The free masons; an hudibrastick poem: Illustrating the whole history of the ancient free masons, from the building the tower of Babel to this time. With their laws, ordinances, signs, marks, messages, &c. so long kept secret, faithfully discover'd and made known. And the manner of their installation particularly describ'd. By a free mason

People / Organizations

• Free mason. (Author)
• A. Moore (pseud.) ("printed for")

Imprint

London : Printed for A. Moore, near St. Paul's, 1723. The third edition.; ..

Publication year

1723

ESTC No.

T208806

Grub Street ID

237574

Description

24p. ; 8°.

Note

"The poem claims to reveal the secrets of the masons, with much sexual detail" (Foxon)

The bookseller's name is fictitious

Price on title page: (Price Sixpence.)

Uncontrolled note

See Treadwell, M.: 'Of false and misleading imprints'. In: 'Fakes and frauds', 1989, pp. 41-43