This authority is purely personal to a Provincial Grand Master, and cannot be transmitted by him to his successors.īy the Constitution of the Royal Order, the King of Scots is its hereditary Grand Master, for whom at every meeting of the Order, wherever held, a vacant chair or throne must be placed at the right hand of the presiding officer. The Degree of Knighthood can only be conferred in the Grand Lodge of the Royal Order, which has its seat in Edinburgh, or by the special authority by a Provincial Grand Master or his deputy. This Degree, as its name implies, deals more with the subject matter of the Rose Croix Degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite than with that of Craft Masonry. In some of the Provincial Grand Lodges where the members of Heredom number many hundreds, special powers have been given to increase the number of Knights of the Rosy Cross. The number on whom the Knighthood might be conferred was limited to sixty-three, but over the years, owing to the large number of worthy Freemasons who coveted this honor, the Grand Lodge of the Order, when it found it necessary to establish Provincial Grand Lodges elsewhere than in Scotland, granted each Provincial Grand Lodge permission to promote sixty-three Freemasons of the Degree of Heredom to the honor of Knighthood under the Grand Lodge. He granted them permission to confer the honor on such Scottish Freemasons professing the Christian religion and had shown themselves worthy of the honor. Each received a characteristic considered descriptive of his performance at Bannockburn. He conferred upon them, as a reward for their services, the civil rank of Knighthood. John’s Day 1314 and was instituted by King Robert the Bruce, who having in the course of the battle for Scottish independence, received assistance from a body of sixty-three knights who may have been original Knights Templar and Freemasons. The Rosy Cross Degree tradition takes its origin on the field of Bannockburn on Summer St. The Degree of Heredom of Kilwinning is a peculiarly interesting Degree and full of instruction to Craft Masons, as in its lectures it explains the symbolism and teaching contained in the first three Degrees of what is sometimes referred to as St. The word “Heredom” has been variously interpreted, but the most obvious derivation is from the Hebrew word “Harodim”, meaning “The Rulers”, and the name of Kilwinning refers to the re-establishment of the Order by King Robert the Bruce at Kilwinning, where he presided as its first Grand Master. Tradition tells us that the former was established in Judea, in Palestine, but whether at the time of the Crusaders of much earlier origin, tradition is silent. Call us to be assured of the best attention and to ensure that we can get any urgent requests attended to without delay.The Royal Order comprises two Degrees, that of Heredom of Kilwinning and that of the Rosy Cross. * Bespoke items may take a little longer we keep a huge stock of Provincial Apron Badges and Collar Jewels, but not all of the 1,000s of different badges - often we need to have these items produced for the individual. Bulk discounts and trade enquiries welcome, call or email us for more details Bespoke Breast Jewels manufactured to your specifications Bespoke regalia / jewels / cufflinks / badges / tokens - all manufactured to your specifications 100% no quibble return & refund policy if not completely satisfied All orders dispatched next working day* (this does NOT include Craft, Royal Arch or Mark Provincial sets - these have to be made to order) Excellent range of quality regalia always in stock We are committed to bringing you Excellent Regalia at an unbeatable price. Suppliers of masonic & non-masonic ceremonial regalia & apparel to Lodges, Orders, Clubs and Societies the world over. Welcome to Southern Regalia, The largest stockist of masonic regalia in the UK
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