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St
John The Baptist Lodge, No 39, Exeter
Our
Deputation
Displayed at every Lodge Meeting
Montague
G.M.
Whereas
a petition
has been presented to us and signed by several Brethren residing in
and about the City of Exeter humbly praying that they may be
constituted into a regular Lodge.These
are therefore
to empower and authorise our Rt Worshipful and welbeloved Brethren
John Bury esq. and Mr Thomas Jeffreys or either of them to convene
our Brethren at Exeter aforesaid who have signed the said petition
and that the said John Bury esq. and Mr Thomas Jeffreys do in our
place and stead constitute a regular Lodge in due form (they the said
John Bury esq. and Mr Thomas Jeffreys taking special care that they
and every of them have been regularly made Masons) with like
privileges as all other regular Lodges do enjoy and that they be
required to conform themselves to all and every the Regulations
contained in the printed Book of Constitutions and observe such other
Rules and Instructions as shall from time to time be transmitted to
them by us or Thomas Batson Esq our Deputy Grand Master or the Grand
Master or his Deputy for the time being. And that they do send to us or
our Deputy a List of members of their Lodge together with the Rules
agreed on to be by them observed, to the end they may be entered in the
Grand Lodge Books. And upon our Execution of this our Deputation the
said John Bury Esq or Mr Thomas Jeffreys is hereby required to transmit
to us, or our aid Deputy a Certificate under both or either of their
hands of the time and such place of such Constitution in order that it
may be entered in the Book of Regular Lodges. Given under our hand and
Seal of Office this eleventh day of July 1732 and in the year of
Masonry 5732.
Will Reid
Secry
By the
Grand Masters Command
Tho Bartson DGM
Geo Rooke (G
Wardens
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