Short Masonic History

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. The author desires to thank his many Masonic friends who have aided him by advice and sugges tion in this work, and in particular he desires to thank the proprietors of The Freemason and The Connoisseur, and the British Museum authorities for permission to reproduce illustrations from their works.