TO WALES, the Country of ENGLAND, and foreign Parts.

O WALES. The Learned of that old Principality can best deduce their own Hiftory of Mafonry from the noble antient Briton CADWAN the firft King of Wales, A. D. 589. down to King RODERIC MAWR, who partition'd his Kingdom into 3 Principalities among his 3 Sons, which again cemented into one Principality, till EDWARD I. King of England over-ran

Wales,

Wales, A. D. 1283. When, their Princes being flain without Iffue, their Nobles and Gentry willingly fubmitted to the Crown of England, till King HENRY VIII. united Wales to England, A. D. 1536. and fo down to these Times.

For in Wales there are many venerable Remains of most antient religious Houfes, and many ftately Ruins of the strongeft Caftles in the Gothic Stile. See Part II. Ch. 2.

But now the AUGUSTAN Stile is as well efteem'd in Wales as in England, and there alfo the Brethren of the Royal Art have coalefced into Lodges, as Branches of our Fraternity under our GRAND MASTER.

Thus on 10 May 1727.

INCHIQUIN Grand Master granted a Deputation to HUGH WARBURTON, Efq; to be Provincial Grand Master of NorthWales at Chefter.

-And another on 24 June 1727. to Sir EDWARD MANSEL, Bart. to be Provincial Grand Master of South-Wales at Caermarthen.

II. DEPUTATIONS have been requested from and sent to feveral Countries, Cities and Towns of England.

Thus,

-LOVEL Grand Mafter granted a Deputation to Sir EDWARD MATTHEWS, to be Provincial Grand Master of Shropshire.

CRAUFURD Grand Master granted a Deputation to EDWARD ENTWIZLE, Efq; to be Provincial Grand Mafter of Lancashire.

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Another to JOSEPH LAYCOCK, Efq; to be zovincial Grand Master of Durham.

Another to MATTHEW RIDLEY, Efq; to be Provincial Grand Master of Northumberland.

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These and other Grand Masters have alfo granted Deputations at the Requeft of fome good Brothers in Cities and Towns throughout England, for Conftituting the following Lodges, as recorded in the Grand Lodge-Books, and in the engraven. List, who have their Rank of Seniority at the Grand Lodge, according to the Date of their CONSTITUTION, viz.

III. DEPUTATIONS fent beyond Sea.

Thus

INCHIQUIN Grand Master granted a Deputation to fome Brothers in Spain, for conftituting a Lodge at Gibraltar.

COLERANE Grand Mafter granted one for conftituting a Lodge at Madrid.

KINGSTON Grand Master granted one to Brother GEORGE POMFRET to conftitute a Lodge at Bengal in East-India, that had been requested by fome Brethren refiding there.

NORFOLK Grand Master granted one to Captain RALPH FAR WINTER, to be Provincial Grand Master of EAST-INDIA at Bengal.

-Another to Monfieur DU THOм to be Provincial Grand Master of the Circle of Lower SAXONY.

Another to Mr. DANIEL Cox to be Provincial G. Mafter of NEW JERSEY in America.

-LOVEL Grand Mafter granted one to noble Brother CHESTERFIELD Lord Ambaffador at the Hague, for holding a Lodge there, that made his Royal Highness FRANCIS Duke of Lorrain (now Grand Duke of Tuscany) an Enter'd Prentice and Fellow Craft.

Another to Capt. JOHN PHILIPS to be Dovincial G. M. of RUSSIA.

Another to Capt. JAMES CUMMERFORD to be Provincial G. M. of ANDALOUSIA in Spain.

VISCOUNT MONTAGU Grand Master granted one for conftituting a Lodge at Walenciennes.

-Another for conftituting a Lodge at the Hotel de Buffy in

PARIS.

-STRATHMORE Grand Mafter granted one to eleven German Gentlemen, good Brothers, for conftituting a Lodge at Hamburg.