BML MS. 5474: 1767 General Statutes of the Freemasonry of the Knights ƒlus Co‘ns

BML MS. 5474: 1767 General Statutes of the Freemasonry of the Knights ƒlus Co‘nsThis publication contains, for the first time in English, the 1767 General Statutes for the Freemasonry of the Knights lus Cons of Martins de Pasquallys lOrdre des Chevaliers Maons lus Cons de lUnivers. The MS. is held at the Bibliothque Municipal de Lyon under call number and name B. M. L. MS. 5474: Statuts Gnraux de la Franche Maconnerie des Chevaliers lus Cons and comprises 66 handwritten pages. This manuscript is of prime importance to understand

This publication contains, for the first time in English, the 1767 General Statutes for the Freemasonry of the Knights ƒlus Co‘ns of Martin�s de PasquallyÕs lÕOrdre des Chevaliers Ma�ons ƒlus Co‘ns de lÕUnivers. The MS. is held at the Biblioth�que Municipal de Lyon under call number and name B.M.L. MS. 5474: Statuts GŽnŽraux de la Franche Maconnerie des Chevaliers ƒlus Co‘ns and comprises 66 handwritten pages.

This manuscript is of prime importance to understand the inner workings, organization, structure, and business of Martin�s magical and mystical Ordre of the ƒlus Co‘ns. As with all our translations and publications, the O.á.M.á.S.á. feels it is time to release original manuscripts with initiatory notes for the greater Martinist community and the esoteric community in general in Ordre to preserve our beloved Tradition.

While many of the rules, restrictions, and even ritual timings are perhaps outdated or unreasonable to expect a Temple composed of regular, working-class members, there is much that remains vital for modern Co‘ns to understand, especially for those reconstructing the original initiations and operations.

For example, important information includes detailed accounts of regalia, intended ritual timings, and required officers, much of which was not even followed to the letter in Martin�s time (as evidenced in letters from Louis Claude de Saint-Martin and Jean-Baptiste Willermoz).

As per our usual format, this publication provides a faithful French transcription and facsimilŽ of the original manuscript, an English translation, collated through footnotes with other required sources, which we provide to the Martinist community at large as part of our O.á.M.á.S.á. ƒlus Co‘ns Source Series. Our standard introduction is intended to give the reader a general overview of the Ordre as a whole. The commentary, via in-line footnotes, provides key information cross-referenced from other E.C. sources such as our reconstructions of the E.C. initiations and operations. The work will speak for itself, and therefore little introduction is needed.