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Show [ 8 j "•themfelves (a* it was antiently exprefledj or a Free: 44 dom and Power to regulate themfelves, to amend what 44 might happen ainifs, and to hold a yearly Communica- 44 tion and General AfTembly. 44 That accordingly Prince Edwin iummoned all thc 44 Mafns in the. Realm to meet him in a Congregation a • 44 Turk, who came and compofed a General Lodge, of 44 which he was Grand Mafter *'. and having brought with' * them all' the Writings, and Records extant, Jbme in 44 Greek, fome in Latin, fome in French, and other Lan- " guages, from the Conteats thereof that AfTembly did " frame the. Conftitution and Charges of an Fnglifi, 44 Lodge, made a L a w to preferve. and obierve the lame 4U in all Time coming, and. ordained good Fay for the •* working Mafons, £&. 44 That in urocefs of time, when the Lodges were more 44 frequent, the Right W orihipful the Mafter and Fellows, 44 with, the confent of the Lords of the Realm (for-rnoft 44 great Men were then Mafns) ordained, That for the 44 future, at the. Making or Admiffion of a Brother, the 44 Conftituuion Ihould'be read, and the Charge here; 4i unto annexed, by the Mafter or Warden j and thatfuch' 44 as were to be admitted Mafter Mafons, or Matters of 44 Work, fhould be examined whether they be able.of 44 Cunning to ferve their refpective Lords, as well the low- 44 eft as the higheft, to the Honour and Worlhip. of the * aforefaid Act, and to the Profit of their Lords , tor they 41 be their Lords that employ and pay them for their Ser- 44 vice and Travel." And befides many other Things, the faid Record adds, •* That thofe Charges and Laws of F R E E M A S O N S have •* beenfeen and perilled by our late Sovereign Kin^ Henry 44 VI. and by the Lords of his Honourable Council, who 44 have allowed them, and faid that they be right gooi 44 and reafonable to be holden, as they have been drawn " out and collected from the Records of antient Times." Ths Atiguflan Silew&s revived in England by &ing |