Constitution and Statutes for Freemasons (Frankfurt, 1760)

Given at Paris in a lodge which was gathered especially for this purpose
to give the rules between the angle and the square in the presence
of 60 Brothers of the Freemason Order and Overseers, given in the year of
the great light 57
Secret Council of
Golden cord style

19. One will not speak to the Venerable [Master] in Lodge until after having requested the floor;
20. One will never dispute; one will not swear, and one will not utter any dirty, obscene, or even equivocal word;
21. He who contravenes this may be proclaimed by the brother who heard him, and will be punished by the Venerable [Master];
22. When the brothers have some dispute, one will ask them to come to an agreement, and they will not be received in Lodge until after their reconciliations;
23. One may not erect any Lodge without the approval of the Grand Master, in the Kingdom, or in the Province;
24. The Lodges will maintain the good fellowship which must reign among the brothers, and will all look upon each other as one same family;
25. The brothers will lend each other mutual aid, of whatever religion they may be, and one will break off all commerce with the one who has refused to render service if he could do so without causing prejudice to his own affairs;
26. It is forbidden to speak of Religion in Lodge, of matters of state, or of Politics, or to speak any other language than that which is spoken in Lodge;

Excerpt from a letter from Bro. Bellett. to Chenevre, May 23, 1743
An inspector has come here from the Lodge of Clermont. — I introduced him as a brother,
but spoke, will not admit
on Your part
I have however
pleasure to [inform] you of it
— to Chenevre.
Glay in Paris him?

19. One will not speak to the Honorable [Master] in Lodge, except after requesting the word;
20. One will never dispute; one will not curse, and one will not utter any garish word, or even ambiguous word.
21. The one who acts against this, can be proclaimed by the brothers who will hear [him], and will be punished by the Honorable [Master];
22. As the brothers will have some dispute, one will ask them to unite, and one will not receive them in Lodge, except after their agreement;
23. One will not be able to erect any Lodge without the approval of the Grand Master, in the Kingdom, or in the province;
24. The Lodges will maintain the good unity which should reign among the brothers, and will look upon each other as one same family;
25. The brothers will lend one another help, whatever religion it may be, and one will break off all relations with the one who has refused to perform a service when he could have, without suffering damage to his trade;
26. It is forbidden to speak of Religion in the Lodge, of matters of state, of politics, and [to] speak no other language than that which is spoken in Lodge;

Interrogated.
17 A:J (10 pp)