Masonic manuscripts | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2019-06-04

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00:01:55 1 Old Charges
00:04:25 1.1 Evolution of the York Legend
00:05:24 1.1.1 Halliwell Manuscript, or Regius Poem
00:09:40 1.1.2 Matthew Cooke Manuscript
00:15:55 1.1.3 Dowland Manuscript
00:18:44 1.1.4 Grand Lodge No 1
00:21:26 1.2 Later manuscripts
00:23:04 1.2.1 Lansdowne
00:23:52 1.2.2 York No 4
00:26:28 1.2.3 Melrose No 2
00:27:40 1.3 Printed constitutions
00:29:48 2 Rituals
00:31:42 2.1 Edinburgh Register House MS
00:33:07 2.2 Airlie MS
00:34:21 2.3 Trinity College, Dublin
00:35:37 2.4 The Haughfoot fragment
00:37:15 2.5 Graham Manuscript
00:39:27 3 Minutes
00:40:27 3.1 Aitchison's Haven
00:40:57 3.2 Mary's Chapel
00:42:17 3.3 York
00:44:05 3.4 London Grand Lodges
00:48:04 4 Other Masonic documents
00:48:15 4.1 Fabric Rolls of York Minster
00:48:59 4.2 Statutes of Ratisbon
00:51:29 4.3 Schaw Statutes
00:55:34 4.4 Kirkwall Scroll



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There are a number of masonic manuscripts that are important in the study of the emergence of Freemasonry. Most numerous are the Old Charges or Constitutions. These documents outlined a "history" of masonry, tracing its origins to a biblical or classical root, followed by the regulations of the organisation, and the responsibilities of its different grades. More rare are old hand-written copies of ritual, affording a limited understanding of early masonic rites. All of those which pre-date the formation of Grand Lodges are found in Scotland and Ireland, and show such similarity that the Irish rituals are usually assumed to be of Scottish origin. The earliest Minutes of lodges formed before the first Grand Lodge are also located in Scotland. Early records of the first Grand Lodge in 1717 allow an elementary understanding of the immediate pre-Grand Lodge era and some insight into the personalities and events that shaped early 18th century Freemasonry in Britain.
Other early documentation is included in this article. The Kirkwall Scroll is a hand painted roll of linen, probably used as a floorcloth, now in the care of a lodge in Orkney. Its dating and the meaning of its symbols have generated considerable debate. Early operative documents and the later printed constitutions are briefly covered.