sentences:  He was appointed Secretary to the Tax Office 20 July 1732, Head Secretary 8 April 1743
  
  Payne became the second Grand Master of the Premier Grand Lodge of England in 1718.After being succeeded by John Desaguliers in 1719, he was again Grand Master in 1720.During this time he compiled "The Constitutions of the Free-masons", which was printed in 1722 or 1723.