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Elias Ashmole
May 23, 1617 - May 18 or 19, 1692

Born in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England,
Elias Ashmole was an English antiquarian, politician, officer of arms, astrologer and student of alchemy. He is known as the First recorded English Freemason, in 1646. Ashmole included in his diary reference to having been initiated in a Masonic Lodge at Warrington.

"1646, Oct. 16, 4.30. P.M. - I was made a Free Mason at Warrington in Lancashire, with Coll: Henry Mainwaring of Karincham in Cheshire. The names of those that were then of the Lodge [were] Mr Rich. Penket Warden, Mr James Collier, Mr Rich. Sankey, Henry Littler, John Ellam Rich: Ellam & Hugh Brewer."

He also mention a second meeting in his diary... 36 years later:

"March 1682
"10. - About 5 P.M. I recd: a Summons to appr at a Lodge to be held the next day, at Masons Hall London.
"11 - Accordingly I went, & about Noone were admitted into the Fellowship of Free Masons.
"Sr William Wilson Knight, Capt. Rich: Borthwick, Mr Will: Woodman, Mr Wm Grey, Mr Samuel Taylor & Mr William Wise.
"I was the Senior Fellow among them (it being 35 years since I was admitted) There were prsent beside my selfe the Fellowes after named, "Mr Tho: Wise Mr of the Masons Company this prsent years. Mr Thomas Shorthose, Mr Thomas Shadbolt, xxxxx Waindsford Esq., Mr Nich: Young, Mr John Shorthose, Mr William Hamon, Mr John Thompson, & Mr Will: Stanton.
"Wee all dynerd at the halfe Moone Tavern in Cheapside, at a Nobledinner prepaired at the charge of the New = accepted Masons."
Ashmole became one of the founding members of the Royal Society in 1661, but he was not a very active member.

His collection forms the basis of the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, England.

Initiated: October 16, 1646

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