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Sir Christopher Wren John Aubrey, a founder member of the Royal Society, wrote an unpublished history of Wiltshire in 1685. When the Royal Society ordered their clerk, B. G. Cramer, to produce a copy, Aubrey made many additions and emendations and he oversaw their inclusion into the new text. John Aubrey was a close friend of Sir Christopher Wren. As a founder member and President of the Royal Society from 1680-2, Wren was still active in 1691, the date of Cramer’s copy. The first note was written by Aubrey on May 18, 1691 and the second was Cramer’s copy made later that year. MDM. This day (May 1691 the 18th being monday after Rogation Sunday) is a great Convention at St. Paul’s-church of the Fraternity of the Accepted ['Free' being struck out]-Masons where Sr. Christopher Wren is to be adopted a Brother: and Sr. Henry Goodric ... of ye Tower, & divers [’sev'al' being struck out] others - there have been Kings, that have been of this - Sodalitie. [1.] Memorandum. This day (May the 18th. being Munday 1691 after Rogation Sunday) is a great Convention at St Paul’s-Church of the Fraternity of the Adopted Masons where Sr. Christopher Wren is to be adopted as a Brother: and Sr. Henry Goodric ... of the Tower & divers others. There have been kings, that have been of this Sodality. [2.] 1. Naturall Historie of Wiltshire. John Aubrey [1626 - 97] manuscript: 1685, additional notes in Aubrey’s hand: 1691. [Bodleian Library, MS Aubrey 2. f.72v.] 2. Naturall Historie of Wiltshire. Transcript by Clerk to the Royal Society, Mr. B.G. Cramer. [Archives of the Royal Society, Misc. MS. 92, f.277. 373 pages.] Reprinted from Ars Quatuor Coronatorum. Vol. 109. Robert A Gilbert, editor. London: 1996. p 188. ISBN: 0 907655 36 X

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