II. History of Masonry in England under St. Austin,

Kings Alfred, Edward, Athelstane, Edgar, Edward
the Confessor, William the Conqueror, Henry I.,
Stephen, and Henry II. ; and also under the Knights
Templars . 105
Austin patronises the Masons ... ib.
Alfred favours the Masons .... 106
Character of that Prince .... ib.
First Grand Lodge of England formed at York 107 Athelstane grants a charter to the Masons there . ib. Claims of the present Grand Lodge at York ex- amined ........ 108
A General or Grand Lodge explained . . 109 Athelstane falsely accused of murdering his bro- ther Edwin ....... ib.
Magna Charta first obtained by the Normans from
Henry I Ill
Masonry under the Grand Master of the Knights Templars ....... ib.
IIL History of Masonry in England during the reigns of Henry III., Edward I., Edward II., Edward III., Richard II., Henry IV., Henry V., and Henry VI. 112 Edward III. revises the Constitutions of Masonry . 113 Extracts from an old record in his reign . . ib.
Curious description of the plan and ornaments of St. Stephen's Chapel, Westminster, now the House of Common, lately discovered . . .. 114
Act (3 Hen. VI.) for abolishing Chapters of Masons 117 Judge Coke's opinion on that Statute . . ib.
Circumstances which gave rise to this Act . 118
Dr. Anderson's observation on this Act . . . 120 Civil Commotions at this period ... ib.
Duchess of Gloucester accused of witchcraft, and
condemned to perpetual imprisonment . . 123 Duke of Gloucester murdered .... ib.
Character of that prince . . . . .124
Cardinal of Winchester's death, and anecdote con- cerning it ib.
King Henry initiated into Masonry, revises the • ' ' constitutions, and patronises the lodges . . ib.
JJistory of Masonry in Scotland at this period . 125
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