... with the founding of the first Great Lodge of England in 1717. There is also written evidence of the Masons dating back to the fourteenth century. These Masons of the Medieval Ages were the same Masons who formed guilds and unions, mostly involving stone work. The Mason's records of their existence go back to the building of King Solomon's temple in ... of the term "Free and Accepted Masons." At the end of the seventeenth century, a great change occurred within the principles and ideals of the Freemasons. They became more involved in philosophy than actual trade (Darrah, 90-92). The Fre...

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