THE OLD CHARGES OF BRITISH FREEMASONS.
And
(8.)
Alsoe that you truly pay
your table and
your meate and drinke where
for
to table.
you goe
And
(9.)
for
99
Alsoe you
be ashamed.
you may
.shall
doe noe villanie in the house in which you table whereby
These are the Charges in generall that belong to
all
free
masons
to
keepe both IMasters
and Fellows.
XXXIII. These bee
the Charges singular for every Master and Fellowe as foUoweth
{Special Charges^
^
First that noe
(1.)
Mason take upon him noe
:
^
Lord's worke nor other
mens worke
unlesse
soe as the Craft have noe slander nor
know himselfe able and
performe
disworshipp but that the Lord and owner of the worke may bee well and truly served.
take noe worke but that hee take it reasonably
(2.) And Alsoe that noe Master nor Fellow
hee
skilfull to
it
bee truly served with his owne goods and the Master may live honestly
and pay his fellowes truly as manners aske of the Craft.
other man of his worke that
(3.) And Alsoe that noe Master nor Fellow shall suplant any
soe that the Lord
may
hee have taken of a Lord or Master that you put him not out unlesse hee bee
unable in knowledge to finish that worke.
And Alsoe that noe Master nor Fellow take any Apprentice to bee allowed to bee
is to
if
say
(4.)
any longer then seven years and the apprentice
his Apprentice
as hee ought to bee
to bee able of birth
and limbs
:
And
Alsoe that noe Master nor Fellow shall take any allowance to bee allowed to
(5.)
make any Free Mason without the consent of Sixe or Five att the least of his Fellowes and
that they bee free borne and of Good Ivindred and not a bondman and that hee have his right
man ought to have.
And Alsoe that noe Master
limbs as a
(6.)
nor Fellow put any Lordes woke to taske that
is
wont
to goe journey.
And
Alsoe that noe Master shall give noe pay to his Fellowes but as hee may deserve
soe as they may not bee Deceived by false workmen.
that noe Fellow slander another behind his backe whereby hee may loose
(8.) And Alsoe
(7.)
name and
his worldly goods.
Alsoe that noe fellow within the Lodge or without the Lodge missweare one
another ungodly without any just cause.
his good
(9.)
And
(10.)
(11.)
And
And
Alsoe that every one r WfW&V