who established the first royal arch grand chapter in 1766
The first Royal Arch Grand Chapter, known as the Grand and Royal Chapter of the Royal Arch of Jerusalem, was constituted on 22 July 1766 under the Charter of Compact. It was established by Lord Blayney, Grand Master of the Premier Grand Lodge, alongside senior officers and members of an existing London Royal Arch Chapter, as articles on the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Freemasons website and the Provincial Grand Lodge of Buckinghamshire website record.
was he a modern or an antient
Lord Blayney was a Modern Freemason 1. He served as Grand Master of the Premier Grand Lodge of England—the "Moderns"—from 1764 to 1767 1. While holding that office, he was exalted into the Royal Arch on 11 June 1766 2 and established the Excellent Grand and Royal Chapter through the Charter of Compact later that year, as the Museum of Freemasonry records.
what was the charter they signed called
The official name of the charter signed in 1766 that established the Excellent Grand and Royal Chapter is the Charter of Compact, as recorded on the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Freemasons website. Executed on 22 July 1766, this instrument constituted the newly created governing body under the title of the Grand and Royal Chapter of the Royal Arch of Jerusalem, as the archives of the Supreme Grand Chapter of England confirm.
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