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BEP(F.768.052
28 Nov 1768:31 (1731)
In pursuance of a deputation lately received from the Right
Honorable his Grace Henry Duke of Beaufort, Grand Master of
Masons in England, on Wednesday last was solemnized at a
grand lodge of Free and Accepted Masons in this town, held
at Concert-Hall, the installation of the Right Worshipful
John Rowe, Esq; to be Grand Master for North America, in the
room of the late Jeremy Gridley, Esq; deceased. After the
installment the fraternity in their order, with their proper
significant jewels and badges, went in procession from
Concert-Hall attended by a very large band of music, to
Trinity Church, where a sermon was preached to the
brotherhood by the Rev. Mr. Bass of Newbury: After service
they returned in procession, the order of which was varied,
to Concert-Hall, where was a most elegant entertainment
provided, and after dinner they had a variety of music, &c.
&c.
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