THE STONEMASONS OF GERMANY.
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Eudolff of llotenburg Lenhart Frumm of Halle, in Suabia Peter Llitzel of Sibiirg lindbahhj
Roller of Grossen Bodmen; Lawrence Steinberger of
Siegcnhurg in Bavaria]; Balthasar
Mathew jMuss of Hanau Hans
Neuburtr; Peter Brack of Geneva; Jost Hussler of Landau;
Isenman of Bressmel; Eoland Mlinch of Sesserich Jacob of Burn; Nicholas Hussler of
;
;
;
;
of Eappoldsweiler
Arlen; George of Landsperg; Jacob Hiltebrand of Kotenburg; Jacob
Hans Decker of Netzerbolchen ; Frederick Baltz of
Velten Donnecker of Strassburg;
Wachenheim; Michael of Bisantz; Michael Extlin of Strassburg; Thomas Weybel of
;
Strassburg;
Hans Blum
Jackome of Lausanne.
of Strassburg; Claude
the request of Mr Heldmann of Berlin, I testify that, as far as I can judge, after an
examination of the statutes of the stonemason brotherhood at Strassburg of the year 1563,
At
placed before me by Professor Heldmann, this copy
presented to me.
is
a literal transcript of the printed book
6th March 1819.
Eggiman, Notary,
[Signed]
Member
of Lodge zur Hoffnung, in Berne.
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These Statutes and Ordinances are in a great measure a repetition of those of 1459
differing merely in orthography, as might be expected, from the interval of time that separates
;
the two codes, and here and there in some slight shade of expression.
They are, however,
arranged with a greater regard to order, and omit all references to religious observances of a
denominational character, merely insisting on a due observance of Christian discipline. The
Eeformation will naturally account for this. The paragraphs I. to XIX., XXIL, XXVI. to
XXXV., XXXVII.
XLIX., LVIIL, LX., LXL, LXIIL, LXXII. are aU to be found in the
Of these, however, VII. and VIII. allow the master rather more
than the original and the concluding sentence of X. is a new proviso. Nos. XII.,
1459 code
latitude
to
at various places.
XIIL, XIV.
;
are identical in both codes, but have hitherto been
understood, even by
German
writers, as will
wrongly translated, and misbe shown further on.
In XXVI. the term of
engagement has been reduced from two years to one year. In XXXI. the masters' contribution has been reduced from four to two blapparts, but that of the fellows raised from four
to five blapparts.
for persistent
In No.
contumacy
XXXV.
is
the concluding sentence
deprivation of
work
;
is
new.
In
but in the code of 1459
XXXVI.
it is
the penalty
"
provided,
that
he may be brought before the ecclesiastical or civil courts