Old Charges, Statutes and New Constitutions

Medieval Stone Masons were bound by a set of rules known as “The Old Charges”:
The Old Charges Of British Freemasons, by Bro. W. Hughan
In the reign of King James VI of Scots (later James I of England) the Masons Craft in Scotland was reorganized and given a new set of rules (known as the Schaw Statutes) by the kings Master of Works, William Schaw:
The 1st Schaw Statute of 1598 and the 2nd Schaw Statute of 1599.
The 1st Sinclair Charter of 1601 and the 2nd Sinclair Charter of 1628.
The Falkland Ordinances/Statutes of 1636.
In London in 1717, Freemasonry was reorganized under the Grand Lodge and adopted New Book of Constitutions:
1st Edition:
2nd Edition:
Revised by John Entick:
Revised by John Noorthouck:
Later editions:
Constitutions of the Freemasons UGLE (1873)
In 1751 there was a schism in Grand Lodge Freemasonry in London and the “Atholl Grand Lodge” adopted its own Constitutions, the “Ahiman Rezon”:
Ahiman Rezon: or, A help to a brother, by Laurence Dermott (1764)
Irish Masonic Constitutions:
The Constitutions of Freemasonry; or, Ahiman Rezon. Grand Lodge of Ireland (1858)
Illustrations of Masonry:
Illustrations of masonry. 1772 : Preston, William.
Illustrations of masonry. 1781 : Preston, William.
Illustrations of masonry. By William Preston, … 1788.
Illustrations of masonry. By William Preston, … 1792.
Illustrations of masonry. By William Preston, … 1796.
Illustrations of masonry : Preston, William 1855
Illustrations of masonry : Preston, William, 1742-1818 : 1861
Illustrations of masonry : Preston, William, 1742-1818 : 1867
Freemason’s Monitor or Illustrations of Masonry, by Thomas Smith Webb.
Freemasons Pocket Companions:
A Pocket Companion for Free-Masons. 1735 : William Smith.
Book M: or Masonry Triumphant. 1736 William Smith | University of Utah Marriott Library
The pocket companion and history of free masons. 1764
Key To The First Chart Of The Masonic Mirror; Being A Complete Pocket Companion. Newhaven 1825
A Freemason’s Pocket Companion. Henry Washbourne, London 1831