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The Freemason’s Pocket Companion (Smith, William)1761

Author:- Smith, William

Date:- 1761 -

UGLE Classification:- BE 98 SMI - Government and Organisation of the Craft: Early pocket Companions

WMLMT Classification:- Handbooks

Country of Origin:- England -

Order:- Craft (& Freemasonry General)

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Containing the Origin, Progress, and Present State of that Antient Fraternity, The Institution of the Grand Lodge of Scotland; Lists of the Grand Masters, and other Officers of the Grand Lodges of Scotland and England, Their Customs, Charges, Constitutions, Orders, and Regulations for the Instruction and Conduct of the brethren, towhich is added, By way of Appendix, Act of the Associate Synod against the Free-Masons, with an impartial Examination of that Act, Charges and addresses to the Freemasons on different occasions; a complete collection of Freemasons’ Songs, Prologues, Epilogues, Sic., with Lists of all the Regular Lodges both in Scotland and England ; and many other particulars for the use of the Society. “Per bonam famam et infamam.” Edinburgh: Printed by Ruddiman, Auld and Company, and sold by William Auld, at the Printing House, Morocco’s Close, Lawn-Market. 1761. Scottish “Pocket Companions” are more useful for information respecting the Craft in that country, rather than for England, in most cases the Lists they give of English Lodges being out of date—e.g., the Rollin this volume dates from 1737, though printed in 1761. Another published at Ayr in 1792 gives our List of 1737; (which was certainly rather stale matter for that well- known work) and so does a Glasgow edition of 1765, noted later on.

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pp. (6). 120. 152. 6½”x4”. Edinburgh, 1761.