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VIII. Two Letters from George Godwin, Esq. F.R.S. & F.S.A. to Sir Henry Ellis, K.H., F.R.S., Secretary, on certain Marks discoverable on the Stones of various Buildings erected in the Middle Ages

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2012

George Godwin Esq.
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About three years ago my attention was first drawn to the fact, that the Stones both inside and outside numerous ancient buildings in England bore in many cases a peculiar mark or symbol, which was evidently the work of the original builders. It immediately occurred to me, that these Marks, if extensively examined and compared, might serve to aid in connecting, and perhaps discriminating, the various bands of operatives, who, under the protection of the Church, mystically united, spread themselves over Europe during the middle ages, and are known as the Free Masons.

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Archaeologia , Volume 30 , 1844 , pp. 113 - 120
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Copyright © The Society of Antiquaries of London 1844

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page 118 note a My attention was kindly directed to this by Dr. Bromet.

page 119 note b “A Series of Monumental Brasses from the Thirteenth to the Sixteenth Century,” by J. G. and L. A. B. Waller.

page 119 note c Cole's MSS. vol. VIII.