THE OLD CHARGES OF BRITISH FREEMASONS.
V. There resteth more to
Hermes the
of: the
And
at the
of the
makeing
Tower
Ivinge of Eabilon that height
loved well the Craft as
and other
thither 60
liee
of Noah the same Hermarynes was afterwards called
men: he found one of the two pillars of stone and hee found
and he taught them to other men.
the sonne
of Sein
father of wise
the sciences written therin
VI.
you how the stones were found that tlie Sciences were
the great Hermarynes that was Tusses liis Sonne the which
tell
written in after the said flood
was the soune
95
of Eahilon there
Nemorth and
and when the
Wemorth Kinge
said with Masters of Histories
is
Cities of the East Asia should bee
masons
ISTemortli
masonrye was much made
himself was a Mason: and
made
this
Citie of
Neneve
of Eabilon sent
Kinge of Neneve his cousin and when they went forth
manner that they should be true each of them to other
att the desire of the
gave them a charge in this
and that they should love truly together soe that hee might have worshipp for his sending
of them to his cousin the Kinge of Neneve And further hee gave them two charges as
concerning their science And they were the first charge that ever any !Mason had of his
works or
Crafte.
VII. Moreover when Abraham and Sarah his wife went into Egypt hee taught the
seven sciences to the Egyptians And hee had a worthy schoUer whose name was Euclid
which learned very well and became Master of all the seven sciences And in his Dais it
Lords and Great
befell that
men
and Dominions had soe many sonnes
of those quarters
some by their wives and some by other women for those Countries bee hott of Generation
and they had not competent goods and hands to maintayne their children which made
much care And the Kinge of that Land considering theire poverty called his counseU
together and caused a Parliment to be houlden the greatest of liis intent was to know how
they should maintajTie theire children and they could not find any way unlesse it were by
cunning and good science whereupon he let a proclamation bee made through his Eealme
if
there were any that could teach an informe
them
in
any good Cuning
paynes and
art or science
hee
should come unto them and bee very well contented
proclamation made came this worthy Clarke EcUd and said unto the Kinge and his Nobles
if you will betake your children unto my government I will teach them the seven Liberall
for his
Sciences whereby tliey
and
like
travell
:
after this
this condition that
you
them according as science ought
to be ruled and upon this Covenant I shall take care and charge of them the Kinge and his
counsel granted the same and seaUed the Comisson and then this worthy Docter tooke to him
those Lordes sonnes and taught them the science of Geometric in practise for to worke aU
will grant
mee
may
live honestly
gentlemen upon
a Comisson to have rule and power over
:
manner of worthy workes
manners Towers houses and
that should bellong to
all
manner
of buildings
building of Temples Churches
he gave them a charge.
Castles
And
VIII. The First was that they should bee true to the Kinge and Lords they served.
IX.
X.
And
And
that they should love
weU
together
And
be true each one to other.
to call each other his fellowe or else his brother
any other foule name.
Aud
not ser f