Included in this indispensable book are some of the most significant documents tracing Freemasonry from its early operative roots to the early collections defining the seeds of Speculative Freemasonry. Included are: ‘Edict of Rothari’; ‘The Regius Manuscript’; ‘The Matthew Cooke Manuscript’; ‘The Torgau Ordinances’; ‘The Strasburg Manuscript’; ‘Watson Manuscript’; ‘The Schaw Statutes’; ‘St. Clair Charters’; ‘Harleian Manuscript’; ‘Inigo Jones Manuscript’; ‘Thomas Tew Manuscript’; ‘Edinburgh Register House Manuscript’; ‘The Kevan Manuscript’; ‘Ancient Charges of a Free Mason (1723 & 1738)’; ‘General Regulations of a Freemason’ and ‘The Graham Manuscript’. Also included are the essays: ‘The Old Charges of Freemasonry’ and ‘Freemasonry And The Comacine Masters’ by H.L Haywood. 2013 Revised Edition.
Tabella dei contenuti
Foreword. iii
The Old Charges of Freemasonry. 1
Freemasonry And The Comacine Masters. 13
Edict of Rothari 25
Regius Manuscript (Modern Text) 27
Regius Manuscript (Original Text) 52
The Matthew Cooke Manuscript 78
The Torgau Ordinances. 92
The Strasburg Manuscript 106
Watson Manuscript 118
The Schaw Statutes (First) 128
The Schaw Statutes (Second) 132
St. Clair Charters. 135
Harleian Manuscript 140
Sloane Ms. No. 3848. 142
Inigo Jones Manuscript 150
Thomas Tew Manuscript 161
Edinburgh Register House Manuscript 163
Sloane Ms. No. 3329. 167
The Kevan Manuscript 172
Robert’s Constitutions. 176
Ancient Charges of a FREE MASON (1723) 187
General Regulations of a Freemason. 194
The Graham Manuscript 206
Ancient Charges of a FREE MASON (1738) 207
Circa l’autore
Michael R. Poll (1954 – present) is the owner of Cornerstone Book Publishers and editor of the Journal of The Masonic Society. He is a Fellow and Past President of The Masonic Society, a Fellow of the Philalethes Society, a Fellow of the Maine Lodge of Research, Member of the Society of Blue Friars, and Full Member of the Texas Lodge of Research.A New York Times Bestselling writer and publisher, he is a prolific writer, editor, and publisher of Masonic and esoteric books. He is also the host of the You Tube channel ‘New Orleans Scottish Rite College.’ As time permits, he travels and speaks on the history of Freemasonry, with a particular focus on the early history of the Scottish Rite. He was born in New Orleans, LA and lives a peaceful life with his wife and two sons.
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