Hiram: or the grand master-key to the door of both antient and modern free-masonry. Being an accurate description of every degree of the brotherhood, as authorized and delivered in all good lodges. The Whole comprehending (among an Entertaining Variety of others) the following Articles 1. History of the Rise and Progress of Masonry. 2. The antient Constitutions, Laws and Charges of the Order. 3. The only true and regular Form used in making a Mason. 4. The Lectures, Oaths, Obligations, &c. of each Degree, viz. Apprentices, Fellow Craft, Master, &c verbatim. 5 Ceremony of the Mop and Pail. 6. Word and Gripe of each Degree. 7. Description of the different Claps, and Manner of drinking with Three Times Three. 8. Hiram's Murder, Burial, and Raising, with the Punishment of the Assassins. 9. Account of the four solemn Penalties. 10. Manner of constituting a new Lodge. 11. All the Toasts used by Free-Masons. With an Appendix. Disclosing the other Secrets of Free-Masonry, not divulged by the A

People / Organizations

• Member of Royal Arch. (Author)
• Thomas Wilkinson ("printed by")
• Thomas Wilkinson ("sold by")

Imprint

Dublin: printed and sold by Thomas Wilkinson, Bookseller and Stationer, (no. 40), Winetavern-Street, [1785?]

Publication year

1785-1785

ESTC No.

N32919

Grub Street ID

21478

Description

72p.,plate ; 12⁰

Note

The words "Third edition." are enclosed in square brackets.

Uncontrolled note

CSmH suggests [178?] as publication date