Masonic Miscellany

Question

How many degrees are there?

Well most Scottish brethren will have done their Mark and fewer will have done their Royal Arch degrees with fewer continuing the journey. However, PGL Warwickshire listed some (and I have no idea what they all are):

The Royal Ark Mariners. The Knights Templar (including Knight Templar, Knight of St Paul and Knight of St John, Palestine, Rhodes and Malta). The Ancient and Accepted Rite (Rose Croix – comprising of 33 Degrees). The Red Cross of Constantine (3 Degrees including Knight of the Red Cross of Constantine, Knight of the Holy Sepulchre and Knight of St John the Evangelist). The Royal and Select Masters (4 Degrees including Select Master, Royal Master, Most Excellent Master and Super Excellent Master). The Allied Masonic Degrees (5 Degrees including St Lawrence the Martyr, Knight of Constantinople, Grand Tylers of Solomon, Red Cross of Babylon and Grand High Priest). The Order of the Secret Monitor (3 Degrees - 1st Degree - Secret Monitor, 2nd Degree - Prince and 3rd Degree - Supreme Ruler) The Operatives (7 Degrees - 1st Degree – Indentured Apprentice, 2nd Degree – Fellow of the Craft, 3rd Degree – Fitter and Marker, 4th Degree – Setter Erector, 5th Degree – Intendent, Overseer, Super Intendent & Warden, 6th Degree – Passed Master and 7th Degree – Master Mason). The Holy Royal Arch Knight Templar Priest (including in excess of 30 Degrees), The Royal Order of Scotland (2 Degrees - The Heredom of Kilwinning and Knighthood of the Rosy Cross). The Scottish Rite (4 Degrees by invitation only including Scottish Master, Scottish Master of St Andrew, Squire Novice and Knight Beneficence of the Holy City). The Rite of Baldwyn (in Bristol by invitation only on MM’s who are also RAM’s comprises of another 6 Degrees – Knight of the Nine Elected Masters, Ancient Order of Scots Knights Grand Architect, Scots Knights of Kilwinning, Knights of the East the Sword and Eagle, Knights of St John of Jerusalem, Palestine, Rhodes and Malta and Knights Templar, Knights of the Rose Croix of Mount Carmel). The Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia (comprising of nine grades – Zelator, Theoricus, Practicus, Philosophus, Adeptus Minor, Adeptus Major, Adeptus Exemptus, Magister and Magus). The Royal Order of Eri (must be a member of Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia, comprises of Three Degrees – Man-at-Arms, Esquire and Knight). The Hermetic Order of Martinists (3 degrees). The August Order of Light (3 Degrees – First Degree, Passing Degree and Second Degree).

You have any nights left then . . .?

Question

How many charters did Lodge St. John Kilwinning Largs No.173 have?

1767 : Charter from Mother Kilwinning The original charter of the Lodge was granted on the 21st of December 1767 by the Mother Lodge of Kilwinning. The Lodge was recorded under the name of “Largs Kilwinning”, No.67 on the roll of Mother Kilwinning daughter Lodges. The charter was signed by Claud Thomson, Master of the Mother Lodge of Kilwinning.

1789 : Charter from Grand Lodge The charter from “The Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons in the Kingdom of Scotland” was granted on the 2nd of November 1789. The Lodge was recorded as “Largs St. John”, No.232 on the roll of the Grand Lodge of Scotland. The charter was signed by the 37th Grand Master Mason of Scotland, Francis, 8th Lord Napier.