Gould, Robert Freke, 1836-1915 · New York : Macoy Publishing and Masonic Supply Co. · leaf 442
hese the least important of thewhole, could be printed {A.O.C., v., 136-41), seems tome to settle beyond dispute, not only that what we nowcall the Third Degree, existed before the era of GrandLodges, but that, having passed through a long decline,its symbols had become corrupted, and their… … (\r A^o ^)hxm^^h\: A Digression on Degrees. 393 To what extent the Masters Part was ivorked inStukeleys time there are no means of determining,though it is worthy of consideration whether the difficultyat his initiation, in finding members enough to performthe ceremony, may not have consisted in…
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