204 FROM THE ART OF BUILDING TO THE ART OF THINKINGjurisdiction over several lodges. For example, a charter granted by King
James IV on November 25, 1590, conferred upon Patrick Copland of
Udaught the right to exercise the office of first warden of the freema-
sons in the districts of Aberdenn, Banff, and Kinkardine.
In summary, we have observed that in Great Britain as on the
Continent the necessities of the mason's profession created a bond
between different lodges. But this bond often went beyond a national
context. During the era of great construction, a veritable liaison was
imposed between one country and another. It is this international
organization that we shall now examine.