The Leeds Royal Arch Council : Rules, 1955-56

Small 16pp booklet. Stiff red card covers, stapled, with black lettering (gently rubbed at edges, oxidized around staples). Contains the rules for the Leeds Royal Arch Council in 1955-56. Also lists the officers of the council for that year. Royal Arch Councils are unique to the masonic province of Yorkshire West Riding. Leeds was the first to be established, in 1922. The Royal Arch is the continuation of Craft Freemasonry. Its members, called Companions, meet in Chapters under a Grand Chapter. Chapters are ruled over by three Principals, who rule conjointly, and the Grand Chapter is ruled over by three Grand Principals, with a Pro First Grand Principal when the First Grand Principal is a Royal Prince. These rules then give a unique, if brief, insight into the history and organisation of freemasonry in the north of England. 48mo.