unquote if I had only known hold
40:05
your tongue and don’t stare don’t laugh
40:07
too loud and don’t use off-color
40:09
language or tell dirty jokes don’t make
40:11
jokes except with your equals and don’t
40:13
repeat everything that you hear don’t
40:15
boast about your own deeds for anything
40:17
with good speech you might get what you
40:19
want without it you might ruin your
40:22
chances when you meet a man of higher
40:24
rank
40:24
don’t leave your hat on or hood on
40:27
whether in church or in the marketplace
40:30
do him proper honor if you go with a man
40:32
of higher rank than yourself you should
40:35
let your front shoulder stay behind his
40:37
back because that is good manners when
40:42
he speaks remain quiet when he has done
40:44
say what you want in your speech you
40:46
should be discreet to consider well what
40:48
you are going to say and don’t interrupt
40:50
his story whether you’re drinking wine
40:54
or ale may Christ then out of his high
40:57
grace give you the understanding and
40:59
opportunity to read and know this book
41:02
to have heaven for your reward
41:04
amen amen so mote it be so say we all
41:08
for charity yeah you can find it there
41:15
it is George Washington’s rules I wonder
41:30
where he got it I don’t know so let’s
41:36
let’s go through and dissect this a
41:39
little bit Robert you had a you know
41:42
pretty
41:43
like hundred thousand foot overview of
41:46
all the sections you want to you know I
41:48
share that real quick yeah so well I had
41:53
a large chunk that was really just my
41:59
notes on what I was reading so but I can
42:03
go through definitely and let me just
42:07
get back to where we were sorry to put
42:11
you on the spot there no it’s totally ok
42:14
are let’s see here let me go back to the
42:17
top here ok
42:20
so during Hambrick when he was reading
42:23
it we have a piece it says so each one
42:25
should teach the other and love one
42:28
another like sister and brother
42:31
interesting to note right this is where
42:33
we are really talking about some of the
42:37
tenants in masonry where we don’t see it
42:41
a whole lot in my opinion the idea that
42:44
you should be happy and cry with your
42:48
brothers to really know them and be
42:52
there to teach them though that was
42:53
pretty interesting you know hey Robert
42:57
here’s something that I thought was yeah
42:59
was really interesting in the sense that
43:00
it was absent I didn’t I didn’t see
43:04
anything in this entire poem talking
43:06
about really the families of Mason’s
43:10
like widows and orphans it was all about
43:13
taking care of your brethren with the
43:15
exception of not porking your brother’s
43:17
wife I think we just didn’t we just read
43:23
something about lewd language Jason I
43:26
mean oh yeah I mean it is really
43:32
interesting to see the evolution of
43:33
these and I think you know we’ve got
43:35
some plans in the future here for
43:37
everybody listening and watching to
43:39
dissect further manuscripts as we kind
43:41
of go through them you know a lot of
43:43
them are longer than than the Regius
43:46
it’s just why we’re not going to read
43:48
them yeah but but some of them have some
43:53
real departures and
43:56
what is really interesting about all of
43:58
this is you start to see the injection
44:02
like like at the end of this particular
44:05
manuscript it’s really about like how to
44:11
be devotional and how to connect and in
44:15
those days I mean this is really like
44:17
the way you would do it right it’s this
44:19
huge emphasis on prayer my favorite line
44:23
in the whole thing I noticed one will
44:25
pod and highlighted it too is my
44:27
favorite you know the manners makes the
44:28
man but it it’s really interesting so we
44:33
see that the church element right and
44:35
then as is we evolved the the element of
44:40
family or the church family kind of
44:42
comes back into it so I wonder if that’s
44:44
where it comes in later you have that
44:51
part of manners making the man in of
44:55
course it it reminds me both of the
44:59
Kingsmen movie yes yes I’ve never seen
45:07
the king of men you guys make if man
45:11
yeah it’s fun watch the first one that
45:14
you don’t worry about the second one
45:16
Ferrara no but but one thing that was
45:21
interesting to me is it makes the
45:23
emphasis of being selective and the man
45:27
who you allow to be part of the craft
45:30
and how its it prescribes the quality of
45:35
man that we should associate with and
45:38
and I thought that that’s very
45:39
interesting because of course as our
45:42
membership declines you see the
45:45
relaxation of some of those expectations
45:47
and I think it will be to the detriment
45:50
of the craft in future generations of it
45:52
and you know some people hear this and
45:55
they pucker up and and say well you guys
45:58
are being elitist well what’s the what’s
46:00
it say in here what what’s it say there
46:03
to maintain the peace then take an
46:07
apprentice of higher social rank
46:09
mm-hmm so and that is the apprentice
46:14
right so the lowest rung in in in this
46:18
organization would be someone of of
46:22
higher education and higher higher
46:24
social status well until they until they
46:27
graduate from their apprenticeship and
46:29
become a fellow right yeah but they can
46:34
still breathe people coming in right
46:37
yeah are already at a higher level and I
46:43
like that but the whole point about the
46:44
bondman though because that that
46:46
explains that all Freeborn art you know
46:51
tell me tell me more about that because
46:53
I was a little confused by the wording
46:55
okay a bondman is a guy basically it’s
46:58
like even even in what we know as
47:01
apprentices like in you know
47:03
Franklin’s era they signed an agreement
47:07
that they are beholden to that person
47:12
for that length of time they are not
47:13
free they have no freedom of choices of
47:16
anything and it’s the same kind of thing
47:18
only we’re actually talking more back in
47:20
feudalism so you have made an agreement
47:23
to live in this guy’s serfdom really and
47:29
serve him now by serving him if you
47:32
leave before you’ve actually paid your
47:35
dues as you know providing enough crop
47:39
or whatever it is you signed on to do
47:42
you are you owns you I mean it’s not
47:45
slavery but it’s basically you can’t
47:48
leave at all until you’re paid off so
47:58
super interesting now you could be born
48:02
to that too though and still be stuck
48:04
there
48:04
that’s the Fed adds the next phase with
48:07
Freeborn that’s very ones what they’re
48:11
asking on through through later
48:14
generations if the debt is not paid and
48:17
fall so one what were some of the
48:23
the bigger theme say that you pulled out
48:24
of what you were reading in a minute
48:31
welcome back to you some of the some of
48:36
the things that that I thought were
48:37
interesting and in my section was just
48:43
how how much of this has transferred
48:46
over to the craft today you know we have
48:48
an emphasis on not speaking evil of our
48:51
brethren that’s that’s in this
48:54
manuscript things like not supplanting
49:00
our brethren and and whatever they’re
49:02
trying to do like a lot of the the basic
49:05
tenants of you know at least American
49:09
Freemasonry today are you can find
49:12
sprinkled throughout this entire
49:13
manuscript so it’s it’s fascinating to
49:16
me how much of it you know has has
49:18
remained yes I mean there’s the whole
49:21
section it says to tell no one what is
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sit in private or what takes place in a
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lodge whatever you hear or see them do
49:28
right to keep inviolable secrets we we
49:34
really do have so much of this just
49:37
peppered throughout ritual today I mean
49:39
I can’t say that masonry of this era is
49:46
anything like you know what we practiced
49:49
today in terms of you know really
49:52
anything well we’re the people out there
49:54
who may be listening there are
49:57
significant differences of course
49:59
between the speculative art that we
50:01
practice today and the operative art
50:03
that a lot of this is is being done and
50:06
paint a picture of a cathedral being
50:08
built and and outside encampments of
50:12
workers living on the grounds with their
50:15
families and in that respect a lot of
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these laws and whatnot that’s that’s
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happening is communal zhh communities
50:23
living together doing this building with
50:25
their families they’re I mean you’re
50:26
agreeing not to you know sleep with you
50:29
know wives or girlfriends or whatever
50:32
the case is and not to steal all
50:37
yeah because and then this goes back
50:39
also like if we read a lot of Albert
50:42
Pike’s work where he talks about you
50:44
know not taking anything that you’re not
50:46
you know the creator of or you’re just
50:49
reward for there’s significant amounts
50:54
of degrees in masonry throughout all of
50:57
the different writes and systems that
50:59
talk about you know this is a guy who’s
51:02
trying to pass off work that’s not his
51:04
right and then he gets found out or or
51:07
whatever the case is but we see that
51:10
just kind of really tied in to all of
51:12
this stuff that’s in these documents the
51:17
the church point I have to say the first
51:21
it really took me a second when I was
51:25
reading it the first time when it says
51:27
if you can’t go to church even though
51:30
you should go to Mass every day if you
51:33
can’t go and you hear the church bells
51:34
you should like stop and take a moment
51:36
and it makes me wonder do we have
51:38
brothers out there of you know I mean
51:41
mostly in America right it’s a it’s
51:44
overwhelmingly Christian so do we have
51:46
brothers out there that when they hear
51:47
church bells is that like a practice
51:49
that’s still done do you guys stop and
51:51
and take a moment or is that something
51:52
that’s not not done so much anymore I
51:54
thought it was kind of a stoic move
51:57
there’s really interesting well perhaps
52:00
more more reverential than stoic
52:02
go ahead one yeah in in along those
52:06
lines right now we don’t have church
52:09
bells as at one point we did but you
52:13
could perhaps have a replacement for
52:16
that and and think of a symbol or think
52:18
of of a moment and utilize that as a as
52:21
a trigger for you to actually take the
52:23
time to have a moment of solemnity or a
52:26
moment of reverence and I think we
52:29
missed that in the hectic nature of our
52:31
daily life we maybe just wrapped up in
52:35
in the busy work and we don’t have to
52:39
actually go out on a mission trip in
52:42
order to connect with God and have an
52:44
impact on on society our involvement
52:47
could be as simple as recognizing
52:50
that another human being needs your
52:52
attention and for you to stop and
52:53
recognize that divine connection you’re
52:56
creating with that individual by just
52:58
paying attention and I’m putting the
53:00
freaking phone down or or just stopping
53:04
from from watching the TV so put the
53:09
damn phone down and but think about our
53:15
symbols we always say and repeat ad
53:19
nauseam the the science of morality
53:22
veiled in allegory and illustrated by
53:24
symbols well that’s the great
53:27
exponential power of a symbol that
53:30
contained within that one icon you have
53:34
the the vast history of its significance
53:41
and the vast detail of its proper
53:46
application to life so whenever you see
53:48
that you’re wearing your ring
53:50
incorrectly with the points in take a
53:53
moment to recognize what are those
53:55
points mean am I actually keeping my
53:59
passions within do bounce actually
54:01
listen to me you’re not listening you’re
54:02
still focused on the incorrect
54:04
positioning of the ring I’m saying if
54:07
you are wearing it with the points in
54:09
which is incorrectly and a pagan move
54:12
just saying take a moment to recognize
54:15
what does it mean what are the points
54:19
therefore to keep your passions within
54:21
do bounds and for you to recognize the
54:23
boundaries of your life
54:25
thank you dr. Warren my pleasure
54:30
so you know it’s interesting where we’re
54:34
talking a lot about there there there is
54:38
you know an over Christian Catholic
54:42
influence to to this manuscript and and
54:46
for those of you who haven’t studied the
54:48
history of stone masonry that might be a
54:51
little confusing but the fact of the
54:53
matter is stonemasons were heavily
54:57
employed by the Catholic Church that the
55:00
you know after after you got through the
55:02
Middle Ages
55:04
and feudal societies folks weren’t
55:05
building castles anymore they were
55:07
building cathedrals and so it makes
55:10
sense to me why we would see just such a
55:13
heavy Catholic influence on this
55:16
manuscript because you know the the
55:18
church was your lifeblood as a
55:20
stonemason
55:21
you know the entire like Robert was
55:23
saying you know the stonemason was a
55:25
community that have formed around a
55:27
building project and we actually have
55:29
history of this throughout England and
55:31
Scotland where you had bands of
55:33
stonemasons that would move and settle
55:35
down in a specific area to build a
55:39
catholic cathedral for for the pope and
55:42
the catholic church so it’s just really
55:44
really interesting to to see how you
55:49
know of course you know as a as a
55:52
stonemason you’re top not only how to be
55:54
a good stonemason about how to be a good
55:56
Christian it’s you know giving Catholic
55:59
giving great customer service to your
56:01
employer but also you know from from a
56:04
religious aspect of it to it’s you know
56:06
it was really interesting how you can
56:08
kind of take that out of other of this
56:10
manuscripts as well what else have you
56:16
guys got I don’t know all right well I
56:24
tell you what it sounds like a sounds
56:26
like a natural stopping place for us to
56:28
go around and the episode with our final
56:32
thoughts and shameless plugs we will go
56:34
ahead and start with wide eyed Mikey
56:37
Hamrick I I really enjoyed reading this
56:42
I’m actually gonna have to read it again
56:44
myself a few times just to really absorb
56:48
a lot because there’s actually you know
56:49
you’re right that there’s so much there
56:51
that’s tied to what we’ve are that we’re
56:53
currently doing in masonry but it also
56:57
feels like you know by reading it is a
56:59
reach back and actually an understanding
57:02
of
57:02
of our historical roots so that’s why I
57:06
kind of want to really dig into it a
57:08
little bit myself even more than we’ve
57:10
done here so I’m going to be doing that
57:12
here in the near future probably write
57:14
up a nice article about it
57:16
so anyway it was really great thanks for
57:21
watching the show tonight and yeah this
57:24
was great all right brother once above
57:29
that well this was an enjoyable episode
57:35
it is if this is the first you hear
57:38
about the Regis poem or view this is the
57:40
first time that you hear an extended
57:43
explanation of it I encourage you to
57:45
still go back and try to read it on your
57:47
own we read you a modern transcription
57:52
of the Regis poem that’s why I didn’t
57:56
sound so poetic when we read it but it
57:59
is a very rich very old very archaic
58:04
English which is very interesting to to
58:09
read through and it’s it’s definitely
58:11
worth checking out the there were many
58:14
many points that I highlighted I’m sorry
58:16
that I didn’t have them at the ready
58:17
when when prompted
58:19
but among them that elitism comment of
58:24
course like some people get their aprons
58:27
in a bunch when we talk about that but
58:30
I’ll pause it demand more of yourself
58:33
demand more of the people that surround
58:36
you and be selective about the people
58:38
that you spend time with and you can
58:42
curate the you can choose the people you
58:44
spend time with and I like saying we we
58:50
should allow people to join the craft
58:52
that you wouldn’t be concerned inviting
58:55
over to your house and sitting at the
58:57
table with your children and if that’s
59:01
not the case if you get a bad feeling
59:04
about an individual make sure that you
59:05
do your due diligence and only allow him
59:08
if worthy and well qualified that’s not
59:12
an area for us to skimp on for us to be
59:15
nonchalant we need to be very very
59:18
cautious about the people that we
59:19
allowed within our inner circle and I I
59:24
just love these discussions we can see
59:26
that back then they were concerned about
59:28
the importance of being fair the
59:30
importance of equality among the
59:33
Brethren and people you know members of
59:35
society I think is important that the
59:39
emphasis they put on the you don’t work
59:42
late but if you’re up late it is seeking
59:46
wisdom and that’s a call to action if
59:49
there ever was one I could say a
59:51
thousand more things but then it is it’s
59:55
not to wrap up I just want to invite you
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60:25
goodnight awesome thanks Robert
60:28
over to you all right over to me as
60:34
always these episodes where we go
60:39
through these historical document
60:40
whenever you go through a historical
60:42
document we don’t do too often on this
60:44
show
60:45
you always pick up things new every time
60:48
it’s like when you watch a degree and
60:50
you’ve seen it like for the 500th time
60:52
you you pick up nuances and things that
60:54
are really interesting and I think this
60:56
was no different one of my favorite
60:58
manuscripts that I remember reading in
61:00
the beginning from a website that I
61:02
think it’s just called the old charges
61:05
or the old manuscripts or something
61:07
along those lines I want to say it’s
61:09
called the Olmec manuscript but I might
61:11
be wrong and it’s kind of late it’s like
61:13
the 18th century but I read that one and
61:18
I always talk about it is like it’s this
61:20
really progressive document and it
61:22
sounds interesting to note that
61:24
something like Freemasonry would be
61:26
progressive in the time that it was
61:29
written but it really seems like it was
61:31
and you find a lot of that progressive
61:33
nature in these as they evolve so do
61:37
yourself a favor and read a few of them
61:40
a lot of our grand lodges you’ll have a
61:43
Grand Lodge manuscript like your Grand
61:47
Lodge your bylaws and constitutions and
61:50
many of them begin with its own version
61:53
of the ancient charges or the charges of
61:57
a freemason and it’s what’s really
61:59
interesting is they they don’t always
62:01
tie to things that you would think are
62:03
the most popular for instance Illinois
62:07
has uses ancient charges that are fairly
62:10
recent 18th century stuff so do yourself
62:17
a favor check out what you state it’s
62:20
not as old or as dusty of languages you
62:26
might think it is they’re kind of
62:28
rewritten for the time so many thanks
62:30
everybody who stuck with us tonight
62:32
through our reading and the commentary
62:34
the great points that people were making
62:38
on the YouTube comments that I got to
62:40
see if you’re going to be around in the
62:42
Chicagoland area tomorrow night I’ll be
62:44
over at Landmark Lodge number 422 in
62:48
Plainfield Illinois I’ll be doing a
62:50
version of esoterics one-on-one
62:53
presentation with an emphasis on
62:55
founding organizations so we’ll talk a
62:58
little bit more about esoteric schools
63:00
and who started them and that kind of
63:03
thing as we go through and then Saturday
63:05
one to three o’clock if you are already
63:08
registered cool Liberty Libertyville
63:10
Lodge 422 is having an esoteric
63:11
symposium and I’ll be doing a newer
63:13
presentation on the arc and Freemasonry
63:16
so talking about the legends and what we
63:20
know and it’s not all royal arch so
63:23
it’ll be fun
63:24
I just want to thank everybody out there
63:26
and and one last point I think I was
63:29
really trying to find it here when I had
63:32
posted a snip of it in a book called the
63:35
Masters lectures there’s actually a
63:37
published 1923 there’s a bit in it and
63:41
it says
63:43
too many men passed through the West
63:46
Gate where a light the fire of education
63:50
or education has lit no fires and their
63:53
eyes or something along those lines
63:56
really alluding to the fact that the
63:58
people we let in to masonry really
64:00
should have a fire of education behind
64:02
why they’re coming in and and that
64:04
education is up for debate what the
64:06
exactly is right but think about that a
64:09
little bit that’s it so thanks so much
64:12
for watching yeah a great show tonight
64:17
everybody thanks so much for staying
64:19
with us we promise as we go into more
64:22
and more of these old charges over the
64:24
next couple weeks and months that we
64:26
will not read them all for you so we
64:28
figured that this one was was short
64:31
enough that we could get by with it and
64:33
you know still have time for a little
64:35
bit of commentary in the end so want to
64:38
give a special shout out to brother
64:40
Garrett brothers Art Monk and Gary
64:42
Meisner on for the super chats tonight
64:44
on the YouTube chat thanks so much for
64:46
supporting us and thanks so much to
64:48
everybody watching we really appreciate
64:50
you coming and listening to us and
64:52
watching this week after week next
64:55
week’s gonna be a lot of fun we’re gonna
64:56
do a special 6 year anniversary show
64:59
once we get John back into the fold and
65:01
it’s it’s gonna be a wild couple months
65:05
we’ve got lots of crazy things going on
65:08
between a Southeast educational
65:11
symposium and Tampa coming up in March
65:15
we’ve got of course the Ezekiel Bates
65:18
Masonic Khan in April we’ve got oh
65:22
goodness we’ve got esoteric on 20/20 in
65:25
June we’ve also got we’ve got camp
65:31
masonry 20/20 coming up in August as
65:33
well so it’s it’s our calendars are
65:36
looking pretty full so we hope to see
65:38
you all at some of those events we love
65:40
kicking it and hanging out with you guys
65:42
and just talking about anything and
65:44
nothing all at the same time so thanks
65:47
so much for spending time with us
65:49
tonight thanks so much for watching and
65:51
keep searching for more like goodnight
