Brethren, a certain record of freemasons, written in the. The constitutions of the freemasons by james anderson. The earliest record we have of such a work, is a manuscript. Andersons constitutions of 1723 masonic service association on. There is no record of what senex and hooke thought of andersons claim. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks. At the end of the 1723 book of constitutions, there is a list of other. A new edition of the constitutions was published in 1754, by john entick. Books marked lockerare kept in a box in one of the lower lockers. An american facsimile of the first edition of 1723 was issued at new york city.
It was taken by the grand lodge of ireland as the model for their book of constitutions in 1730. This is an online electronic edition of the the first masonic book printed in america, which was produced in philadelphia by benjamin franklin in 1734, and was a reprint of a work by james anderson who is identified as the author in an appendix printed in london in 1723. Many of these books are small, pocket sized publications. He reverted to the charges as drawn up in 1723 into which. Lodge, and published in 1723, entitled the book of constitutions of the freemasons, containing. This is the official book of constitutions and yearbook of the grand lodge of mark master masons and the ancient and honourable fraternity of royal ark mariners. The constitutions of the freemasons containing the history, charges, regulations etc.
The text of the 1723 edition was reset and published in philadelphia by m. This is an online electronic edition of the the first masonic book printed in. The 1723 edition of the constitutions was edited and reprinted by benjamin franklin in philadelphia in 1734, becoming the first masonic book printed in america. This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Mark masons combined book of constitutions and yearbook. Of that most ancient and right worshipful fraternity, for the use of the lodges. Cspan has agreements with retailers that share a small percentage of your. Andersons constitutions of 1723 grand lodge of british columbia. It omitted only the musical scores for some of the songs, the engraved frontispiece and coat of arms of the duke of montagu, and the hebrew type occurring in the note to page 15. Andersons constitutions of 1723 freemason information. Hooke, on 28th february, 17223, that is to say 1722 according to the official or civil reckoning, but 1723 by the socalled new style, the popular way of reckoning. The frontispiece to the constitutions of 1723, which was used over again without alteration in 1738, represents a classical arcade in the foreground of which stand two noble personages, each attended by three others of whom one of those on the spectators left carries cloaks and pairs of gloves.
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