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Regius Manuscript
THE OLD CHARGES: THE REGIUS MANUSCRIPT
 | The Regius Manuscript Translated is
one of the oldest Masonic Documents to be discovered. It was written between
1350 and
1450 A.D.
with the preponderance of authority dating it at about
1390. It
is in the form of a rude epic poem and probably the work of a priest or monk who
had access to older Masonic documents. |
 | According to a philosophical study
undertaken by British Museum experts, the Manuscript
dates from approximately
1390.
Published by James O. Halliwell in
1840,
it was mentioned in an inventory of John Theyer's library in
1670.
The latter was sold to Robert Scott, with a new inventory dated
1678.
The Manuscript then became the property of the Royal Library until
1757
(hence its name Regius), at which time it was donated to the British Museum by
King George II. |
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