Erose 1390 oldest Mesonic Texts.  A poem "Regius Manuscript". 

Scotland late 16th century, Lodge of Kilwinniy.

Membership 5 million.

Freemasons uses the metaphors of operative stonemason's tools and implements against the building of King Solomons temple, a Jew by the way, oh hells bells that doesn't help anything.

So we can go from here.  Personally I am fascinated by the Kinights Templer of which their Temple is in Metz.