June 19, 1566 - March 27, 1625

King of Scotland (1567-1625), and the first Stuart
King of England (1603-25), English historians
have tended to portray him as a coward and a
fussy and foolish pedant: 'The wisest fool in
Christendom'. In fact he was reasonably
successful in his main goals, increasing national
prosperity, maintaining peace with Europe and
settling the church. Today, he is remembered for
commissioning the so-called King James' Bible ,
or Authorized Version.
On the west wall of the lodge hall used by Lodge
Scoon and Perth No. 3 in Perth, Scotland can be
found a mural depicting James VI kneeling at
their altar at his initiation. The oldest existing
record of the Lodge, called "The Mutual
Agreement" of 24 December, 1658 3 in Perth, Scotland can be
found a mural depicting James VI kneeling at
their altar at his initiation. The oldest existing
record of the Lodge, called "The Mutual
Agreement" of 24 December, 1658, records that
James was "entered Freemason and Fellowcraft
of the Lodge of Scoon" on 15 April, 1601.
James also appointed William Schaw as Master
of the Work and Warden General in 1583, with the
commission of re-organising the masonic craft.
In 1598, Schaw issued the first of his statutes,
setting out the duties of masons to their lodge
and to the public, imposing penalties for
unsatisfactory work and inadequate safety
practices. Schaw drew up a second statute in
1599 wherein the first veiled reference to the
existence of esoteric knowledge within the craft of
stone masonry can be found.


Initiated: April 15, 1601
Lodge Scoon and Perth No. 3, Perth, Scotland
Source: D. Crawford Smith and William James

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Happy new week my Nl pple...next time you pick up a king James version just know that it is...

Same applies with Niv..

sorextee:
Same applies with Niv..

How do you mean? as King James had nothing to do with the Committee on Bible Translation which first started translating in 1965 and released the New Testament in 1973 and the full Bible in 1978..NIV