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 ::Were all working toward a basic and correct introduction - one which actually says something - I have no objection to any edits you might make to improve the lead. The key word is improve - construct, build, create, forge. Second, AIUI, the Regius Manuscript refers to the ""master mason"" - not the free mason. The concepts are directly related, (and no doubt the concept of the mason is central to any masculine concept of creation - men dont have wombs after all), but the point is that Freemasonry emerged only in the context of the Western Renaissance as men gained a greater concept of the value of their personal freedom - hence ""mastery"" over their own lives once afforded only to ""masters."" Basic stuff - Keep your pants on. -| "