THE

CONST I T U T IONS
OF THE

FREE-MASONS.
C O N TA I N I N G T H E

Hiory, Charges, Regulations, &c.

of that mo Ancient and Right
Worhipful FRATERNITY.
For the Ue of the

LODGES .

L O N D O N :
Printed by W ILLIAM H UNTER , for J OHN S ENEX at the Globe,
and JOHN HOOKE at the Flower-de-luce over-against St. Dunstans
Church, in Fleet Street.

In the Year of Maonry - 5 7 2 3

Anno Domini - 1723

TO

H i s G RAC E t h e D U K E o f

M O N T A G U .
My Lord,
Y Order of his Grace the
DUKE of WHARTON,
the present Right Worshipful G RAND -M ASTER
of the Free-Maons; and, as his
Deputy,

DEDICATION.
Deput y, I humbl y dedic ate this
Book of the Con t i t u t i o n s of our
ancient Fra te r n i t y to your G ra ce ,
in Teimony of your honourable,
prudent, and vigilant Dicharge
of the Office of our GRANDM A S T E R la Year.
I need not tell your G R A C E what
Pains our learned A U T H O R has
t a k e n i n c o m p i l i n g a n d d i g e ting this Book from the old Records , and how accurately he has
compard and made every thing
agreeable to Hiory and Chronology,
so as to render these New C O N STITUTIONS

DEDICATION.
S T I T U T I O N S a ju  and exa  Account of Maonry from the Beginning of the World to your Graces
M A S T E R S H I P , ill preerving all
that was truly ancient and authentick in the old ones: For every
Brother will be pleasd with the
Performance, that knows it had
your G RACE S Perual and Approbation, and that it is now printed
for the Ue of the Lodges, after it
was approvd by the GRANDLODGE, when your GRACE was
G R A N D -M A S T E R . All the Brotherhood will ever remember the Honour your G R A C E has done them,
and

DEDICATION.
and your Care for their Peace,
Harmony, and lasting Friendship:
Which none is more duly sensible
of than,
My LORD,
Your GRACES
Mo obligd and
Mo obedient Servant,
And faithful Brother,

J.T. D ESAGULIERS
Deputy Grand-Maer.