THE STONEMASONS OF GERMANY.
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Who
slmll accept
Carved or Planned StoneworTc.
who would undertake carved or designed stonework, not
from the ground plan, not having served his time to a craftsman
But should he so
or been employed in a lodge, he shall in no wise undertake the work.
venture, then shall no fellow stand by him, or enter his employment, in order that the Lords
XII. Should there be one
knowing how
to execute it
be not put to unseemly expense by such a foolish master.
Who may be taught to execute Work from the Ground Plan or other Carved
XIII. And no craftsman, warden, or fellow shall teach any one, whoever he
not of our
make
craft, to
WorJc.
be, that is
extracts from the ground plan or other usages of masonry,
who
has not practised masonry in his day, or not served long enough with a stonemason according
to our craft, customs,
and ordinances.
No Master
shall teach
a
Felloiv
anything for Money.
XIV. And no craftsman or master shall take money from a fellow for showing
him anything touching masonry. In like manner no warden or fellow shall show
any one
for
another, he
or teaching
or instruct
in carving as aforesaid.
Should, however, one wish to instruct or teach
well do it, one piece for the other, or for fellowship sake, or to serve their
money
may
master thereby.
Row many
XV.
and one
A
Apprentices a Master
may
have.
master who has only one building or work may have three apprentices, two rough
apprentice, that he may also employ fellows in the same lodge, that is, if his
art
superiors permit.
If he have
more than one building he
not have more than two
shall
apprentices on the first works and buildings, so that he have not more than five apprentices
on all his buildings. Nevertheless, so that each may serve his five years on that building and
work on which he
serves.
Who
openly lives in Conculinage.
XVI. No craftsman or master of masonry shall live openly in adultery. If, however, such
a one will not desist therefrom, no
travelling fellow nor stonemason shall stand in his
or have communion with him.
employ,
WTio
lives not
as a Christian,
and
goes not yearly to the
Roly Sacrament.
XVII. No craftsman
or master shall be received into the guild who goes not
yearly to
Sacrament, or keeps not Christian discipline, and squanders his substance in play. But
Holy
should any one be inadvertently accepted into the
guild who does these things as aforesaid, no
master shall keep company with him, nor shall any fellow stand by him until he shall have
ceased so to do, and been punished by those of this guild.
If a
felloxo
work for a Master
ivho has not been
advanced in
this Guild.
XVIII. If a fellow take work of a master who has not been advanced in
craftsmen, he shall not be punishable therefore.
In like manner,
if
this guild of
a fellow go to a city