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OLD MASONIC MANUSCRIPTS


Seventy-eight of the old Masonic manuscript charges have been found, and within the last sixty years have been critically studied by some of the most scholarly craftsmen, who show what they meant to our ancient brethren, and the extent to which we may call the mediaeval "guilds" our Masonic ancestors.

The "Old Manuscripts" are the connecting link between what Freemasonry is known to be (as established by research), and the theories concerning it in the past. Secrecy was maintained to a greater degree by the Craft before, than after the era of Grand Lodges, and only hints are given of the arcana that they possessed; but the "Old Manuscripts" contain evidence that our ancient brethren were the custodians of a system of morality not known to any other craft or guild.

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