De Grasse-Tilly and the Early Supreme Council : 1786 – 1802
3 . The Constitutions of 1762 , 1786 Ahmend Francken Manuscript .
4 . The Constitutions of 1762 , 1797 Pierre Dupont Delorme Register . them with Patents , which shall have Force and Validity –
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The Sov . n Gr . d Council , shall not grant any Letter of Constitution for the Establishment of a Royal [ Lodge ] of Perfection , except , the B . r be at least a Prince of Jerusalem - And for the Establishment of a Council of Knt . s of the East , except , the B . r be at least a Kn . t of East & West - But for the Establishment of a Gr . d Council of Princes of Jerusalem , the B . r must Absolutely be in the Degree of Sub . me Kn . t & Prince of the Sun , and Prove by Authentic Titles , to have been Lawfully and Regularly received , and that he has always enjoyed a Free State , Lived decent a free from Reproach , by a sound and proved Conduct ; at all times , to be submissive to the Decrees and Mandates issued , of such Sov . n Gr . d Council , of which , he desires to become a Chief .
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The Sov . n Gr . d Council of Sub . me Princes , shall not grant any Letters Patent or Constitutions , except , having received first £ 10 Sterling , for the Supply of the Person employed - The Gr . d Insp . r of East , shall Conform themselves to the like case ; besides they shall not deliver any Commission , or Warrant , before he has Sign ’ d his Submission in the Register of the Gr . d Sec . y Gen . l – And for Foreign parts to the Insp . r or his Dep . y , as it is Necessary , that , the submission he has wrote to , be sign ’ d by a < the > B . r –
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If the Inspr . s or Depy . s shall think proper to Visit in any Place over the 2 Hemispheres , either Gr . d Councils of Princes of Jerusalem , Councils of Knights of the East , of the Sovereign Grand Council . They may , for greater despatch , appoint Deputies to act for them , empowering them , by letters patent that shall have force and validity .
ARTICLE XXVIII .
The Sovereign Grand Council will grant charters to establish a Royal Lodge of Perfection to no brothers who have not attained , at least , to the degree of Princes of Jerusalem ; and to establish a Council of Knights of the East , to no one who has not attained that of Knights of the East and West . To obtain authority to establish a Council of Princes of Jerusalem , the brother must necessarily have the degree of Sublime Knight Prince Adept , and must prove by authentic documents that he has been legitimately and regularly received as such ; and he must show that he has always led an honest life , free of any reproach , and been distinguished by a good reputation and an upright course of conduct ; and also that he has ever been obedient to the decrees of the Sovereign Grand Council of the Princes , of whom he desires to be the chief .
ARTICLE XXIX .
The Sovereign Council of the Sublime Princes will grant no new Patents or Constitutions , whether for Paris or Bordeaux , for a Province or for foreign countries , unless upon the production of a receipt of the Grand Treasurer for the sum of twenty-four shillings , to pay the persons employed in that labor . The Grand Inspectors of Foreign Orients will observe the same rule in like cases . All the expenses of any journeys which they are obliged to make are to be defrayed . Moreover , they will deliver neither commission nor power to any Prince Mason until he has first signed his submission in the register of the Grand Secretary General , of the Grand Inspector or his Deputy ; and , in a Province or a foreign country , in those of our Inspectors or Deputies . It is even necessary that such submission be both written and signed by such brother .
ARTICLE XXX .
If the Inspectors or Deputies see fit to visit anywhere in the two Hemispheres a Grand Council of Princes of Jerusalem , a Council of Knights of the East , a Lodge of
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