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Masonic references in the works of Avram Davidson

Joyleg (1962)
This is the story of 214 year old Isachar Z. Joyleg of Rabbit Notch, Tennessee, born 4 July 1748; a marine under John Paul Jones, a leader in the Whiskey Rebellion and by implication, a founding member of Freemasonry in the short-lived State of Franklin. In explaining where he found his deed to some property, he says: “Twas hid beneath the charter of the Grand Lodge of Franklin Freemasons.”

Joyleg, Avram Davidson (1923/03/23 – 1993/05/09) and Ward Moore. New York : Walker Publishing Company, Inc., 1971 (Fantastic, March and April 1962). SBN: 0802755364. hc. 233p. 15 x 22 cm. p. 213.
Masters of the Maze (1965)
Extended masonic references are made, including the journey of the main character, Joe Bellamy, to become a freemason. It is from the ranks of Freemasonry that a small and very select group of men are chosen to protect an interdimensional pathway. There is also discussion of the founding of the Grand Lodge of England and considerable reference to Elias Ashmole.

Peregrine : Primus, Avram Davidson (1923/03/23 – 1993/05/09). London and New York : White Lion Publishers, 1974 (Pyramid Books, 1965) SBN: 856172464. 156p. 14cm x 20cm.
Peregrine : Primus (1971)
Appledore, philosopher and sorcerer during the years between the fall of Rome and the rise of Christendom, uses a curiously masonic phrase while talking to his young friend, Peregrine: “If need, then need. I have not after all sworn by the length of yon cable-tow to keep silence, nor to hele, conceal, and never reveal-….”

Peregrine : Primus, Avram Davidson (1923/03/23 – 1993/05/09). New York : Walker Publishing Company, Inc., 1971. SBN: 0802755461. hc. 174p. 15 x 22 cm. p. 94.