ire ." ▁Although ▁there ▁is ▁only ▁one ▁other ▁mention ▁of ▁m ason ic ▁activity ▁in ▁his ▁di ary ▁he ▁seems ▁to ▁have ▁remained ▁in ▁good ▁standing ▁and ▁well - connected ▁with ▁the ▁frat ern ity ▁as ▁he ▁was ▁still ▁att ending ▁meet ings ▁in ▁ 1 6 8 2 . ▁On ▁ 1 0 ▁March ▁that ▁year ▁he ▁wrote : ▁" About ▁ 5 ▁H : ▁P . M . ▁I ▁received ▁a ▁Sum ons ▁ ▁to ▁appe are ▁at ▁a ▁L odge ▁to ▁held ▁the ▁next ▁day , ▁at ▁M asons ▁Hall ▁London ." ▁The ▁following ▁day , ▁ 1 1 ▁March ▁ 1 6 8 2 , ▁he ▁wrote : ▁" Acc ording ly , ▁I ▁went   ... ▁I ▁was ▁the ▁Senior ▁Fellow ▁among ▁them ▁( it ▁being ▁ 3 5 ▁year es ▁since ▁I ▁was ▁admitted )   ... ▁We ▁all ▁d yn ed ▁at ▁the ▁hal fe ▁Mo one ▁Ta ver ne ▁in ▁Che apes ide , ▁at ▁a ▁No ble ▁D inner ▁pre pa ired ▁at ▁the ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁New - accept ed ▁M asons ." ▁Ash m ole ' s ▁notes ▁are ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁earliest ▁references ▁to ▁Fre em ason ry ▁known ▁in ▁England , ▁but ▁apart ▁from ▁these ▁entries ▁in ▁his ▁aut obi ographical ▁notes , ▁there ▁are ▁no ▁further ▁details ▁about ▁Ash m ole ' s ▁invol vement . ▁ ▁We alth y ▁collect or ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 6 4 6 – 4 7 , ▁Ash m ole ▁made ▁several ▁simultane