A Catalogue of Extant Masonic MSS

This list appeared for the first time in Co-Mason, vol. 16, Jan. 1924

No Name of MS Date Where held Description
1 Halliwell or Regius Late 14th Century British Museum Vellum, small quarto, 64pp
2 Cooke Early 15th Century British Museum Vellum, in original oak binding
3 Grand Lodge, Nº1 1583 Grand Lodge of England Parchment roll, 9ft long, 5" broad, in four stripes pasted together. Dated 25 December 1583
4 Lansdowne N°98 Art. 48 Early 17th Century British Museum Stout paper, 4 sheets covering 7 folios
5 York, Nº1 1st half of 17th Century York Lodge, Nº236 Parchment, 4 sheets formerly a roll, 7ft long, 7" broad.
6 Phillips, Nº1 1st half of 17th Century The Rev. J. E. Fenwick, Cheltenham Parchment book, stitched in parchment, some words rubricated.
7 Phillips, Nº2 1st half of 17th Century The Rev. J. E. Fenwick, Cheltenham Parchment book. A copy of Nº6
8 Wood 1610 Worcester Masonic Library Parchment book, some letters illuminated; curious dated title
9 Sloane, MS Nº3848 1646 British Museum Paper, 4to, 13pp, written by Edward Sankey, dated 16 October 1646
10 Sloane, MS. Nº3323 1659 British Museum Paper, 6pp, signed Thomas Martin, dated 1659
11 Harleian Ms. Nº2054 (Randel Holme’s MS) 2nd half of 17th Century British Museum Folio of 6/5pp written on 4 leaves of paper, 12×8"
12 Grand Lodge Nº2 2nd half of 17th Century Grand Lodge of England Parchment roll, 9ft long, almost 7" broad.
13 Harleian MS Nº1942 2nd half of 17th Century British Museum Paper, both sides of 20pp
14 Lechmere 2nd half of 17th Century Worcester Masonic Library Parchment roll
15 Buchanan 2nd half of 17th Century Grand Lodge of England Parchment roll, strips sewn together: 7½ft long, 8½" wide.
16 Kilwinning 2nd half of 17th Century Mother Kilwinning Lodge Nº0 Paper, small quarto, a Lodge record
17 Ancient Stirling 2nd half of 17th Century Ancient Stirling Lodge, Nº30 Parchment mounted on cardboard, 20" long and 2ft wide. Framed
18 Atcheson Haven 1666 Grand Lodge of Scotland Engrossed in the Minute Book of the Operative Lodge dated 29 May 1666
19 Aberdeen 1670 Aberdeen Lodge, Nº1 ter. Paper, a Lodge record
20 Melrose Nº2 1670 Melrose Lodge, Nº1 bis. Paper roll 5ft long, 1ft wide, copied from an earlier MS by A. M., December 1674
21 Stanley 1677 West Yorkshire Masonic Library Parchment roll, 10ft long, 7" wide
22 Carson 1677 E. T. Carson, Cincinnati, USA Parchment roll 7ft long, 7½" wide
23 William Watson 1687 West Yorkshire Masonic Library Parchment roll, 12ft long by 7½" wide. Six slips stitched together. It bears the name of Edward Thompson, 1687. This MS has a rough drawing of the Masons Company’s Arms, a plain chevron between 3 towers.
24 Thomas W. Tew 2nd half of 17th Century West Yorkshire Masonic Library Parchment roll, 6.5ft long, 6" wide
25 Inigo Jones 2nd half of 17th century Worcester Masonic Library Paper Folio. The Frontispiece is a very curious drawing of Masons at work, with the words Inigo Jones del
26 Antiquity 1686 Lodge of Antiquity, acting by Immemorial Constitution, London, Nº2 Parchment roll 9ft long, 11" wide. Illuminated heading containing the Royal Arms, with the initials I2R (James II. Rex) supported by the Arms of the City of London and those of the Masons company, viz.: sable, on a chevron between 3 towers, a pair of compasses extended.
27 Colonel Clerke 1686 Grand Lodge of England Two parchment skins fastened together. 5ft long, 13" wide. MS has a finely illuminated heading, containing the Royal Arms on either side of which is J2ndR-1686, supported by the City Arms and those of the Masons Company, a plain chevron and three Towers.
28 Embleton 2nd half of 17th Century West Yorkshire Masonic Library Vellum, six strips sewn together; 12ft long, 5" wide. Portions at end seem to have been added.
29 Waistell 1693 West Yorkshire Masonic Library Paper, six pieces stitched into roll, 7ft long, 6" wide — signed Henry Kipling, 1693
30 York, Nº4 1693 York Lodge, Nº236 Paper roll, 10½ft long by 6" wide, written by Mark Kypling
31 Hope 2nd half of 17th Century Lodge of Hope, Nº302 Paper roll mounted on parchment, 6ft long, 6" wide
32 York, Nº5 2nd half of 17th Century York Lodge, Nº236 Paper roll 7½ft. long, 8" wide
33 York, Nº6 2nd half of 17th Century York Lodge, Nº236 Parchment roll
34 Colne, Nº1 2nd half of 17th Century Colne Lodge, Nº116 Paper roll with rough sketch of Masons Arms, plain chevron and towers
35 Clapham 2nd half of 17th Century West Yorkshire Masonic Library On 6 sheets of paper 8×7½" evidently sewn together in book form at some time
36 Dumfries, Kilwinning, Nº1 2nd half of 17th Century Dumfries Kilwinning Lodge, Nº55 Paper — 3 sheets, 15×12"
37 Hughan 2nd half of 17th Century West Yorkshire Masonic Library Parchment, 5 strips 8½ft long, 6" wide over roll
38 Dauntesy 2nd half of 17th Century R. Dauntesy, Manchester Paper-book, 21pp
39 Dumfries, Kilwinning, Nº2 2nd half of 17th Century Dumfries Kilwinning Lodge Nº53 Paper roll 3 sheets, 4ft long, 7½" wide
40 Dumfries, Kilwinning, Nº3 2nd half of 17th Century Dumfries Kilwinning Lodge, Nº53 Vellum Roll, 7 strips joined. 14½ft. long, 5 & 6" wide
41 Harris, Nº1 2nd half of 17th Century Bedford Lodge, Nº157 Parchment roll 9ft long by 8½" wide
42 Alnwick 1701 Alderman Robertson, Alnwick Written on the first 12pp of the Record book of the Company and Fellowship of Freemasons, Alnwick. Dated 29 September 1701
43 Dumfries, Kilwinning Nº4 1st half of 18th Century Dumfries Kilwinning Lodge Nº53 Book form, 8×4" — formerly a roll
44 York, Nº2 1704 York Lodge, Nº236 Parchment roll, 5ft long × 7.5" wide
45 Scarborough 1705 Grand Lodge of Canada Parchment roll. Has Arms of Masons Company very similar to original grant of 1472, i.e. an engrailed chevron between 3 castles, antique
46 Colne, Nº2 1st half of 18th Century Royal Lancashire Lodge, Nº116 Paper roll.
47 Papworth 1st half of 18th Century Wyatt Papworth, London Originally a roll, now book of 24 folios. It has a rough sketch of Masons’ Arms — late typ
48 Cama 1st half of 18th Century Quatuor Coronati Lodge Library, Nº2076 4 sheets of paper — 16pp stitched into book form covering 13pp; 8" wide, 12½" high
49 Phillips, Nº3 1st half of 18th Century J. E. A. Fenwick, Cheltenham Paper, 8vo., in book form, with marble paper cover
50 Haddon 1723 J. S. Haddon, Wellington This MS has a rough sketch of Arms of Masons’ Company, late type — plain chevron, etc.
51 Spencer 1726 E. T. Carson, Cincinnati, USA Small book, written in copperplate style, on paper
52 Woodford 1728 Quatuor Coronati Lodge Library Paper — small 8vo in book form
53 Supreme Council 1728 Supreme Council 330, London Paper — small 8vo in book form
54 Gateshead 1st half of 18th Century Lodge of Industry, Nº48 A lodge Record, book form, modernized
55 Rawlinson 1st half of 18th Century Bodleian Library, Oxford Written in a book of MS scraps, etc.
56 Probity 1st half of 18th Century Probity Lodge, Nº61 Written and signed by William Jubb; 5 leaves of paper
57 Thistle Lodge MS. 1756 Lodge Nº62, Dumbries Written in 1st Minute book and signed by over 60 early Lodge Members
58 Melrose, Nº3 1762 Melrose Lodge, Nº1 bis. A copy of Nº20
59 Crane, Nº1 1781 Cestrian Lodge, Nº425 Extract from ‘Parchment MS’, on paper
60 Crane, Nº2 a fragment 1781 Cestrian Lodge, Nº425 Extract from ‘Parchment MS’ on paper
61 Wren 2nd half of 18th Century Missing since Woodford’s death Parchment roll signed L. Higson and S. Browne. 4 December 1852. A copy of an older MS.
62 Harris, Nº2 2nd half of 18th Century British Museum, bound up with a copy of the Freemasons’ Calendar for 1781 Written on paper small quarto size
63 Tunnah 1828 Quatuor Coronati Lodge library, Nº2076 Written on paper, foolscap size

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