Historic Masonic Documents

 

Anderson Manuscript, dated 1723 Full version
abridged version 1 and version 2

Cooke Manuscript dated circa 1450

Regius Poem dated circa 1390

Schaw Statutes dated 1598 and 1599

Minutes of Aitchison's Haven

The Strasburg Manuscript dated 1459-64

Here it is a list of the main old manuscripts with the certain or assumed data of their conception:

MS Halliwell assumed 1390
MS Cooke assumed 1490
MS Dowland assumed 1550
MS Landsdowne assumed 1570
MS York no.1 assumed 1600
MS Harleian, no. 2054 assumed 1625
MS Grand Lodge assumed 1632
MS Sloane no. 3848 certain 1646
MS Sloane no. 3323 certain 1659
MS Harleian no. 1942 assumed 1660
MS Aitcheson-Haven certain 1666
MS Edinburgh-Kilwinning assumed 1670
MS York no. 5 assumed 1670
MS York no. 6 assumed 1680
MS Ancient Lodge certain 1686
MS York no. 2 certain 1693
MS Alnwick certain 1701
MS York no. 4 certain 1704
MS Papworth assumed 1714