4Q4 MASONRY. 
The actual Walters and Wardens of all Warranted Lodges. 
Pali Mailers of Lodges, who have regularly ferved and palfed the Chair before the day of Union, and who have 
continued, without feceffion, regular contributing Members of a Warranted Lodge. It being underltood,- 
that of all Mailers who, from and after the day of the laid Union, lhall regularly pafs the chair of their 
refpective Lodges, but one at a time, tp be delegated by his Lodge, lhall have a right to lit and vote in the 
faid Grand Lodge ; fo that after the deceafe of ail the regular Palt Mailers of any regular Lodge, who had 
attained that diftindtion at the time of the Union, the reprefentation of fuch Lodge lhall be by its actual 
Mailer, Wardens, and one Palt Mailer only. 
And all Grand Officers in the faid refpeflive Grand Lodges lhall retain and hold their rank and privileges in 
the United Grand Lodge, as Pall Grand Officers, including the prelent Provincial Grand Mailers, the Grand 
Treafurers, Grand Secretaries, and Grand Chaplains, in their feveral degrees, according to the feniority of 
their refpeflive appointments ; and, where fuch appointment lhall have been contemporaneous, the feniority 
llihli be determined by lot. In all other refpeefts the above (hall be the general order of precedence in all 
time to come ; with this exprefs provision, that no Provincial Grand Mallei', hereafter to be appointed, {hall 
be entitled to a feat in the Grand Lodge, after he lhall have retired from fuch Situation, unlefs he lhall have 
‘ difeharged the duties thereof for full five years. , 
VIII. The Reprefen'tatives of the feveral Lodges (hall fit under their refpeftive banners according to feniority. 
The two fir ft Lodges under each Grand Lodge to draw a lot in the fir ft place for priority ; and to which of the two 
the lot N° i lhall fall, the other to rank as N° 2 ; and all the other Lodges lhall fail in alternately ; that is, the Lodge 
■which is N° 2 of the Fraternity whofe lot it (hall be to draw N° 1, lhall rank as N° 3 in the United Grand Lodge, 
and the other N° 2 dial! rank as N° 4, and fo on alternately through all the numbers refpeflively. And this- lhall 
for ever after be the order and rank of the Lodges in the Grand Lodge, and in Grand ProcelTions, for which a plan 
and drawing lhall be prepared previous to the Union. On the renewal of any of the Lodges now dormant, they 
fhall take rank after all the Lodges exilting at the Union, notwithftanding the numbers in which they may now Hand 
on the refpeflive rolls. 
IX. The United Grand Lodge being now conftituted, the firft proceeding, after folemn prayer, lhall be to read 
and proclaim the Aft of Union, as previoully executed and fealed with the great feals of the two Grand Lodges; 
after which the fame lhall be folemnly accepted by the Members prefent. A day fhall then be appointed for the 
installation of the Grand Mafter and other Grand Officers with due Solemnity; upon which occafion the Grand Mailer 
fhall, in open Lodge, with his own hand, affix the new great feal to the faid inllrument, which Hull be depofited in 
the archives of the United Grand Lodge, and to be the bond of union among the Mafons of the Grand Lodge of 
England, and the Lodges dependant thereon, until time lhall be no more. The faid new great feal fhall be made 
for the occafion, and fhall be compofed out of both the great feals now in ufe; after which the prefent two great 
feals fhall be broken and defaced ; and the new feal fhall be alone ufed in all warrants, certificates, and other docu¬ 
ments, to be ilTued thereafter. 
X. The Regalia of the Grand Officers fhall be, in addition to the white gloves and apron, and the refpeilive 
jewels or emblems of diltinftion, garter-blue and gold ; and thefe fhall alone belong to the Grand Officers prefent 
and palt. 
XI. Four Grand Lodges, representing the Craft, fhall be held for quarterly communication in each year, on the 
firft Wednefday in the months of March, June, September, and December; on each of which occafions the Mailers 
and Wardens of all the warranted Lodges fhall deliver into the hands of the Grand Secretary and Grand Treafurer, 
a faithful lift of all their contributing Members; and the warranted Lodges in and adjacent to London (hall pay to¬ 
wards the grand fund one (hilling per quarter for each Member, over and above the Sum of half-a-guinea for each 
new made Member, for the regiltry of his name; together with the Sum of one (hilling to the Grand Secretary as 
his fee for the fame ; and that this contribution of one (hilling for each Member fhall be made quarterly, and each 
quarter, in all time to come. 
XIII. At the Grand Lodge to be held annually on the firft Wednefday in September, the Grand»Lodge fhall eleft 
a Grand Mafter for the year enfuing (who Snail nominate and appoint his own Deputy Grand Mafter, Grand War¬ 
dens, and Secretary) ; and they fhall alfo nominate three fit and proper perfons for each of the offices of Treafurer, 
Chaplain, and Sword Bearer; out of which the Grand Mafter fhall, on the firft Wednefday in the month of December, 
choofe and appoint one for each of the faid offices; and on the feftival of Saint John the Evangelill, then next 
enfuing, or on fuch other day as the faid Grand Mafter fhall appoint, there fhall be held a Grand Lodge for the 
folemn installation of all the faid Grand Officers, according to ancient cuftom. 
XV. After the day of the Re-union, as aforefaid, and when it fhall be afeertained what are the obligations, 
forms, regulations, working, and inftruflion, to be univerfally ellablilhed, fpeedy and effeftual Heps fhall be taken 
to obligate all the Members of each Lodge in all the degrees, according to the form taken and recognifed by the 
Grand Mafter, Pali Grand Mailers, Gran cLQI licers, and Representatives of Lodges, on the day of Re-union ; and for 
this purpofe tire worthy and expert Maftte^wTafons appointed, as aforefaid, fhall vilit and attend the feveral Lodges, 
within the Bills of Mortality, in rotation, dividing themfelves into quorums of not lefs than three each, for the 
greater expedition ; and they fhall affift the Mafter and Wardens to promulgate and enjoin the pure and unfullied 
iyftem, that perfeft reconciliation, unity of obligation, law', working, language, and dref’s, may be happily reftored 
to the Englilh Craft. 
XVI. When the Mafter and Wardens of a warranted Lodge fhall report to the Grand Mafter, to his fatisfaflion, 
that the Members of fuch Lodge have taken the proper enjoined obligation, and have conformed to the uniform 
working, clothing, &c. then the Moll Worfhipful Grand Mafter fhall direct the new Great Seal to be affixed to their 
warrant, and the Lodge fhall be adjudged to be regular, and entitled to all the privileges of the Craft : a certain 
term fhall be allowed (to be fixed by the Grand Lodge) for eftablilhing this uniformity; and all conftitutional pro¬ 
ceedings of any regular Lodge, which fhall take place between the date of the Union and the term fo appointed, fhall 
be deemed valid, on condition that fuch Lodge fhall conform to the regulations of the Union within the time ap¬ 
pointed ; and means fhall be taken to afeertain the regularity, and ellablilh the uniformity, ,ol the Provincial Grand 
Lodges, Military Lodges, and Lodges holding of the two prefent Grand Lodges in diftant parts; and it fhall be in 
the power of the Grand Lodge to take the molt effectual mehfures for the eltabiifhment ol this unity of doftrine 
throughout the whole community of Mafons, and to declare the Warrants to be forfeited, if the meaiUres propofed 
(lull be refilled or $egle£ted. 
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