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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1872 edition. Excerpt: ... soe to governe vs here in this life yt we may come to his blessing yt nev shall have ending: And good brethren & fellows our purpose is to tell y" how and in what manner this worty Science of Masonrie was begun & afterwsrd how it was found by worty Kings & Print es & by many other Worshipfull men, And also to them yt be here we will declare ye charges yt belonge to every Free Mason to keep sure in good faith. And therefore take good heed hereto it is well worthy to be kept well foryt ye Science is ancient for there be vij liberall Sciences of ye wch it is one & ye names of y seven Sciences be these, first Grammer wh teacheth a man to speak truly & write truly. And ye second is Rhetoricke & teacheth a man to speak faire plaine in subtile termes & ye third is Dielectick or Lodgick yt teacheth a man to discern truth from falshood. And ye fourth is Arithmetic ; & that teacheth a man to reckon & to accompt all mannr of numb8-And ye fifth is called Geomatrie & teacheth all measure of grounds of all other things of ye w Science is grounded Masonrie: & ye fifth Science is called Musicke & yt teacheth a man ye Science of Song & violl of tongue & organ harp trumpett. And ye seventh Science is called Astronomie & yt teacheth a man to know ye course of ye Sonne Moone & Starrs. These be ye vij liberall Sciences ye web Seven be all grounded by one yt is to say Geometrie for by this may a man pve ye Essence of worke as founded by Geometric so Geomatrie teacheth meat measure ponderation & weight of all manner of things on earth for there is noe man yt worketh any Science but he worketh by some measure or weight & all this is Geomatrie, &: Marchants & all...