FREEMASONRY

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Of neither parties to take no bribe; Of lord nor fellow, whoever he be, Of them thou take no manner of fee; And as a judge stand upright, And then thou dost to both good right And truly do this wheresoever thou goest, Thy worship, thy profit, it shall be most.
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The Regius Poem, often referred to as The Halliwell Manuscript, c.1390, is the oldest Englsh langiage document of Freemasonry, It was a long poem with a then classic rhyming scheme. It articulated 15 moral precepts and even more "principles" of the English Masons at the time, which was not vastly different from Masons today.

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... always supporting his [a fellow Mason's] military fame and political preferment in opposition to another.
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It was this oath that opponents of the Masons used to justify their beliefs that Masons were undemocratic. The Anti-Masonic party was formed in the early 1800s.

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… if he is in Want, you must relieve him if you can, or else direct him how he may be relieved; you must employ him some days, or else recommend him to be employ’d. But you are not charged to do beyond your ability, only to prefer a poor Brother, that is a good Man and true before any other poor People in the same Circumstance.
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Therefore no private Piques or Quarrels must be brought within the Door of the Lodge, far less any Quarrels about Religion, or Nations, or State Policy
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There are many who believe that Masonic Lodges were hotbeds of insurrection and anti-government plotting. If so, they would be in direct contradiction to their Constitution as this quotation shows.

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Freemasonry or Masonry consists of fraternal organisations that trace their origins to the local fraternities of stonemasons that from the end of the 14th century regulated the qualifications of stonemasons and their interaction with authorities and clients. Freemasonry has been the subject of numerous conspiracy theories throughout the years. Modern Freemasonry broadly consists of two main recognition groups: