In defence of the following short essays I will only say that my attention being drawn to the explana- tions in the established lectures on Masonic trac- ing boards I set myself to investigate their accuracy, with what result I shall presently show. I do not claim any originality for what I have written: it is simply the result of a considerable amount of, unhappily, somewhat desultory reading; and those who have happened to study the works of Dulaure, Dupuis, Sainte Croix, Knight, Faber, Higgins, In man, Cory and many others treating on kindred subjects will be at no loss to discover whence...