Thomas Dunckerley was a prominent freemason, being appointed Provincial Grand Master of several provinces, promoting Royal Arch masonry, introducing Mark Masonry to England, and instituting a national
Frontispiece from Sadler's biography of Dunckerley
William Preston was a Scottish author, editor and lecturer, born in Edinburgh. After attending school and college he became secretary to the linguist Thomas Ruddiman, who became his guardian on the de
William Preston, from the 1812 edition of Illustrations of Masonry
An 1804 edition of Illustrations of Masonry in a custom binding decorated with Masonic emblems