THE BLUE FRIARS. 
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THE BLUE FREAKS : A NOTABLE PLYMOUTH 
BBOTHEEHOOD. 
SYLLABUS OF LECTURE BY W. H. K. WRIGHT. 
(Read 28th March, 1889.) 
The Blue Friars and the Plymouth Institution. The origin of 
the fraternity supposed to be involved in mystery. The Blue 
Friars not a religious institution. Extract from Blue Friar 
Pleasantries respecting the origin and purpose of the order. 
Canons. The original "Four" and their monastic appellations. 
The mystery explained, and the identity of the brethren revealed. 
Discovery of the " Blue Book " containing the " Records " of the 
order. The Blue Box and its interesting contents. Lay brethren 
and their appellations. Some notable members of the order. 
Brother " Prism," the " Blue Cardinal," and others. Introduction 
of the "Blue Friars' Sauce." Notes of various conclaves of the 
order, with descriptions of monastic garb. Interesting refectory 
items. The emblems of the order. Death and the friars. Dis- 
persion of the fraternity. Biographical notices of some of the 
leading friars. 
