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XVII. The property of the laid two Fraternities, whether freehold, leafehold, funded, real, or perfona!,fhall remain 
faeredly appropriate to the purpofes for which it was created; it (hall conftitute one grand fund, by which the bleffed 
objeft of mafonic benevolenceanay be more excenfively obtained. It (hall either continue under the trulls in which, 
whether freehold, leafehold, or funded, the feparate parts thereof now Hand ; or it (hall be in the power of the laid 
United Grand Lodge, at any time hereafter, to add other names to the faid trulls; or, in cafe of the death of any 
one Truftee, to nominate and appoint others for perpetuating the fecurity of the fame ; and in no event, and for no 
pu'rpofe, (hall the (aid united property b£ diverted from its original purpofe. It being underftood and declared, that, 
at any time after the Union, it (hall be in the power of the Grand Lodge to incorporate the whole of the (aid pro¬ 
perty and funds in one and the fame fet of Truitees, who (hall give bond to hold the fame in the name and on 
the behalf cf the United Fraternity. And it is further agreed, that the Freemafons’ Hall be the place in which the 
United Lodge (hall be held, with (uch additions made thereto as the increafed numbers of the Fraternity, thus to be 
united, may require. 
XVIII. The fund, appropriate to the objefls of Mafonic benevolence, (hall not be infringed on for any purpofe, 
but (hall be kept (Iriflly and folely devoted to charity; and pains (hall be taken to increafe the fame. 
XXL A revifion (hall be made of the rules and regulations now ellabliflied and in force in the two Fraternities; 
and a Code of Laws for the holding of the Grand Lodge, and of private Lodges, and, generally, for the whole con¬ 
duit of the Craft, (hall be forthwith prepared, and a new Book of Conftitutions be compofed and printed, under the 
fuperintendance of the Grand Officers, and with the faniftion of the Grand Lodge. 
Done at the Palace of Kenfington, this 25th day of November, in the Year of our Lord 1813, and of 
Mafonry 5813. 
Edward, G. M. . Augustus Frederick, G.M. 
Thomas Harper, D. G.M. Waller Rodwell Wright, P.G.M. Ionian Ides. 
James Perry, P.D.G.M. , Arthur Tegart, P. G. W. 
James Agar, P.D.G.M. James Deans, P.G.W. 
In Grand Lodge, this firft day of December, A-D. 1813, 
Ratified and Confirmed, and the Seal of the Grand Lodge 
affixed. 
EDWARD, G.M; 
In Grand Lodge, this firft day of December, A. D. 1813, 
Ratified and Confirmed, and the Seal of the Grand Lodge 
affixed. 
AUGUSTUS FREDERICK, G.M, 
Robert Leslie, G.S. 
William H. White, G.S. 
A meeting of the two Grand Lodges, in purfuance of Article V. was held on the id of December, 1813, at the Crown- 
?.nd-Anchor Tavern in the Strand. The Articles of Union were laid before thefe Lodges, and received with mafonic 
acclamation : the Articles were unanimoufly ratified and confirmed. The Lodge of Reconciliation was then conlti- 
tuted; the Grand Mafters, refpefilively, having nominated the following Brethren to (orm the fame. 
Old Ivjlitutions. 
R. F. Meftayer, of the Lodge N° 1 
Thomas Harper, Jun. - - 1 
J. FI. Goldfworthy - - 2 
W. Fox - - - - 4. 
J. Ronalds - - - 16 
William Oliver - - -77 
Michael Corcoran - 194 
R. Bayley - 240 
James M'Cann - - 244 
And Brother Edwards Harper, Secretary thereof. 
ConJUtution of England. 
Rev. Samuel Flemming, D.D. of the Lodge N° 384, R.W.M. 
William Meyrick, .... N° 1, S.W. 
William Shadbolt, G. Stewards’ Lodge J. W. 
Stephen Jones, of the Lodge - N° 1 
Lawrence Thompfon - - - 54 ' 
Jofeph Jones - - - - - 66 
Jacob Henry Sarratt - - - - - 118 
Thomas Bell ----- 180 
J. Joyce. 435 ' 
And Brother William-Henry White, Secretary thereof. 
Their Royal Highnefies the Grand Mafters then figned the Articles of Union, and each affixed the Great Seal 
thereto in Grand Lodge; and the fame was counterfigned by the Grand Secretary of each of the two Grand Lodges 
relpeftively. 
Grand Assembly of Freemasons, for the Union of the Two Grand Lodges of England, 
On St. John’s Day, 27th December, 1813. 
The important event of the Re-union of Ancient Freemafons of England, after a long reparation, took place, with 
great Solemnity, this day. 
The following order of proceedings, which had been previoufiy fettled, was ftriftly obferved : 
Freemafons’ Hall having been fitted up agreeably to a plan and drawing for the occafion, and the whole Houfe 
tiled from the outer porch ; the platform on the Eaft was referved for the Grand Mafters", Grand Officers, and 
Vifitors. 
The Mafters, Wardens, and Pad Mafters of the feveral Lodges, who had been previoufiy re-obligated and certified 
by the Lodge of Reconciliation, and provided with tickets figned and counterfigned by the two Secretaries 
thereof, were arranged on the two fides in the following manner; that is to fay : The Mafters were placed-in the 
front. The Wardens on benches behind. The Paft Mafters on riling benches behind them. And the Lodges were 
ranked fo that the two Fraternities were completely intermixed. 
The Mafters, Wardens, and Paft Mafters, all d re fled in black (regimentals excepted), with their refpeftive Infignia, 
and in white aprons and gloves, took their places by eleven o’clock in the forenoon. 
The Grand Mafters, Paft Grand Mafters, Deputy Grand Mafters, Grand Officers, and diftinguiffied Vifitors, of the 
two 
