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Freemasonry [ Associational culture / Rituals & Ceremonies ]

… Practices > Rituals & Ceremonies Mots-clés Freemasonry aristocracy Royal Society Transnational Hospitality commerce Ship captains Entre-soi aristocratique et mondain En 1736, paraît Cérémonies et coutumes religieuses de tous les peuples du … de part et d’autre de la Manche. C’est ce qui rassemble Charles Lennox, duc de Richmond, vénérable maître ( Worshipful Master ) de la loge londonienne The Horn (1723-1724 ; 1725-1738), ancien Grand Maître de la Grande Loge …

Betting book [ Sports & Gaming accessories ]

… that not only promoted social interaction and gentlemanly conviviality, but also challenged sociability and friendship. This specific object can be considered as the physical expression of the practice of betting and testifies both to … only promoted social interaction and gentlemanly conviviality, but also challenged the rules of sociability and friendship. Available in London gentlemen’s clubs for their members, betting books provided the written proof of the commitment … Royal Exchange, incorporated in 1720, started to offer life insurance. Lloyd’s coffee-house was a place where seafaring captains could share shipping news and negotiate private contracts to cover the risk of shipwreck or violent conflict …

Hospitality (in the writings of James Cook and Watkin Tench) [ Social interaction / Mobility / Rituals & Ceremonies ]

… A voyage to the Pacific Ocean ... for making discoveries in the northern hemisphere : performed under the direction of Captains Cook, Clerke and Gore, in the years 1776, 7, 8, 9 and 80, (Perth: R. Morison, jr, for R. Morison and Son ; … commenced, in which the conduct of both parties pleased each other so much, that the strangers returned to their ships with a much better opinion of the natives than they had landed with; and the latter seemed highly entertained with …