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CONTENTS
IntroductIon. .................................................................................................................... 7
FoundatIons and notable characterIstIcs .................................................................. 9
chevalIer bartholomew ruspInI .................................................................................. 11
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the battle For ‘IncorporatIon’ as a prelude to the FormatIon oF the lodge ... 13
votes In grand lodge and the Importance oF grand stewards ............................ 15
progress towards reason ............................................................................................. 17
tIes wIth the lodge oF antIquIty, no. 1 ..................................................................... 19
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the Freemasons’ magazIne ............................................................................................ 21
the nIne muses, the royal arch and other orders ............................................. 22
the expulsIon oF thomas harper and Its aFtermath ............................................... 24
the lodge oF antIquIty repays Its debt ....................................................................... 25
the revIval to the unIon ............................................................................................. 26
the concludIng paradox ............................................................................................. 27
appendIx: sequence oF red aprons by lodges stIll on the roll ..................................... 28