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Antiquarian Library - Worcestershire Museum of Freemasonry
The Free Masons’ Calendar; 1776
Date:- 1776 -
UGLE Classification:- BE 142 GRA - Government and Organisation of the Craft: Grand Lodges, Year-books, Calendars, Directories etc.
WMLMT Classification:- Almanacs/Calendars/Year Books
Country of Origin:- England -
Order:- Craft (& Freemasonry General)
Details
or, an Almanac for the year of Christ 1776, and Anno Lucis MMMMMDCCLXXV1., being the Bissextile, or Leap Year, containing besides an accurate and useful Calender of all Remarkable Occurrences in the Year,
Many useful and curious Particulars relating to Masonry. Inscribed, with great respect to the Right Honourable Lord Petre, Grand Master, By a Society of the Brethren.
Est et fideli tuta silentio.
London. - Printed for the Company of Stationers and sold by George Hawkins at their Hall in Ludgate Street, 1776. Price 9d. stitched. This is the second issue of the Calendar, the first being in 1775. As with the calendars generally (but not with the Engraved Lists) they are for the years published, but really date from latter part of the previous year of issue. These two publications were not sanctioned by the Grand Lodge, but those from 1777 were duly authorised. It seems quite impossible to meet with a complete set of engraved lists anywhere, and of the Calendars 1775—1890, only one perfect set is known, which, happily, is owned by the Grand Lodge of England save 1816, which is unfortunately missing.
(Bound up with this are ten other Calendars for the same year, including Moore’s “ Vox Stellarum,” Poor Robin, Season’s “Speculum Anni,” &c.)
Properties
pp. 48. 6¼”x3¾”. (Bound up with this are ten other Calendars for the same year, including Moore’s “ Vox Stellarum,” Poor Robin, Season’s “Speculum Anni,” &c.)
