original: "A 2" Signature mark A 2

Preface

The following decorative image appears here: A decorative headpiece vignette featuring two birds, possibly doves, nesting among flowers on a draped architectural plinth.

So many accusations—unfounded, I should hope—are made by those uninformed about contemporary FreemasonryOriginal: "Freymaurerey." During the late 18th century, Freemasonry was often under scrutiny by both church and state authorities who feared it promoted radical Enlightenment ideas or secularism., suggesting that its purpose is nothing less than the undermining of the Christian...

original: "Vorrede" (Preface), "Freymaurerey" (Freemasonry), "christlich" (Christian), "Untergrabung" (Undermining), "Vorwürfe" (Accusations)