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Show [ 70 1 X X X I I I . But if either the Mafter and Wardens have not in private this Day before Dinner, nor the Day before defir'd the laft Grand-Mafter to continue in the M * fterfhip another Year 5 or if he, when defir'd, has not confented: Then, • The laft Grand-Mafter fhall nominate his SuccefTor for the Year cnfuing, who, if unanimoufly approv'd by *hc Grand-Lodge, and if there prefent, fhall be proclair 4med, faluted, and congratulated the new Grana-Majler QS above hinted, and immediately inftall'd by thekft Grand-Mafter-, according to Ufage. X X X I V . But if that Nomination is not unanimoufly approv'd, the new Grand-Mafter fhall be choien immediately by Ballot, every Mafter and Warden writing his Man's Name, and the laft Grand-Mafter writing his Man's N a m e too 3 and the Man, whole Name the kft Grand-Mafter fhall firft take out, cafuallyor by Chance, fhall be Grand-Mafter for the Year enfuingj and if prefent, he fhall be proclaim'd* faluted, and congratulated, as above hinted, and forthwith inftalPd by the laft Grand-Mafter, according to Ufage. X X X V . The laft Grand-Mafter thus continued, or the new Grand-Mafter thus inftall'd, fhall next nominate and appoint his Deputy Grand-Mafter, either the laft or a m e w one, who fhall be alfo declar'd, faluted, .and congratulated as above hinted. The Grand-Mafter fhall alfo nominate the mv Grand-Wardens, ancTif unanimoufly approv'd by the Grand-Lodge, fhall be declar'd, faluted,. and congratulated, as above hinted ;• but if not, they fhall be cho-fen by Ballot: in the fame W a y as the Grand-Mafter. As the Wardens of private Lodges are alfo to be choien by Ballot in each Lodge, if the Members thereof da not agree to their Mafter s Nomination. X X X V I . But if the Brother, w h o m the prefent Grand-Mafter fhall nominate for his Succefjor, or whom the Majority of the Grand-Lodge fhall happen to chufc |