science of Musicke, songe of tange, harpe, and orgaine. And the third brother Tuball Cain found Smith-craft of gold, silver, copper, iron, and steele; and the daughter found the craft of Weavinge. And these children knew well that God would take vengeance for synn, either by fire or by water: wherefore they writt their science that they had found in two pillars of stone, that they might be found after Noyes flood. And that one stone was marble, for that would not bren with fire. And that other stone was clipped laterns, and would not drown in noe water.

"Our intent is to tell you truelie how and in what manner these stones were found that thise science were written in the great Hermarynes that was Cubys son. The which Cub was Sem's sonn, that was Noys son. This Hermarynes afterward was called Harmes, the father of wise men: be found one of the two pillers of stone, and found the science written there, and he taught it to other men. And at the makinge of the Tower of Babylon there was Masonry first made much of. And the kinge of Babylon that height Nemrothe, was a mason himselfe; and loved well the science, as it is said with masters of histories. And when the City of Nyneve, and other Citties of the East should be made, Nemrothe, the King of Babilon, sent thither threescore Masons at the rogation of the King of Nyneve his cosen. And when he sent them forth, he gave them a charge on this manner. That they should be true each of them to other, and that they should love truly together, and that they should serve their lord truly for their pay: soe that the master may have worshipp, and all that long to him. And other moe charges he gave them. And this was the first tyme that ever Mason had any charge of his science,

"Moreover, when Abraham and Sara his wife went into Egipt, there he taught the Seaven Scyences to the Egiptians; and he had a worthy Scoller that height Ewelyde, and he learned right well, and was a master of all the vij Sciences liberall. And in his dayes it befell that the lord and the estates of the realme had soe many sonns that they had gotten some by their wifes and some by other ladyes of the realme; for that land is a hott land and a plentious of generacion. And they had not competent livelode to find with their children: wherefore they made much care. And then the King of the land made a great counsell and a parliament, to witt, how they might find their children honestly as gentlemén. And they could find noe manner of good way. And then they did crye

through all the realme, if there were any man that could enforme them, that he should come to them, and he should be soe rewarded for his travill, that he should hold him pleased.

"After that this cry was made, then came this worthy clarke Ewclyde, and said to the King, and to all his great lords: If yee will, take me your children to governe, and to teach them one of the Seaven Scyences, wherewith they may live honestly as gentlemen should, under a condicion that yee will grant me and them a commission that I may have power to rule them after the manner that the science ought to be ruled. And that the Kinge and all his counsell granted to him anone, and sealed their commission. And then this worthy doctor tooke to him these lords' sonns, and taught them the scyence of Geometrie in practise, for to worke in stones all manner of worthy worke that belongeth to buildinge churches, temples, castells, towres, and mannors, and all other manner of buildings; and he gave them a charge on this manner.

"The first was, that they should be true tothe Kinge, and to the lord that they owe. And that they should love well together, and be true each one to other. And that they should call each other his fellowe, or else brother, and not by servant, nor his knave, nor none other foule name. And that truly the should deserve their paie of the lord, or of the master that they serve. And that they should ordaine the wisest of them to be master of the worke; and nether for love nor great lynneadge ne ritches ne for noe favour to lett another that hath little conning for to be master of the lord's worke, wherethrough the lord should be evill served and they ashamed. And also that they should call their governors of the worke Master, in the time that they worke with him. And other many moe charges that longe to tell. And to all these charges he made them to sweare a great oath that men used in that time; and ordayned for them reasonable wages that they might live honestly by. And also that they should come and semble together every yeare once,bow they might worke best to serve the lord for his profitt, and to their owne worshipp; and to correct within themselves him that had trespassed against the science. And thus was the scyence grounded there; and that worthy Mr. Ewclide gave it the name of Geometrie. And now it is called through all this land Masonrye.

"Sythen longe after, when the Children of Israell were coming into the Land of Bebeast, that is now called amongst us the Country of Jhrlm,

Kinge David began the Temple that they called Templum D'ni, and it is named with us the Temple of Jerusalem. And the same King David loved Masons well, and cherished them much, and gave them good paie. And he gave the charges and the manners as he had learned of Egipt given by Ewclide, and other charges moè that yee shall heare afterward. And after the decease of Kinge David, Salamon, that was David's sonn, performed out the Temple that his father begonne; and sent after Masons into divers countries and of divers lands; and gathered them together, so that he had fourscore thousand workers of stone, and were all named Masons. And he choose out of them three thousand that were ordayned to be Maisters and governors of his worke. And furthermore, there was a Kinge of another region that men called Iram, and he loved well Kinge Solomon, and he gave him tymber to his worke. And he had a sonn that height Aynon, and he was a Master of Geometrie, and was chiefe Maister of all his Masons, and was Master of all his gravings and carvinge, and of all other manner of Masonrie that longed to the Temple; and this is wittnessed by the Bible, in libro Regum the third chapter. And this Solomon confirmed both charges and the manners that his father had given to Masons. And thus was that worthy science of Masonrye confirmed in the country of Jerusalem, and in many other kingdomes.

"Curious craftsmen walked about full wide into divers cuntryes, some because of learninge more craft and cuninge, and some to teach them that bad but little conynge. And soe it befell that there was one curious Mason that height Maymus Grecus, that had beene at the making of Solomon's Temple, and he came into France, and there he taught the science of Masonrye to men of France. And there was one of the Regal lyne of Fraunce that height Charles Martell; and he was a man that loved well such a science, and drew to this Maymus Grecus that is abovesaid, and learned of him the science, and tooke upon him the charges and manners; and afterward by the grace of God he was elect to be Kinge of France. And when he was in his estate he tooke Masons, and did helpe to make men Masons that were none; and set them to worke, and gave them both the charge and the manners and good paie, as he had learned of other Masons; and confirmed them a Chartor from yeare to yeare to hold their semble wher they would; and cherished them right much: And thus came the science into France.

"England in all this season stood voyd as for any charge of Masonrye unto St. Albones tyme. And in his dayes the Kinge of England that was a Pagan, he did wall the towne about that is called Sainct Albones. And Sainct Albones was a worthy knight, and steward with the Kinge of his Househould, and had governance of the realme, and also of the makinge of the towne walls; and loved well Masons, and cherished them much. And he made their paie right good, standinge as the realme 'did: for he gave them ijs. vjd. a weeke, and iijd. to their nonesynches. before that time, through all this land, a Mason tooke but a penny a day and his meate, till Sainct Albone amended it, and gave them a chartour of the King and his councell for to hold a general councell, and gave it the name of Assemble; and thereat he was himselfe, and helped to make Masons, and gave them charges as yee shall heare afterward.

And

"Right soone after the decease of Saint Albone there came divers warrs into the realme of England of divers Nations, soe that the good rule of Masonry was destroyed unto the tyme of Kinge Athelstone dayes that was a worthy Kinge of England, and brought this land into good rest and peace; and builded many great works of Abbyes and Towres, and other many divers buildings; and loved well Masons. And he had a son that height Edwinne, and he loved Masons much more then his father did. And he was a great practiser in Geometry, and he drew him much to talke and to commune with Masons, and to learne of them science; and afterward for love that he had to Masons, and to the science, he was made Mason, and he gatt of the Kinge his father a chartour and commission to hold every yeare once an Assemble, wher that ever they would, within the realme of England, and to correct within themselves defaults and trespasses that were done within the science. And he held himselfe an Assemble at Yorke, and there be made Masons, and gave them charges, and taught them the manners, and commanded that rule to be kept ever after, and tooke then the chartour and the commission to keepe, and made ordinance that it should be renewed from kinge to kinge.

"And when the assemble was gathered, he made a cry that all old Masons and young that had any writeinge or understanding of the charges and the manners that were made before in this land or in any other, that they should shew them forth. And when it was

proved,