Some of the things we've come across, come up with and kicked around the Library table:

1717 - First Masonic Grand Lodge was formed in London.

1710 - The bylaws of The Order of the Rosy Cross, are published in Germany by Sigmund Richter.

1676 - "Poor Robin's Intelligence" - a London Newspaper at the time, carried the advertisement; "The Ancient Brotherhood of the Rosy Cross and the Company of Accepted Masons intend all to dine together on the 31st, November next, at the Flying Bull in Windmill, Crown Street".

1651 - The book, "Lumen de Lumine", by Thomas Vaughn, is published and contains a drawing of an angel conducting a blindfolded man in a circle around an altar.

1646 - Mystic Knight, Sir Elias Ashmole, records in his diary that; "Today I was made a Freemason at Warrington, in Lancashere".

1638 - The poem; "The Muses of Therondie" is published in London, containing the verse; "We Brothers of the Rosy Cross, with our Mason's Word and Second Sight".

1616 - "Apologia Fraternatatis", by Robert Flood is published and is the first Rosacrucian manuscript published in London.

1614 - "The Fama Fratenitas", by Valentine Andre, is published in Germany, which tells the story of the founding of "The Order of the Rosy Cross".

1610 - "The New Atlantis", by Sir Francis Bacon, is published in London, which tells the story of the secret society; "The Children of Solomon", and how they rebuilt the House of Solomon on their secret island.

1601 - The line; "the undiscovered country  whose bourne no traveler ever returns" appear in the first scene of the third act of Shakespeare's "Hamlet".

1586 - The mystic chivalric order Militia Crucifera Evangelica is founded in Germany.

15th and 16th Century - Specific Masonic imagery permeates the mystic alchemical art school of the day, especially in the works of Albrecht Dürer, Basil Valentine, Camillo Agrippa.

1475 - Carved on an exterior wall of Rosslyn Chapel, is the representation of a kneeling hoodwinked man, with a noose about his neck, holding a book in his hands. Standing behind his shoulder is a knight with a Templar Cross on the breast of his Tunic.

1445 - Rene, Duke of Anjou, holds a series of mystic chivalric tournaments, based on classical themes. For example, one reenacted the Quest for Holy Grail, and another, the Quest for the Golden Fleece. The participating knights would assume the characters of the heroes of these tales and joust representing those characters.

1390 - The Halliwell Poem, also known as the Regis Manuscript, is transcribed and contains the charges of the Medieval Masonic Guild. It has a complete list of the Seven Liberal Arts and Sciences, and makes reference to Guild Patronage by Crusading Knights.

1375 - The Shroud of Turin is offered for sale to the church by the de Charny family of Geoffry de Charny, who was burned at the stake with Jaques de Molay.

1314 - Scotland - The Battle of Bannock Byrne: Tradition states that refugee Templars fought this day for King Robert Bruce. Masonic tradition states that King Robert Bruce then founded "The Royal Order of Scotland".

1314 - The death of Jacques de Molay.

1201 - "The High History of the Holy Grail" is written in French and names The Red Cross Knights as the Guardians of the Grail.

1199 - "Parzival", by Wolfram Von Eschenbach, is written in German and names The Templars as the Guardians of the Grail.

1118 - The founding of "The Order of the Temple".

So, what does all this mean? I don't know, you tell me. Come visit us at Shively Lodge #951 Masonic Library and Studio, and we'll talk about it.