VII. THE UNITED GRAND LODGE OF

ANTIENT FREEMASONS OF ENGLAND shall be composed, except on days of Festival, in the following manner, as a just and perfect representative of the whole Masonic Frater- nity of England; that is to say, of—
The Grand Master,
Past Grand Masters,
Deputy Grand Master,
Past Deputy Grand Masters,
Grand Wardens,
Provincial Grand Masters,
Past Grand Wardens,
Past Provincial Grand Masters,
Grand Chaplain,
Grand Treasurer,
Joint Grand Secretary, or Grand Secretary if there be only one,
Grand Sword Bearer,
Twelve Grand Stewards, to be dele- gated by the Steward’s Lodge from
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among their Members existing at the Union; it being understood and agreed that, from and after the Union, an annual appointment shall be made of the Stewards if necessary.
The actual Masters and Wardens of all Warranted Lodges,
Past Masters of Lodges, who have regularly served and passed the Chair before the day of Union, and who have continued without secession regular con- tributing Members of a Warranted Lodge. It being understood that of all Masters who, from and after the day of the said Union, shall regularly pass the chair of their respective Lodges, but one at a time, to be delegated by his Lodge, shall have a right to sit and vote in the said Grand Lodge; so that after the decease of all the regular Past Masters of any regular Lodge, who had attained that distinction at the time of the Union, the representation of such Lodge shall be by its actual Master, Wardens, and one Past Master only.
And all Grand Officers in the said respective Grand Lodges shall retain and hold their rank and privileges in
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the United Grand Lodge, as_ Past Grand Officers, including the present Provincial Grand Masters, the Grand Treasurers, Grand Secretaries, and Grand Chaplains, in their several de- grees, according to the seniority of their respective appointments; and where such appointment shall have been con- temporaneous, the seniority shall be determined by lot. In all other respects the above shall be the general order of Precedence in all time to come, with this express provision, that no Provin- cial Grand Master, hereafter to be ap- pointed, shall be entitled to a seat in the Grand Lodge, after he shall have retired from such situation, unless he shall have discharged the duties thereof for full five years.