There is no clear mechanism by which these local trade organisations became today's Masonic Lodges, but the earliest rituals and passwords known, from operative lodges around the turn of the 17th–18th centuries, show continuity with the rituals developed in the later 18th century by accepted or speculative Masons, as those members who did not practice the physical craft came to be known. The minutes of the Lodge of Edinburgh (Mary's Chapel) No. 1 in Scotland show a continuity from an operative lodge in 1598 to a modern speculative Lodge. It is reputed to be the oldest Masonic Lodge in the world. COUNT 7
QSN1 From what centuries are the earliest passwords and rituals of Freemasonry known? ANS1 17th–18th QSN2 What is the oldest Masonic lodge in the world? ANS2 Lodge of Edinburgh (Mary's Chapel) No. 1 in Scotland QSN3 What were members who did not practice the physical craft known as? ANS3 accepted or speculative Masons QSN4 When compared, how similar are the rituals and passwords from the turn of the 17 - 18 centuries to the ones from the later 18th century? ANS4 show continuity QSN5 What is the oldest Masonic Lodge in the world? ANS5 the Lodge of Edinburgh (Mary's Chapel) No. 1 QSN6 When was the Lodge of Edinburgh started? ANS6 1598 QSN7 When did rituals become similar between different Masonic Lodges? ANS7 in the later 18th century