Contents Site Contents: MenuHome Contents Scots Freemasonry William Shaw and the Masters of Work to the Scottish Crown The First (or Edinburgh) Schaw Statute of 1598 The Second (or Kilwinning) Schaw Statute of 1599 Sinclair of Roslin – Hereditary Patrons and Protectors of the Scottish Stone Masons The First Sinclair ‘Charter’ of 1601 The Second Sinclair ‘Charter’ of 1628 Mylne Family – Hereditary Master Masons to the King of Scots The Alexander Family, Earls of Stirling – Masters of Work The Falkland Statutes of 1636 Sir Robert Moray Master Wrights to the Scottish Crown Robert Burns – the bard of freemasonry Bro William Harvey Ramsay’s Oration The Royal Order of Scotland The Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite Rite Ecossais Rectifie – The Rectified Scottish Rite EGSR – The Early Grand Rite of Scotland English Freemasonry 4 Old Lodges Old Charges, Statutes and New Constitutions Regius Poem – The oldest known Masonic Document York Freemasonry William Finch Irish Freemasonry French Masons US York Rite German Masons Gibraltar Swedish Rite Israeli Freemasonry Women Freemasons Rosicrucians Order of degrees Tracing Boards Working Tools Hiram Noachida Other Fraternal Orders – Non-Masonic Workings Further Reading Masonic Videos Scottish Masonic Links English Masonic Links Irish Masonic Links Join Freemasonry Charity Contact A Mason’s chief and only care, is how to live within the square.