LIST OF EXISTING MANUSCRIPTS

Name of MS.

Date

Where held

Description

Halliwell or Regius

Late 14^th Century

British Museum

Vellum, small 4to., 64 pp.

Cooke

Early 15^th Century

British Museum

Vellum, in original oak binding

Grand Lodge, No. 1

1583

Grand Lodge of England

Parchment roll, 9ft long, 5in. broad, in four stripes pasted together. Dated 25^th December, 1583.

Lansdowne No. 98 Art. 48.

Early 17^th Century

British Museum

Stout paper, 4 sheets covering 7 folios.

York, No. 1

1^st half of 17^th Century

York Lodge, No. 236

Parchment, 4 sheets formerly a roll, 7ft. long, 7in. broad.

Phillips, No. 1

1^st half of 17^th Century

The Rev. J. E. Fenwick, Cheltenham.

Parchment book, stitched in parchment, some words rubricated.

Phillips, No. 2

1^st half of 17^th Century

The Rev. J. E. Fenwick, Cheltenham

Parchment book. A copy of No. 6.

Wood

1610

Worcester Masonic Library

Parchment book, some letters illuminated; curious dated title.

Sloane, MS. No. 3848

1646

British Museum

Paper. 4to. 13 pp., written by Edward Sankey, dated October 16^th, 1646.

Sloane, MS. No. 3323

1659

British Museum

Paper. 6 pp., signed Thomas Martin, dated 1659.

Harleian Ms. No. 2054 (Randel Holme's MS.)

2^nd half of 17^th Century

British Museum

Folio of 6/5 pp. written on 4 leaves of paper. 12in x 8 in

Grand Lodge No. 2

2^nd half of 17^th Century

Grand Lodge of England

Parchment roll, 9ft. long, almost 7 in. broad.

Harleian MS. No. 1942

2^nd half of 17^th Century

British Museum

Paper, both sides of 20 pp.

Lechmere

2^nd half of 17^th Century

Worcester Masonic Library

Parchment roll

Buchanan

2^nd half of 17^th Century

Grand Lodge of England

Parchment roll, strips sewn together. 7,5 ft. long, 8,5 in. wide.

Kilwinning

2^nd half of 17^th Century

Mother Kilwinning Lodge No. 0

Paper - small quarto, a Lodge record

Ancient Stirling

2^nd half of 17^th Century

Previously held with Ancient Stirling Lodge, No. 30, Scottland now it resides with Masonic Temple at Stirling, Scotland

Parchment mounted on cardboard, 20in. long and 2ft. wide. Framed.

Atcheson Haven

1666

Grand Lodge of Scotland

Engrossed in the Minute Book of the Operative Lodge dated May 29^th, 1666.

Aberdeen

1670

Aberdeen Lodge, No. 1 ter.

Paper, a Lodge record

Melrose No. 2

1670

Melrose Lodge, No. 1 bis.

Paper roll 5ft. long, 1ft. wide, copied from an earlier MS. by A. M., Decembe, 1674

Stanley

1677

West Yorkshire Masonic Library

Parchment roll, 10ft. long, 7 in. wide.

Carson

1677

E. T. Carson, Cincinnati, USA

Parchment roll 7ft. long, 7,5 in. wide.

William Watson

1687

West Yorkshire Masonic Library

Parchment roll, 12ft. long by 7,5 in. wide. Six slips stitched together. It bears the name of Edward Thompson, 1687. This MS. has a rough drawing of the Masons Company's Arms, a plain chevron between 3 towers.

Thomas W. Tew

2^nd half of 17^th Century

West Yorkshire Masonic Library

Parchment roll, 6,5ft. long, 6in. wide

Inigo Jones

2^nd half of 17^th century

Worcester Masonic Library

Paper Folio. The Frontispiece is a very curious drawing of Masos at work, with the words, "Inigo Jones delin".

Antiquity

1686

Lodge of Antiquity, acting by Immemorial Constitution, London, No. 2

Parchment roll 9ft. long, 11in. wide. Illuminated heading containing the Royal Arms, with the initials I2R. (James II. Rex) supported by the Arms of the City of London and those of the Masons company, viz.: sable, on a chevron between 3 towers, a pair of compasses extended.

Colonel Clerke

1686

Grand Lodge of England

Two parchment skins fastened together. 5ft. long, 13in. wide. MS. has a finely illuminated heading, containing the Royal Arms on either side of which is J2ndR-1686, supported by the City Arms and those of the Masons Company, a plain chevron and three Towers.

Embleton

2^nd half of 17^th Century

West Yorkshire Masonic Library

Vellum, six strips sewn together; 12ft. long, 5in. wide. Portions at end seem to have been added.

Waistell

1693

West Yorkshire Masonic Library

Paper, six pieces stitched into roll, 7ft. long, 6in. wide -- signed Henry Kipling, 1693.

York, No. 4

1693

York Lodge, No. 236

Paper roll, 10,5ft. long by 6in. wide, written by Mark Kypling.

Hope

2^nd half of 17^th Century

Lodge of Hope, No. 302

Paper roll mounted on parchment, 6ft. long, 6in. wide

York, No. 5

2^nd half of 17^th Century

York Lodge, No. 236

Paper roll 7,5ft. long, 8in. wide

York, No. 6

2^nd half of 17^th Century

York Lodge, No. 236

Parchment roll.

Colne, No. 1

2^nd half of 17^th Century

Colne Lodge, No. 116

Paper roll with rough sketch of Masons Arms, plain chevron and towers.

Clapham

2^nd half of 17^th Century

West Yorkshire Masonic Library

On 6 sheets of paper 8in. x 7,5in., evidently sewn together in book form at some time.

Dumfries, Kilwinning, No. 1

2^nd half of 17^th Century

Dumfries Kilwinning Lodge, No. 55

Paper -- 3 sheets, 15in. x 12in.

Hughan

2^nd half of 17^th Century

West Yorkshire Masonic Library

Parchment, 5 strips 8,5ft. long, 6in. wide over roll.

Dauntesy

2^nd half of 17^th Century

R. Dauntesy, Manchester

Paper-book, 21pp.

Dumfries, Kilwinning, No. 2

2^nd half of 17^th Century

Dumfries Kilwinning Lodge No. 53

Paper roll 3 sheets, 4ft. long, 7,5in. wide

Dumfries, Kilwinning, No. 3

2^nd half of 17^th Century

Dumfries Kilwinning Lodge, No. 53

Vellum Roll, 7 strips joined. 14,5ft. long, 5 & 6in. wide.

Harris, No. 1

2^nd half of 17^th Century

Bedford Lodge, No. 157

Parchment roll 9ft. long by 8,5in. wide.

Alnwick

1701

Alderman Robertson, Alnwick

Written on the first 12 pp. of the Record book of the Company and Fellowship of Freemasons, Alnwick. Dated 29^th September 1701.

Dumfries, Kilwinning No. 4

1^st half of 18^th Century

Dumfries Kilwinning Lodge No. 53

Book form. 8 x 4 in. -- formerly a roll.