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October 16, 1646: Elias Ashmole wrote in his diary that he was "made a Free Mason at Warrington in Lancashire…" This entry credits Ashmole as the first recorded English 'speculative' Freemason known to history.
Portrait by Travis Simpkins

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2021-10-16