Partick St Mary's Lodge No 117 - History from 1611 to 1817

The History of Partick St Mary's Lodge No 117, In the year of

1611	Foundation of a Lodge by William Millar, Building Contractor.
1758	Request made to Mother Lodge Kilwinning for the granting of a Charter.
1759	24^th May: Charter granted to Partick Kilwinning Lodge No 64.
1763	27^th December: Disruption at meeting between the Operative and Operative and Speculative members.
1765	10^th May: Agreement after committee of arbitration.
1766	August: First mention of the intention to apply for a Charter by the Speculatives.
1769	10^th February: Formal submission for a Charter made to Grand Lodge.
	29^th March: Charter granted by Grand Lodge to "Partick St Mary's Lodge No 150".
	April: First initiate into the Lodge after the granting of the Charter, one James Guldelen, (Guldiland) who later became the RWM in 1772 and later in 1776-7.
1793	11^th April: Prohibitions by Grand Lodge not to receive officially visits of Lodges holding to Kilwinning Lodge, although visits by Private Brethren from said Lodges was permissible.
1796	26^th July: First church parade to Anderston Church, a contribution of one guinea being made towards the collection from the Common Stock.
1797	27^thDecember: Church Parade, the Brethren walking from the Trades Hall to St Andrews Church.
1805	19^th December: Ten Brethren being passed and raised, all being members of the Essex Militia, the same being members of the band leading the parade on St John's Day, 27^th December.
1811	22^nd July: First mention of the donation to charity, to the wife of one Brother Thomas Miller, the sum of five shillings.
1816	15^th January: Complaints and counter complaints between John Donald and George Wallace. After examination of evidence, Wallace was fined five shillings and Donald three shillings.
1816	18^th August: Complaints by some Office Bearers that they had not been warned to attend the previous meeting. The Senior Warden, Senior Steward and two Brothers were each fined five shillings.
1816	9^th November: First mention of the Mark Degree. One William Brown was made a Mark and Chair Mason.

1817

12^th April:
Inventory Stock

10	Silver jewels with necks
3	Silver Jewels with necks
10	Velvet sashes
4	Seals
10	Office Bearers' Aprons
35	Aprons
3	Mels
1	Floor clot
2	Wardens' Tables
2	Batons
6	Rods
1	Bible, Compass and Square
1	Cushion and covering
1	Canopy
3	Chests
14	Old Sashes
1	Sword and Transparency
2	Bound Books
2	Unbound Book
1	Treasurer's Book
23	Glasses

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