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Post by mrmason on Sept 19, 2006 22:16:06 GMT
I'm looking for a pdf or other type file of the complete version of "Jachin and Boaz, or an authentic key to the door of Freemasonry" circa 1797.
I have a hand written copy of the exposure which apparently dates around the mid 1700's. While I don't think that I have the original hand written copy I do believe that my copy may pre-date the earliest printed/published edition which I believe is 1797. I'm looking to compare my hand written copy with the printed edition.
Any help would be appreciated.
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Post by mrmason on Sept 20, 2006 13:46:04 GMT
Just had a brain wave( don't get these often) and shone the booklet up to the light and discovered several different watermarks on various pages. One watermark has a date of 1805, others are a simplified version of Britannia, while one more seems to be B.W and Co. Looks like it can be dated to the turn of the 1800's. It seems to contain much more than the content of J and B, as it has the complete workings of at least the EA and FC degrees as well as a diagram of the lodge layout, with explanations. In fact I would go as far as to name it as a manuscript.
I'm off to London on tuesday so perhaps I'll stick in my bag and see if UGLE library can identify it. If they can't then I'll take it to Bob Cooper up at GLoS next month
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Post by mrmason on Sept 21, 2006 8:54:50 GMT
Yep just call me an idiot !!!!
I found a complete copy in "English Masonic Exposures 1760-1769," by AFC Jackson.
I'll try this weekend to see if the copy I have is identical to that of Jacksons(1st Ed, 22, march 1762)
I really must pay more attention to the books that I have
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Post by giovanni on Sept 21, 2006 15:41:02 GMT
ex ore tua te judico
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Post by imakegarb on Sept 22, 2006 21:29:52 GMT
Ask it aloud and the answer will come, yup.
Congrats and . . .
I wanna see, too ;D
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Post by ariel on Oct 18, 2006 5:29:22 GMT
Latin: in my school we were reading Cicero at the age of 11 ! Ah,love Cicero. What has happened to real education, I often ask myself ! From ancient minds great wisdom is always at hand.
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Post by giovanni on Oct 18, 2006 19:35:34 GMT
Latin: in my school we were reading Cicero at the age of 11 ! Ah,love Cicero. What has happened to real education, I often ask myself ! From ancient minds great wisdom is always at hand. Quod non Romanum est, est barbarumwhat is not Roman, it is barbarian!
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Post by Liberty on Oct 19, 2006 0:20:51 GMT
[Posted by ariel on Yesterday at 5:29am
Latin: in my school we were reading Cicero at the age of 11 ! Ah,love Cicero. What has happened to real education, I often ask myself ! From ancient minds great wisdom is always at hand. ]
Yes, and does any teacher ever blow the dust off of good old Plutarch? No, I can't say we read Cicero when I went to school but I did find a copy of Homer's "Illiad", in my 4th grade classroom bookself and read it. Followed by Edith Hamilton's "Mythology".
I can also remember reading Caesar's "Conquest of Gaul" and thinking wow this was written by the man himself.
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Post by ariel on Oct 20, 2006 0:51:58 GMT
" The Civil War" by Caesar is also interesting. For relaxation "Meditations" Marcus Aurelius is my favourite. Ones life style can be improved by reading Aurelius. So can anything by Plato !
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Post by Liberty on Oct 21, 2006 23:26:02 GMT
Ariel,
Thanks for the reminder that I need to read Marcus Aurelius. Other than some excerpts I haven't seriously read him. One of those cases of so many books and not enough lifetimes. I did read Caesar's "Civil War" right after "Conquest of Gaul" the same as when I read Robert Graves "I Claudius" and "Claudius the God" one right after the other. Oh, speaking of Graves anybody on the forum of any thoughts on his "The White Goddess" ?
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Post by ariel on Oct 22, 2006 22:07:15 GMT
Liberty, you asked a very good question there. I would also like to know the thoughts of our Brothers and Sisters regarding "The White Goddess". At the mo. I am re-reading "The Golden Bough" after ten years. I remembered how much I enjoyed it and now it will be completely "new" again ! As you so rightly said, Liberty, "not enough lifetimes" so I really ought to be reading something left unread !
Kind regards, Ariel
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