Thomas Robertson, notarius publicus aperit. Robert Johnstone, master, David Massone, master. The lodge of Edinburgh, William Wallace, deacone, John Watt, Thomas Patersone, Thomas Fleeming, wardein in Edinburgh, and Hugh Forrest, with our hands att the pen be the notar under subscreve, and for us, at our command, because we cannot writt, Thomas Fleeming, notarius aperit. Robert Caldwell, in Glasgow, with my hand at the pen, led be the notar under subscrive, and for me, because I cannot writt myself, Henrisone, notarius aperit. The lodge of Glasgow, John Boyd, deacone, Robert Boyd, ane of the masters, Hew Duak, decone of the mason craft and wrights of Ayre, and George Lydell, deacone of Squaremen, and was quartermaster. The lodge of Stirling, John Thomsone, James Ryve. I John, servitor to the master of the crafts in Stirling, with my hand att the pen led by the notar, under subscriving for me, because I cannot writt, Henrisone, notarius aperit. The lodge of Dumfermling, Robert Alisone, one of the masters of Dumfermling, I John Burnock, ane of the masters of Dumfermling, with my hand att the pen led be the notar under subscrive, and for me, at my command, because I cannot writt myself, Henrisone, notar aperit. David Robertson, ane of the masters, Andrew Masson, master, and Thomas Parsone, of the said lodge of Saint Andrews.

APPENDIX

1

No. III.

LAWS AND REGULATIONS

OF THE

GRAND LODGE

OF

SCOTLAND.

CHAP. I.

I. THAT the Grand Lodge of Scotland shall consist of a Grand-Master, Grand-Master Depute and Substitute, Senior and Junior Grand-Wardens, GrandTreasurer, Secretary, Chaplain, Clerk, and Tyler, office-bearers. The Master and two Wardens of the Lodges of Edinburgh, holding of the Grand Lodge, Masters of Country Lodges, and their Wardens, or proxies, and their Wardens, duly and regularly appointed, representing Lodges in the country holding of the Grand Lodge.

II. That the Grand-Master, when present, fhall preside in the Grand Lodge, whose commands relating to the order and regulation of the Lodge shall be most implicitly obeyed; and to whom every member, when speaking, shall address himself.

III. That in the absence of the Grand-Master, at the celebration of the Festival of St Andrew, or at laying a foundation-stone when a procession has been ordered, the latest Past Grand-Master present shall preside; failing of whom, the Grand-Master Depute, or Grand-Master Substitute, in their order; or such person, being a Master, as the Grand Lodge shall appoint.

IV. That no Brother can be a member of the Grand Lodge, unless he has been raised to the sublime degree of Master-Mason.

CHA P. II.

ELECTION.

I. THAT the Grand Lodge shall meet annually on the 30th November, being the Festival of St Andrew, the tutelar Saint of Scotland, in order to elect the GrandMaster and their office-bearers, enumerated in Chap. I. sect. 1. But when the 30th of November shall at any time happen to fall on Sunday, the election shall proceed on the day following.

II. That the same Grand-Master shall not continue in office for a longer period than two years successively.

III. That the Grand-Master shall have the choice of his own Depute, unless when the Grand Lodge shall make choice of a Grand-Master Elect to succeed the Grand-Master then in the chair; in that case the GrandMaster Elect shall also be Grand-Master Depute.

IV. The Grand Wardens shall not continue in their

respective

respective offices for a longer period than two years at one time.

V. The Grand-Master Substitute, Treasurer, Secretary, Chaplain, Clerk, and Tyler, shall be elected and continued in office from year to year during the pleasure of the Grand Lodge.

VI. Upon the death of any of the above office-bearers, the Grand Lodge shall appoint a brother to act till the first annual election; excepting the offices of GrandMaster, and Depute, which shall remain vacant until that period.

CHA P. III.

OF TREASURER, SECRETARY, AND CLERK.

I. THAT the Treasurer shall be solely intrusted with the funds belonging to the Grand Lodge, the meetings of which he ought to attend regularly, so as to give any information that may be required respecting the state of the funds; and he shall be bound to give in a state of his accounts and intromissions therewith, at least once every year, six months previous to the annual election, in order that they may be inspected, and, if found right, that he may be exonered.

II. That it shall be the business of the Secretary to correspond with the lodges upon all matters relative to the Grand Lodge, to keep the records when completed, and the seal of the Grand Lodge, and to issue diplomas, when required, to any brother who is certified to be a member of a lodge holding of the Grand Lodge of Scotland; which certificate shall be signed by, at least, two of the principal office-bearers of such lodge.

DIPLOMA.

OMNIBUS & SINGULIS qui has literas videant salutem. SCIANT omnes fratrem nostrum

qui hasce literas affert TIROCINIA sua rite posuisse COOPERATOREM factum esse, nec non Sublimem Ordinem ARCHITECTONICUM assecutum esse in Societate Architectonica nostra

numero

a SUMMA SOCIETATE, ARCHITECTONICA SCOTICA, condita et constituta sicuti constat a chartis nostris in Summa Societate et magistro apparitoribusq. dicta soc. explicatis. In testimonio quorum hæ literæ, a fratre nostro qui in SUMMA SOCIETATE est ab epistolis, subscriptæ sunt sub Summæ Soc. Sigillo. Edinæ die mensis Anno Domini 18

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