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Three d i f t i n d Knocks/

Or the

Door of

the mod

ANTIENT

FREE-MASONRY,

Opening

t o a l l Men,

Neither

Naked

nor Cloath'd,

Bare-foot nor ( h o d ,

&c.

Bcing^anUniverfalDdcriptionof a l l i t s

B r a n c h e s ,

FROM

I t s firft Rife t o t h i s prefent Time,

Ai i t i s d c l i v e r d in a l l Lodges :

CONTAINING,

I .

The Author's

Reafons f o r

opening the Door

of

Mafonry t o a l l t he

World.

I I . How t o epen a Lodge and f e t

the

Men t o Work.

I I I .

Giving

an

cxa£l

Account

of

a l l

t h e i r

Proceedings

i n

t he

making

*

Brother,

with the

Three Obligations or

Oaths

belonging t o the F i r f t ,

Second, and Third

Degrees

of Mafonry, v i z .

The

Enter'd Apprentice,

and Felldw-Craft, and Mafter-Mafon ; with the Obligation belonging

to the

Chair,

and the Gripe a nd Word.

fV. The Form of a Lodge ; with a f u l l Defcription of the drawing upon

t he

Floor of a

Lodge, with t he Three

S t e p s ,

and

a

Prayer

ufed a t

the

making of a Brother; with

Songs

t o

he

fung a f t e r grave Bufinefs i s

done.

1/. The Examination of a Brother, whereby he may g e t Admittance into

a

Lodge,

without

going

through

the

Obligations

:

With

a l l

the

Word*

explained

that

belongs t o the

Gripe.

Vl. A

new a r i d

accurate L i f t

of a l l the

English

regular Lodges

in

t he

World, according t o t h e i r S e n i o r i t y , with t he Da t es of ea ch C o n f t i t u t i o f l

and Days of Meeting.

* ByW O V ~:

Member of

a

Lodge

i n

England a t t h i s

Time.

The Seventh EDITION.

LON ON

Printed f o r H, Serjeant, without ItmpU-Bar.


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THE

EXPLANATION

O F T H E

FOLLOWINGFIGURE,

which i s a l l t h e

Prawing

that

i s

ufed

i n

t h i s

Sort

of

Mafonry,

CALLED,

The Most

Antient

by t he

I r i f l i m e n .

ITs generally done with Chalk, or

Char

c o a l , on

t he

Floor

;

that

i s

t he

Rea -

fon that

they

want

a Mop a nd

P a i l f o

often

as

they

do : before when

a

Man has been made

a

Mafon,

they warn i t out : b u t People h a v e

taken

Notice, a nd made Game of them about

♦he

Mop

a nd

P a i l

:

S o f ome

Lodges

ufe

Tape

and l i t t l e

Nails to

form the f ame T hing, and

a

f o


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f o keep the World

more

ignorant of t h d

Matter.

Note.

This

Plan

i s drawn

on

the Floor,

Eaft and Weft : The Mafter f t a n d s i n

the

Eaft, with t h e Square

about h i s Neck, a nd

the

B i b l e

before him, which he

t a k e s

up a nd

walks

forward t o

the

Weft,

near the f i r f t

Step

of

an

oblong

Square

;

where

he

kneels

down, i n order

t o

give t h a t

folemn

Obliga

t i o n t o him t h a t has a l r e a d y knelt down, with

h i s

Left-knee

b a r e ,

bent

upon

t h e f i r f t

Step ;

h i s Right-foot forms a Square, with h i s naked

Right-hand upon

t h e

holy B i b l e ,

&c.

And f o t o t h e Second and Third De

gree of

Mafonry ;

a s

i s

{hewn

upon

the

S t e p s .

THE


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NOTE

ALL

t h i s

Figure i s

wafhed

out with a

* • * * Mop, a s a f o r e f a i d , a s foon a s he has

received

t h e Obligation.

Then

a

Table

i s

pu t

i n

the Place where

t h i s Figure was, and they

a l l

f i t round i t ;

but every Man f i t t e t h i n t h e

fame

Place a s he

ftood before

the

Figure was walhed o u t , v i z .

the Mafter i n the E a f t , the Senior Warden

i n

t h e

Weft,

&c.

Every

Man

has a G l a f s f e t him, and a l a r g e

Bowl of Punch, or what they l i k e , i s f e t i n

i n t h e Cent er of t h e Table

;

and the Senior

Deacon

charges ( a s they c a l l i t ) i n t h e North

and

E a f t ,

and

t h e

Junior

Deacon

i n

the

Sout h and Weft

;

f o r i t i s t h e i r Duty f o t o

do,

i . e .

t o

f i l l

a l l t h e

G l a f i f e s .

Then the Mafter t a k e s up h i s G l a f s , and

g i v e s

a Toaft t o t h e King and t h e C r a f t , with

Three

Times

Three

i n

t h e

P r e n t i c e s

;

and

they


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they a l l f a y D i t t o ,

and drink

a l l

t o g e t h e r ,

minding the Mailer's Motion : They do t h e

fame

with

t h e

empty

G l a f s , t h a t

he doth

;

t h a t

i s ,

he

draws

i t

a - c r o f s h i s

Throat

Three

Times

(which i s t h e Penalty of t h e Obligation of

your Throat being cut a - c r o f s ) , and then

makes

Three O f f e r s

t o put

i t down

:

At

the

Third, they a l l f e t t h e i r G l a f l e s down t o

g e t h e r , which they c a l l f i r i n g :

Then they

hold

the

Left-hand

Breaft-high,

and

clap

Nine

Times

with

t h e

Right,

t h e i r Foot

go

ing a t the fame Time : When t h i s done,

they a l l f i t down,

THE


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THE

Author's Reasons f o r opening the Door

of Masonry

t o a l l the

World.

.DEDICATEDTO

The Right Worshipful

COMPANY of

FAITHFUL'

IRISHMASTERS

Of

Number

I

And the whole Fraternitv, which i t may

be

of

Service

t o

Sirs,

£*|C^§jSg

Am obliged

t o

d e d i c a t e my Book t o

1^'lV^

Number

1 ,

becaufe they

a r e a l l

Ma-

v5sL

~Wr

^ e r s >

a n c *

m

Partnerihip

;

b e f i d e s ,

%j£§$£$J$ they

would

be angry i f

I did

not

give

them t h a t

Honour ;

f o r they t h a t a r e not

Mafters, c a n t be admitted : B ut i t may be of

Service t o t h e younger B r o t h e r s ,

becaufe

i t

w i l l

l e t

them i n t o t h e

Tricks

t h a t a r e

c a r r i e d on,

which you c a n t come a t under Six or Seven

Years,

and

the

Expence

of

a g r e a t

many

Pounds

;

but here you may l e a r n i t a l l i n a Month, and

go and

l e c t u r e

a s

w e l l

a s

t h e b e f t of

them.

B u t

B i f


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2 )

i f

you belong

to

a ny

Lodge, you

muft give

a

Shilling every Quarter to Number I , to f e a f t

t h e i r d—n'd Guts, a nd perhaps your family

w ante d

i t a t

home

: But

t h i s Family of Pluto's

h a v e

the

impudence

of

t he

D

—,

to

fay

i f

you

don't fend a Shilling when they want i t ,

you

( h a l l b e

excluded a l l Lodges

whatfoever : And

thus there goes Four or Five Shillings a Year,

you don't know

for

what ; befides

other

Ex-

pences, which i s

ten

times as

much. I

conld

give

you

a

Lift

of

Expences

f o r

one

Year

only

would make you f t a r e ; b ut i t does not f i g n i f y ,

for a ny Man that has

been

a Mafon Half a Year,

and

comes

to read t h i s Book,

w i l l know wha t

I

fay to b e t r u e , a nd more f o i f he reads i t out >

for i t

w i l l l e t him into things he never thought

o f ,

b ut

now

he

w i l l

f e e

them

a s

plain

as

pof-

f i b l e .

Fray,

Brother,

what i s

the

matter that Six or

Ejght or Ten

Brethren,

that

l i k e

t o learn Ma-

fonry,

can't

meet a t

a

Brother's Houfe

when

they p l e a f e , a nd fpend t h e i r S ix pence wit h Plca-

f u r e , a nd

depart i n Peace, without

wrangling

and cheating

one

apother ;

which t wo

often

ha p

pens of h i r e , b y

admitting

of b a d Men, and

laying

Charges

upon them

that

are not

honeft

enough to keep one Tittle thereof ; which I could

fpeak of Two

or Three

who

were

made Mafters

very

l a t e l y , a nd

i n

a

Month's Time turned

out

the

molt forfworn Villains i n

t he

World.

There-


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Therefore I advife a l l

young Brethren t o

meet

as aforefaid ; firf l

a t

one Brother's Houfe, and

then

a t another, that

i s ,

i n the

public

Way :

F or

.what

Occafion

have

you

to

b e

confin'd to

a ny

particular

Lodge, when

you may hold a Lodge

where you p l e a f e , a nd when you pleafe ; having

either

Three, Five, Seven

or

Eleven,

and as

many

more a s you pleafe ;

a nd

thus you

w i l l b e

of

Service

to one another, without

fending

your

Money

to

the

grand

Number

I ,

a s

they

c a l l

i t ,

which they t e l l you i s f o r Charity ;

b u t

i f i t be,

I

am

afraid they make themfelves t he Poor :

Thus I advife you

further, that

you h a ve nothing

to

do with them, f o r

they

are Wolves i n Sheeps

Cloathing\

6

- I t

wa s

the cuftom among

the Primitive

Ma-

f o n s , a nd a l f o among the Primitive Chriftians,

to

v i f i t one

another ;

f o r i t i s f a i d

a s Iron

fharpens

Iron, fo f h a l l one. Man fharpen another.

But methinks I hear fome young Brethren f a y .

Who f h a l l i n f t r u f t us ? I

anfwer

: Buy t h i s Book,

thou

w i l t h a ve Inftruttions enough.

But per

haps you w i l l f a y ,

How f h a l l

I know

that i t

i s

right?

Get fome f a i t h f u l Irifhman,

for

Two

or

Three Times,

a nd you

w i l l

foon

f e e

that

t h i s

Book

i s right

;

for

they

a l l

underftand Mafonry,

even

the

lowed Clafs

of

them,

i f

they are

once

made ;

for then

i t i s the chief of

t h e i r

Bufi-

n e f s .

In the

Winter they have a l i t t l e Money out

of

B 2 t hs


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t he Box of Number I ,

t o

buy them a few Cloaths,

f o you

may

have

one

of them

any

Night , only

paying

for

what

he

e a t s

a nd

drinks,

for

they

ne

ver pa y a ny thing ; b ut i f they can l a y

hold

o f *

the Money, they w i l l : So

I charge

you to take

care of t h a t , a nd

you

may do

well

enough with

them, paying t h e i r E xpences

of the

Night : Or

you

may

have

a f a i t h f u l Inftruclor

from Number

I

;

the Secretary,

or

the

l i k e ,

with

One

or

Two

with him ; b u t they muft b e

a l l

f r e e ; becaufe

they come to i n f t r u d t the young Brethren ; a nd

fometimes you muft pay a Coach-hire or Wa

terage, or the

l i k e , according to t he Sit ua tion of

t he Place.

Therefore

i t

i s

t he

beft

way

not

to

b e

troubl'd

with them, b ut a s l i t t l e a s you can help ; yet I

would have you t r y ,

a nd you

w i l l

f i n d what I fay

t o b e

true

; for i t i s by Experience. I could fay

ten times

more,

b ut I

don't care

to

b e too h a r f h :

I only giv e you Hints,

whereby,

with

a

l i t t l e

Experience,

you

w i l l

f i n d

i t

a l l

out

;

and

a

great

deal more

Villainy that

i s carry'd on, and three

Parts of

the

Free-Malbns know

nothing

about the

Matter.

For

they

pretended to

f o

much

Holinefs at

f i r i t when I

came

to England,

I

thought they

were

Gods,

b ut I foon

found

them D—s . F or

a t firft I

found

a l l

t h e i r

pretended Friendihip not

to b e r e a l , becaufe t hey ha d f o much of i t that

made me f i c k , a nd I

dare

fay

ibme

of

you,

B re

thren,


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(

s

)

thren, ha ve b een

as f i c k

with t h e i r

pretended

Ho-

nefty,

a s

ever I was.

But

with a l l t h e i r

Wit,

they

never

could find

me

out, that I never wa s

made

a Mafon, or r e

ceived any

of

the

following Obligations

;

yet

I

h a v e

been

a

Member of

f e v e r a l

Lodges,

both

Antient a nd Modern, a nd Royal Arch ;

a nd

h a v e

b een Ma ft er

of fome Lodges i n

England.

I w i l l

t e l l you

how

I came at i t withou t b eing made ;

as

follows.

I am a German, born near Berlin ; and being

acquainted wit h an

E n g l i f l i Family, who ha d a

large Quantity of

B ooks, and

being intimate with

t h e i r

Children,

I

learnt

a

l i t t l e

E n g l i f l i ,

a nd

took

great

delight i n

reading of Englijh Books, which

I could have when I would. About t he Year

1 740,

( I

wa s then upwards of 20 Years old)

a s I

was looking i n my Neighbour's Library, I

found

a

Pamphlet,

c a l l e d , Majfonry D i j f e c l e d , an E ? i g l i f l i

Book

;

I

read

i t

with

great

Attention,

becaufe

I

had

heard of Mafonry to b e a very bad Thing - ,

f o

I

took

great Notice o f * t h i s

Book, a nd could

f a y i t

a l l by Heart, or very near, a nd c onc lu d ed i t was

t he whole Thing,

b ut i t wa s not,

yet

there wa s

enough

to get

Admittance

into

a Lodge. For,

About Two or Three Years

a f t e r ,

I

went

to

Paris ; I had not been there Ions, before I work'd

with a

Man that

wa s

a Mafon, a nd b el onged

to

a

Lodge


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with,

becaufe

there is a Book already p u b l i f t i e d ,

c a l l d Mafonry Differed, which

wa s

publilhed i n t he

Year 1700 ; a nd I believe wa s a l l

the

Mafonry that

was made ufe of of a t that Time, b ut i t i s not half

that

i s

ufed

now,

tho'

i t

i s

the

nigheft

that

ever

was wrote about

t he

M a t t e r before t h i s .

Although

there have teen

many Books writ

a -

bou t Mafonry, b ut

moft

to

draw the

Reader's

Mind from off

the

aforefaid Book ; for

I have

read

them

a l l

that

have be«n

publilh'd

thefe

Twenty

Years,

a nd

I

never faw a ny

Mafonry

b ut i n

t he

aforefaid

Book.

There i s

one

publifh'd,

c a l l e d ,

A Majler-Key

t o

F ree Ma fonry, b ut i t i s not t he

Thing, t h o i t i s . f o r n e t h i . n g about the Matter, b u t

f o

very l i t t l e , that

i t i s

not

worth

fpeaking of;

there

i s

not

one

Thing

r i g h t ,

only

fome

of

the

Words,

b ut not i n t h e i r proper Places. I wonder that a ny

Man

can

pretend to

write

a Book

of a Thing

that

he knows

nothing

o f , b u t b y Peking

a

Bit here

t h e r e .

F or

no Man i s ,

a j l e

to { p e a k ; or write t h i s

Secret, without, he

has v , i f ] , t e d

Lodges

fome Years.

hie

fpeaks

o f .

Drawing

upon

die

C i c l i n g .

with

a

Pencil, t b a r ^ J h e w f S he knew nothing about t he Mat

t e r , to

f i l l People's

Cielings

f u l l

of Marks and

Scratches,

which wou l d foon

b e known

to a l l t he

World. All Men that

ever faw a ny

Thing

of

Mafonry,

knows that

t h e i r

Drawing i s upon

the

Floor, (and

that i s the Reafon of the Mop

a nd Pail) b u t any Man that reads my Book with

Attention, w i l l find i t r i g h t , by h i s own Judgment

only ;


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( 8

only ; f o r

I

w i l l a f l u r e you

t h e r e

was never fuch an

exaft Account before

p u b l i f h d ;

which I hope will

give

e n t i r e

S a t i s f a c t i o n

t o

a l l

Lovers of Truthi fol

l h a l l remain,

Tour

m o f t

o b e d i e n t

Humble

Servant,

W O V

n.

N.

B.

The S t i l e of t h e

ofo r e / a i d

and following A-

p o l o g i e s ma y n o t

b e

f o

f i n e

a s i t

f l w u l d ,

but I

hope t h e Reader w i l l e x c u f e me, a s I am net

an

Englifhman

;

b u t

I

a f f u r e

y o u ,

my

Mean

i n g i s Truth and J u j l i c e , and J

hope

will

be

u n d e r j l o o d .

THE


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V

the

Three d i f t i n c l : Knocks,

Or

the

Door

of the moft

ANTIENTFREE-MASONRY,

Opening to

a l l

Men, &c.

•**•*•***«** •****«* **§*•*»*•••»

How

t o open the Lodge, tofct

the Men

t o

work.

Majitr,

t o

t h e

junior

Deacon.

WH T

3

t h e

chief

c a r e of a Mafon

?

Anfwer. To f e e t h a t h i s Lodge i s t y l d .

Maf.

Pray do your Duty.

N. B . The

junior

Deacon goes

and

g i v e s Three

Knocks a t

t h e Door ;

and i f t h e r e i s

no

body

n i g h , t h e

Tyler

without anfwereth

with

Three

Knocks: The

junior Deacon

t e l l s t h e Mafter, and f a y s ; Worfhipful,

the Lodge

i s t y l d .


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Maf t o jun. Dea. The junior

Deacon's

Place

i n

the Lodge

?

Deacon's Anf. At

the

Back

of

the

fenior

War

den, or

a t h i s

Right

hand i f he permits him.

Maf.

Your

Bufinefs?

Deacon's

Anf. To carry

Mefiages

from the f e

nior to t he junior Warden, f o that they maybe

difperfed

round

t he

Lodge.

Maf. t o

the

f e n . Dea.

The fenior Deacon's

Place

in the

Lodge

?

S e n .

Deacon's

Anf.

At

the

Back

of

the

Mafter,

or

a t h i s

Right-hand

i f

he

permits

him.

Maf. Your Bufinefs there ?

S e n . Deacon's Anf. To

carry

Meffages from t he

Maf ter to the fenior Warden.

Maf.

The

junior

Warden's

Place

i n the

Lodge

?

Deacon's Anf.

In the

South.

Maf.

t o

t he

jun.

Warden.

Your Bufinefs

there

?

S e n . Warden's

Anf.

The bet ter to obferve t he

Sun, at

high Meridian, to

c a l l the

Men

off

from

Work to Refrefliment, and

to

f e e that they come

on i n d u e Time, that

the Mafter

may h a ve Plea-

fure

a nd Profit

thereby.

Maf. The f e n i o r Warden's

Place

i n

the

Lodge

?

Jun.

Warden's

Anf. In

t he

Weft.

Maf.

t o the

f e n . Warden. Your

Bufinefe

there

?

S e n .

Warden's Anf. As t he Sun f e t s i n the

Weft

to

c l o f e

the

Day, f o

the

Senior

ftands

i n the Weft

t o c l o f e t he

Lodge,

paying the

Hirelings

their

Wages, a nd difmifiing them from t h e i r Labour.

Maf.

The

Mafter's

Place

i n

the Lodge

?

S e n . Warden's Anf. In the

Eaft.

Maf. His Bufinefs there ?

S e n . Warden's Anf.

As

the Sun r i f e s i n

the

E af t

t o


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o open the

Day,

f o the

Mafler fhnds

i n the

Eaft

o open h i s

Lodge

to f e t

Men to

Work.

N. B . Then

t he

Mafler takes off h i s Ha t , which

he

always

has

on

b ut

a t

t h i s

Time,

a nd

puts

i t on again a s fbon a s t he Lodge i s open

b u t a l l

the

r e f t keep t h e i r s o f f , a nd he d e,

clares

the

Lodge open a s

follows.

Maf. This Lodge i s open, i n the Name of God

a nd holy

S t .

John,

forbidding

a l l .curling a nd fwear-

ing, whifpering, a nd

a l l

prophane

Difcourfe

whatfo-

t v ^ - r ,

under

no

l e f s

P ena lt y t ha n

wha t

the

Majority

f h a l l think

proper ;

not l e f s

than One Penny a

Time, nor more

than

Sixpence.

N. B . Then he gives Three Knocks upon the Ta

ble with

a wooden Hammer, a nd puts on

h i s

Hat

;

then

they

a l l f i t

down,

a nd

b e

gin

t h e i r Le&ure,

a s

follows.

T

e

enter'

d Aprentices Ledlure.

Maf. DRother, I s there any Thing be tween you

. a nd I ?

Anf.

There

i s ,

Wotfhipful.

Maf.

What

i s i t

Krodier

?

Anf. A Secret.

Maf. What i s i t that Secret, Brother ?

Anf. Mafonry.

Maf.

Then

I prefume you are a Mafon ?

Anf. I am f o taken a nd accepted amongft B ro

thers

a nd

Fellows.

Maf. Pray what Manner of Man ought a Ma

fon

Man to b e ?

Anf. AMan

that

i s

born of

a

Free

Woman.

C 2

Maf.


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**

)

Maf. Where wa s

you

firft prepar'd to

b e

made

a

Mafon ?

Anf. In

my Heart.

Maf.

Where

wa s you

next

prepar'd

?

Anf. In a

Room

adjoining to

t he Lodge.

Maf. How wa s you prepar'd Brother ?

Anf. I wa s neither naked nor cloathed, barefoot

nor fhod,

depriv'd

of a l l

Metal,

hoOdwink'd with a

cable Tow about my

Neck,

where

1

was led

to t he

Door

of

the

Lodge i n

a halting

moving Pofture, by

t he

Hand

of

a

Friend,

whom I

afterwards

found

t o

b e a

Brother.

Maf. How did you know i t to b e a

Door,

you

being blinded ?

Anf.

By finding

a

Stoppage,

a nd

afterwards a n

Enterance

or Admittance.

Maf.

How

got

yqu

Admittance

?

Anf.

By three d i f t i n c t Knocks.

Maf Wha t

wa s f a i d

t o

you

within

?

Anf. Who comes t h e r e .

Maf.

Your

Anfwer Brother

?

Anf. One who begs to

have

a nd receive Part of

t he

Benefit

of

t h i s

right

worfhipful

Lodge,

dedicat

ed t o S t .

John,

a s many

Brothers a nd

Fellows h a ve

done

before me.

Maf.

How

do

you

expect to obtain i t

?

Anf. By being f r e e born a nd well reported.

Maf.

What

wa s f a i d

t o

you then ? . '

Anf.

Enter.

Maf. How

did

you e n t e r , and upon what ?

Anf. Upon

the

Point of a Sword

or Spear* or

fome

Warlike Inftrumenr, prefented t o

my l e f t naked

B r e a f t . ' Maf.


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) / ]

Maf. What was f a i d to you then?

;

Anf

Twas

afk'd i f

I f e l t

any

Thing.

M


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whom I i h a l l f i n d to b e fuch, a f t e r juft Trial and*

due

Examination.

I furthermore do fwear, that I w i l l

not

write i t ,

print

i t ,

cut

i t ,

paint

i t

or

f l i n t

i t ,

mark,

i t ,

f t a i n

i t ,

.

or

engrave

i t ,

or

caufe

f o b e done,

upon

any Thing

moveable or immoveable,

Under the

Canopy of

Heaven,

whereby i t may become legible or i n t e l -

l e g i b l e , or the lead Appearance of t he Character

of a Letter, whereby the f e c r e t A rt may b e unlaw

f u l l y

obtain'd.

All t h i s 1 lwear, with a

ftrong

a nd

fteady

Refolution

to

perform

the

fame,

without

a ny Hefitation, mental Referv ation, or Self-eva-

f i o n of Mind i n me whatfoever, under

no

l e f s Pe

nalty than to h a v e my Throat cut a c r o f s , my

Tongue torn ou t b y t he Root, a nd that to b e

buried

i n t he Sands

of

t he Sea, a t Low-Water

Mark,

a Cable's

Length

from

the Shore, where

the

Tide

ebbs and

flows

twice

i n

Twenty-four

Hours ; f o help me God, a nd keep me f t e d f a f t ,

i n

t h i s my enter'd Apprentices Obligation.

[He k i t f e s

the Book.]

Funde

merum

Genio.

.N.

B . After t h i s Obligation, they drink

a

Toaft

to

the

Heart' t hat conceals, a nd to t he

Tongue that never r e v e a l s ^

* .

The Mafte; i n the

Chair gives

i t , a nd they a l l

fay

Ditto,

and

they

draw

t he

Glafles

a c r o f s

their

Throats a s a f o r e f a i d .

Maf.

Now

Brother,

a f t e r

you

received.this Obli

gation,

what

wa s

the f i r f t that

wa s

f a i d t o

you

?

Jnf.

. '

r


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I

wa s afk'd

wha t I

moft d e f i r d

?

Maf. What wa s your

Anfwer

?

Anf. To b e brought to Light.

Maf.

Who

brought you to Light ?

Anf.

The

Maf ter

a nd

the r e f t of the

B re

thren.

Maf. When you wa s thus brought to Light,

what were the f i r f t

Things

you

faw

?

Anf.

Bible, Square

a nd

Compafs.

Maf.

What

wa s i t they told

you

they f i g -

nified

?

Anf. Three great Lights i n

Mafonry

?

Maf. Explain them, Brother.

Anf.

The Bible,

to rule

a nd

gov ern ou r

Faith

; the

Square,

to

Square

our

Actions

;

t he

Compafies

i s

to

keep

us

within

Bounds

with

a l l Men, particularly with a Brother.

Maf.

What

were the next

Things that

were

(hewn

to

you

? . • .

» -

Anf. .Three Candles, which I wa s told were

Three

Leffer

Lights i n

Mafonry.

Maf.

What

do they

reprefent

?

Anf. The

Sun, Moon,

a nd Mafter-Mafon.

Maf. Whyfo, Brother

?

Anf.

There i s the

Sun

to rule

the Day, t he

Moon

t o '

rule the Night, a nd the M a f t e r - M a -

f o n s Lodge, or a t

l e a f t

ought

f o

to

do.

Maf.

What

wa s

then

done lo you ?

Anf. The Ma ft er t ook me by the Right-

hand, a nd ga v e me the Gripe and Word of

D

an


27/93

(

I« )

a n

enter'd Apprentice, a nd

f a i d ,

Rife up

Bro

ther

Boaz.

J V . B . Sometimes they (hew you t he Sign be

fore

t i i i s

Gripe

a nd

Word

i s

given,

which

i s

Boaz

: I t

i s

t he enter'd

Apprentice's

Word,

and t he Gripe

thereto

belonging i s to pinch

with your Right-thumb Nail, upon

the

f i r f t

Joint of

your Brother's

Right-hand.

Maf. Have you got t h i s Gripe a nd Word,

Brother ?

Jnf. I have,

Wormipful

Maf Give

i t

to your next Brother.

N.

B . Then he

takes h i s next

Brother

by

t he

Right-hand, a nd gives

him t he Gripe

a nd

Word,

as before defcribed : he t e l l s

t he

Maftcr,

that i s r i g h t .

According

to

t he following Proof.

The \ f t .

Brother

gives him

the Gripe.

The 2 d . Brother f a y s , What's t h i s ?

i j i . Bro. The Gripe ofan enter'd Apprentice,

2d. Bro. Has i t got a Name ?

1 7 ? .

Bro.

I t

h a s .

2d. Bro. Will you give i t me ?

i f l .

Bro.

I ' l l

l e t t e r

i t wit h you ,

or halve

i t .

2d.

Bro.

I ' l l halve i t

with

you.

t f t .

Bro.

Begin.

2d.

Bro. No,

you

begin

f i r f t .

1Ji.Br0.BO-

2d.

Bro.

AZ

:

i f i . Bro. BOAZ.

2d. Bro.

I t

is

r i g h t ,

wormipful Mafter.

Maf.


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Maf. What wa s the next Thing that wa s

(hewn to you ?

Anf. The

due Guard,

or Sign, of an ^nter'd

Apprentice.

N- B.

The

due

Guard or Sign,

a s they

c a l l i t ,

i s by drawing your Right-hand a-crofs your

Throat

edgeways, which i s

to

put

you i n

. mind

of the Penalty

of your Obligation ;

that you would fooner have

youi*

Throat cut

a - c r o f s ,

than

difcover

the Secrets

of

Mafon-

ry

:

Wich I c a l l mere

Nonfenfe,

a nd a l l

that perule t h i s w i l l fay the fame, when they

are convinc'd that t h i s i s

t he whole

Thing;

which

t hey f oon w i l l f i n d out,

only

b y talk

ing out of

t h i s Book to

fome that you

know

to

b e Mafons ;

b ut

not t o

l e t them know

that

you

h a ve

read

i t :

You

may

f a y

that

you

wa s made a t

fome

Lodge i n the Coun

t r y , a nd then fhew them

the Signs

and

Gripes, a nd t he Words thereunto belong

ing i a l l which are fully defcrib'd i n

t h i s

Boole : Then he w i l l foon

own you

for

one

of the Fraternity, a nd take you t o h i s Lodge,

a s

they

did

me.

Maf.

Have

you

got

that

d ue Gu a rd ,

or

Sign, of an enter'd Apprentice ?

N. B .

He

draws h i s

Right-hand

a - c r o f s his

Throat ( a s a f o r e f a i d ) , to fhew the Maf ter

thai he h a s .

Maf. After a l l t h i s , what was

f a i d

to

you

?

Anf.

I wa s order'd to b e t a ken b ack, and

vefted

with

what I

ha d been divefted

of* and

t o b e b rou ght b a ck to return Thanks, a nd to

receive

t he

Benefit tof a

Lefture, i f Time

would

permit.

D 2 Maf.


29/93

( 2° )

Maf. After

you

wa s inverted

of

what

you

ha d been divefted o f , wha t wa s done t o you ?

Anf. I wa s b rought b ack

t o the North-

wert

Corner

of

the

Lodge,

i n

order

t o

return

Thanks,

Maf. How did you return Thanks ?

Anf. I flood i n the North-weft

Corner

of

t he

Lodge, and,

with the

Inftruction of a

Brother,

I

f a i d ,

Mafter, f e n i o r and

junior

Wardens,

f e -

nior a nd

junior Deacons, a nd

the

r e f t of t he

Brethren of t h i s Lodge, I

return

you Thanks

for

the

Honouryou

have

done

me,

i n

making

me

a Mafon, a nd

admitting me a Member of

t h i s worthy Society.

Maf. What wa s f a i d

t o you then

?

Anf.

The

Mafter c a l i d me

up

t o the North-

Eaft Corner

of

the Lodge,

or a t h i s Right-

hand.

Maf. Did

he prefent you with

any-

Thing?

Anf. He prefented me with an Apron, which

he

pu t

on me ;

he

t o l d

me

i t wa s

a

Badge of

Innocency, more antient than the Golden

Fleece or the Roman Eagle ; more honour'd

than

the

Star

and Garter, or

any

other

Order

under

the

Sun,

that

could

b e

conferr'd upon

me

a t that

Time,

or a ny

Time

h e r e a f t e r .

Maf. What were

the next

Things that

were

rtiewn

to you ? . ,

Anf.

I

wa s

f e t

down by the Mafter's Right-

hand

a nd

he fhew'd

me the

working

Tools

of an enter'd

. A prentice.

Maf. What were they ?

Anf. The 24 Inch

Gauge,

the Square

a nd

common

Gavel, or

letting Mau l.


30/93

C

21

)

Maf.

What

are their

Ufes

?

Anf.

The

Square

t o

fquare my

Work,

t he

24 Inch Gauge t o

meafure

my Work, t he

common Gavel to knock off a l l fuperfluous

Matters,

whereby the

Square

may

f e t

eafy

andjuft.

Maf. Brother, a s we

are

not a l l working

Maions, we apply them t o our Morals, which

we

c a l l

fpintualizing

;

explain

them.

Anf.

The

24

Inch

Gauge

reprefents

t he

24 Hours of

the

Day.

Maf.

How d o you

fpend

them Brother ?

Anf

Six Hours

to

work

i n ,

Six Hours to

ferve God, and Six toferve

a

Friend or a B ro

t h e r ,

a s f a r

a s l i e s

i n

my Power, without

being

detrimental to

myfelf

or

Family

: a nd Six

Hours

to

Sleep

i n .

N. B . This i s a l l the enter'd Apprentice's

Ledture, which

giv es t he

f u l l Defcription

o f ,

h i s making, a nd i s enough f o r an Apprentice

to learn

to get

Admit t ance

into a

Lodge

;

b u t

there are fome f o o l i l h

Reafons

why

a

Man

fhould

b e f e r v d

f o ,

which

I mail fhew

you

hereafter.

B u t

methinks

I

hear

fome

f a y ,

I

am furpriz'd tha t Gentlemen of good S e n f e .

a nd Reafon

would

f u f f e r

themfelves

to

b e us'd

f o ; to b e robb'd of a l l t h e i r Money, a nd a l l

Manner of Metal, and a l m o f i : f t r i p d naked,

and

blinded, with a

Halter about h i s

Neck

f o l a y , I . B u t the Reafon i s , no Man ever was

made

a

Mafon,

b u t

has

fome

Friends

there

that

were Mafons already, a nd perhaps under fome

Obligation, who w i l l f a y , we were f e r v d f o b e

fore, a nd were not a f r a i d , b ut you w i l l hear t he

Reafon


31/93

C

22 )

Reafon

for i t

a l l ,

then you

will b e f a t i s f i e d ,

and f a y our

Meaning

i s good. I myfdf have

feen feveral that would not go through i t , t i l l

their

Friends

h a v e

preached

the

aforefaid

Doc

t r i n e .

I

know feveral that

h a v e

receiv'd t he

t he firft Step, a nd would go no

farther

; for

there

wa s one

Mr.

T s , a Clergyman,

and

C ur a te ,

of S t . Mary

Over's, i n

Southwark,

fo

angry and

f u r p r i z d ,

that

he

would ha v e b een

glad

to have

made h i s E tcape

from

t hem, pro

vided

i t ha d

been

i n

h i s

Power;

b ut

they

would not ptrmit him ' t i l l he had received t he

Apprentice's

Ob

i g a t i o n s ,

which thty c a l l t he

f i r f t

P i l l ,

that you

fhant

diicover

what

you

h a ve

feen ; b u t when he got away, he

never came

near them more, a nd t hought himfelf very i l l

us'd. Two or

three more were furpriz'd i n

that

Manner

a t

t he

fame

Lodge,

v i z .

at

Num

b er I I .

held

then a t T- -—, . a t the Mitre on

t he Broad Wall,

Cbrifi Church i n Surry, a nd

feveral other Lodges that I

have

heard o f , b u t

t h i s I know t o

b e

f a c t . Alfo t he Mafter

of

a

Lodge,

who

ha d

made

a great many F o o t s J by

getting One Pound five Shillings from each

of

them

:

There

wa s

half

t he Money

fpent,

a nd

t he other half

kept

i n

the

Box

f o r Chari

table Ufes ; b ut when they ha d got to

t he

a -

mount

of many Pounds,

the

Mafter i n the

Chair, who is fworn

moft

wickedly not

to

rob

the* Lodge, b ut to

f e r v e

i t ,

which

he did b y

carrying

i t a l l o f f ,

and

f a i d

he wanted Charity,

therefore

he

would

keep

i t ,

a nd

they

might

do

their worft a nd b ? . d--n'd ;

and

f e v e r a l more

that

I

h a ve

known t o do fuch

Tricks,

b ut

I

don't


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( n >

don't c a r e t o mention t h e i r Names, having f a i d

enough t o be underftood. I think t h e above

Number

confirms

t h e

Character

; b e f o r e

they

would

l e r v e

a

Brother,

they

would

rob

him,

or

take away

h i s Character, whereby he

may l o f e

h i s B u f i n ef s . I

could

t e l l

you

a

great

many

b a d Things

they

have

done

one t o a n o t h e r , a l

though they a r e fworn

f o

b i t t e r l y

t o

t h e con

t r a r y :

B u t

i t would f w e l l my Pamphlet

i n t o

a l a r g e Volume :

Therefore

I l h a l l f a y no

more,

becaufe

I

would

not be

too

f e v e r e

;

t h o *

I have

f a i d

enough t o d i f p l a y t h e i r V i l l a i n y ,

which I

hope

w i l l be a

Caution

to

a l l

o t h e r s .

I

l h a l l

now

proceed t o

the Apprentices

Reaibnj, a s I promis'd

you.

THE

Enter'd

Apprentice's

Reasons.

Maf.

YI^HY

was you

n e i t h e r

naked

nor

c l o a t h d , b a r e - f o o t nor f h o d , with

a

Cable-tow ( o r Halter)

about your

Neck ?

A»f. I f I had r e c a n t e d , a nd ran ou t i n the

S t r e e t ,

t h e

People would have l a i d I was mad ;

b ut i f a Brother had f e e n me, he would have

brought me

back,

and f e e n me done J u f t i c c

b y .

N. B. What

a f o o l i l h Reafon i s

t h i s , f o r

Men

of Underftanding t o

d i f p u t e

about

Maf.


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C * 4 )

Maf. Why wa s you

hoodwink'd

?

Anf. That my Heart might

conceal,

before

my Eyes

did

difcover ?

Maf.

The

fecond

Reafon,

Brother

?

Anf.

As I

was i n Darknefs a t that Time, I

lhouki keep a l l the World i n Darknefs.

Maf.

Why wa s

you depriv'd

of

a l l Metal.

Anf. That 1 mould bring nothing offenfive,

or defenfive into the Lodge.

Mcf.

Give

me

the

third

Reafon,

Brother

?

Anf. As I wa s poor a nd

penny l e f s when

I

wa s

made

a

Maibn, i t inform'd me that I

fhould a f f i f t a l l poor and pennylefc Brethren,

a s

f a r

a s

lay

i n my

Power.

Maf. Brother, you told me you gave Three

d i f t i n c l : Knocks a t

the

Door : Pray what do

they

f i g n i f y

?

Anf. A certain text i n Scripture.

Maf.

What i s

that

T e x t , Brother ?

Anf. Afk,

a nd

ybu f h a l l

h a ve

$

feek,

and

y6u mall f i n d ; knock, a nd i t f h a l l b e opened

unto you.

Maf. How

do

you

apply

t h i s

Text

i n

Ma-

fonry ?

Anf. I

fought i n

my Mind ;

I

afk'd of

my

Friend ; I knock'd, a nd the Door of Mafonry

became open unto

me.

Maf. Why

ha d

you

a Sword, Spear, or

fome other warlike Inflrilment, prefented t o

your

naked

Left-breaft

particularly

?

Anf.

Becaufe

t he

Left-breaft

i s the

neareft

the Heart,

that i t might b e t he more a Prick

t o


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that noble Piece of

Architecture

Man ; which

are

f o complete i n Proportion, that the

Anti-

ents began t h e i r Architecture by

t he

fame

Rules.

Maf.

The fecond

Reafon,

Brother ?

Anf. There were three

Grand

Mafons at

t he building of Solomon's Temple.

Maf. Why

do Five

make a

Lodge

?

Anf. Becaufe every Man i s endued with

Five

Senfes.

Maf.

What

are

the

Five

Senfes

?

Anf. Hearing, Seeing,

Smelling, Tailing,

a ad Feeling.

Maf. What Ufc are thofe Five Senfes

t Q

you, i n Mafonry i

Anf. Three are of great

Ufe

to

me,

viz*

Hearing,

Seeing, a nd

Feeling.

Maf. What Ufe

a r e

they,

Brother ?

Anf. Hearing, i s to

hear

the Word ; S ee

ing, i s to l e e the Sign ; Feeling, i s to f e e l

t he Gripe ;

that

I may know a Brother, a s ,

well i n

the

Dark a s i n the Light.

Maf.

\\'hy

fhould Seven make a

Lodge

?

Anf

Becaufe

there

are

Seven

l i b e r a l

Sciences.

Maf. Will you name them, Brother

?

Anf. Grammar, K h e t o r i c , Logic, Arithme

t i c , Geometry, Mufic, and Aftronomy.

Maf.

What do thofe Sciences

teach

you ?

Anf. Grammar

tenches

me the Art

of

writ

ing

a nd

fpeaking

the

Language,

wherein

I

learn according

t o

the

F i r f t , Second,

a nd

Third

Concord.

Maf.


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t h i s Head, f o r I

go a s

f a r a s a ny of t he

Free Mafons do i n

t h e i r

Lectures,

a nd

ra

ther further,

which

I am obliged to do t o

make

i t

p l a i n ,

that

i t

may

b e

underftood

to

the meaneft Capacity. That which i s

not i n the Letture i s

marked

thus, N. B .

Maf. Why fhould Eleven make a Lodge,

Brother ?

Anf. There were E l e v en Patriarchs, when

Jofeph wa s f o l d into Egypt, a nd

fuppos'd

t o

b e

l o f t .

Maf. The Second Reafon, Brother ?

Anf. There

were b ut E l e v en Apoftles

when

J u d a s ha d betray'd C h r i f t .

Maf.

What Form i s

your

Lodge ?

Anf. An Oblong Square.

Maf.

How

long,

Brother

?

Anf. From Eaf t to Wef t. *

Maf. How wide, Brother ?

Anf. B e t w een

North a nd South.

Maf

How high, Brother ?

Jnf.

From the

E a r t h

t o the

Heavens.

Maf.

How

deep,

Brother ?

Anf From the Surface of the E a r t h to t he

Center,

Maf.

Why i s your

Lodge f a i d

t o b e

from

t he

Surface to

t he

Center

of

the

E a r t h

?

Anf. Becaufe that Mafonry i s Univerfal.

Maf

Why

i s your

Lodge

fituated Eaf t a nd

Weft ?

Anf.

Becaufe

a l l Churches a nd Chapels a r e ,

or

ought to

b e foK

Maf


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.

29

)

Maf

Why f o , Brother ?

Anf. Becaufe the Gofpel was f i r f l : preached

infhe E a f t ,

and extended i t f e l f

t o

the Weft.

Maf What fupoorts your Lodge ?

Anf

Three

g r e a t P i l l a r s .

Maf What a r e t h e i r Names

?

Anf

Wfdom,

Strength and Beauty.

Maf. Who doth the PiUar of

Wifdom

r e -

j t o f . The

Mafter i n t h e

E a f t .

Maf

Who

doth

t h e

P i l l a r

of

Strength

r e -

VKAnf.

The Senior Warden

i n

t h e

Weft.

Maf. Who doth

the

P i l l a r of Beauty r e -

PreS

The Junior

Warden

i n t h e South.

Maf.

Why fhould

t h e Mafter r e p r e f e n t the

P i l l a r of Wiidom

?

,

Secaufe he g i v e s Inftru&ans

t o

t he

Crafc

t o c a r r y on t h e i r

Work

i n a

proper

Manner, with good Harmony.

Maf

Why mould the Senior Warden r e -

prefent t h e P i l l a r of Strength

?

Anf

As

t h e

S un

f e t s

t o

fimfh

t h e

Day,

f o

the

Senior

Warden

f t a n d s i n

t h e Weft

t o

pay

he

Hirelings t h e i r Wages, which „

the

Strength and Support of a l l

B u f i n e i s .

Maf Why

mould the

Junior

Warden r e

p r e f e n t the

P i l l a r

of Beauty

?

P

Zecaufe

he

f t a n d s i n the South,

a t

high

Twelve

a t

Noon,

which

i s

t h e

Beauty

of

the

dTv t o c a l l

the

Men o f f

from

Work t o Re-

fre&ment, and

to f e e t h a t

they come

on

again


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i n due Time t h a t

the

Mafter may have P l e a - 5

f u r e and P r o f i t t h e r e i n .

Maf.

Why

i s i t f a i d t h a t your Lodge

i s

foppomtf

b y thefejhree great

KUanTwi

dom,

Strength

and Beauty

?

rv̂ B neca feW;fd om. Strength and Beau-

ra

b

I ,Fmfer ° f » »

W°rks>

a n d n o t h i n g

can be earned on

without them. 5

- M * / Why f o

Brother

?

/&/ Becaufe t h e r e i s Wifdom t o contrive

Strength

t o f u p p o r t , and Beauty

t o

adorn

LodgY? Had y o u a n y

C o v e r i n s

t 0 yw

^»/: Yes,

a

cloudy Canopy, of d i v e r s Co

l o u r s , or the Clouds. °

^Maf How

blows a

Mafoa's Wnd,

Bro-

Anf.

Due

Eaft

and Weft .

Maf.

What i s i t o

Clock,

Brother

?

- d n f . High

Twelve.

Maf. C a l l t h e Men o f f from Work t o Re.

fremment,

and

f e e t h a t

they come

on again

in

d ue Time.

°

[The End of

( b e e n t e r d

a p p r e n t i c e s

L e t l u r e . ]

the


40/93

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The entered

Apprentice's Song, which i s Jung

after grave Bufinefs i s done, or after mak

ing a Brother.

I .

QOME e t us prepare,

We Brothers

t h a t a r e ,

Aflembled

on

merry Qccafion

;

Let's drink,

laugh,

and

f i n g ;

Our Wine has a Spring

;

Here's

a Health t o an

Accepted

Mafon,

I I .

The World i s i n pain

Our S e c r e t s

t o

g a i n ,

And f t i l l

l e t

them

wonder

and gaze on 5

They

n e e r

can

d i v i n e

The

Word

or

t h e

S i g n

Of

a Free

and

Accepted Mafon.

- I I I .

T i s

T h i s ,

and

' t i s That,

They cannot

t e l l Wha t ,

Whyfo many Great Men o f - the Nation

S hou ld Aprons pu t

on,

To

make themfelves one

With a Free and an

Accepted

Mafon.

I V .

Great K i n g s ,

Dukes

and Lords,

Have l a i d b y t h e i r Swords,

Our Myft'ry

t o pu t a

good

Grace

on,

And

n e e r

been

amam d

To

hear

themfelves nam'd

With 4

Free

and

an

Accepted

Mafon.

V .

An-


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32 >

v .

Antiquity's Pride

We

have

on our S i d e ,

And

i t maketh

Men

j u f t

i n

t h e i r

Station

:

There's nought but

what's

Good,

To

be

understood

By a Free and

an

Accepted Majon.

VI.

We're t r u e and

f i n c e r e ,

And

j u f t

t o

t h e F a i r ,

Who w i l l t r u f t us on e v r y Occafion j

No

Mortals

can more

The

Ladies adore,

Than a

Free

and

an

Accepted Ma/on.

VII.

Then

j o i n

Hand

i n

Hand,

T' each

other firm

f t a n d ,

Let's

be

merry, and

pu t

a

bright Face on

:

What Mortal can

b o a f t

So

Noble a

l o a f t ,

As

a Free and an Accepted Mafon,

VIIL

Were t r u e

and f i n c e r e ,

And j u f t t o t h e F a i r ,

Who w i l l

t r u f t

us

on e v r y

Occafion

j

No

Mortal can

more,

The Ladies

adore,

Than a Free and an Accepted M a f o t t ,

N. B. When they fmg t h e a f o r e f a i d Song,

they

a l l

ftand

round

a g r e a t

Table,

and j o i n

Hands

a - c r o f s ,

t h a t

i s , your Right-hand t a k e s

hold


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)

hold

of

your Left-hand Man's Left-hand ; a nd

your

Left-hand Man, with

h i s Right-hand,

takes

hold

of h i s l e f t

Man's

Left-hand, and

fo

croffing

a l l

round.

But

when

they

f a y

t he

l a f t

Verfe,

they

jump

up

a l l together, ready t o

(hake

the Floor down : I myfelf

h a ve

been

below* where there

has

been a Lodge,

and

h a v e heard

the

People f a y , L^—d d—n

t h e i r Bloods, what are they

doing

?

They

w i l l fhake

the

Place

down, I ' l l

f t a y here no

longer.

This

they

c a l l

driving

of

P i l e s ,

t o

amufe the world; b ut they l h a l l not

b e

amus'd any

longer,

b u t { h a l l know

every

particular, and the

f o o l i t h Reafons

they

give

for them. . .

How

they

call

off

t he

Men

from

Work

to

Refre/hment.

' pHE Mafter whifpers to

the fenior

Deacon

a t h i s

Right-hand, and

f a y s ,

' t i s my

Will

&nd Pleafure that t h i s Lodge i s called off from

Work

to

Refrefliment during Pleafure ; then

t he

fenior Deacon c a r r i e s

i t

t o

the junior

War

den, a nd whifpers the fame Words i n h i s Ear4

a nd

he whifpers i t i n the

E a r

of

the

junior

Deacon a t

h i s

Right-hand, a nd

he

c a r r i e s i t

to

t he junior Warden,

a nd

whifpers t he fame

to

him, who

declares

i t with a

l ou d Voice, and

f a y s , i t i s our Mailer's Wil l and Pleafure,

that

t h i s Lodge

i s

c a l l e d

from Work

to Refrefh-

ment, during

Pleafure

; then

he

f e t s up h i s

Column, a nd the Senior l a y s h i s down ; f o r the

F Care


43/93

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34 )

C a re

of

the Lodge i s

i n t he

Hands

of

the j u

nior Warden,

while

they

are

a t

Refrcfhment.

J V .

B .

The

fenior

a nd

junior

Warden

have

each

of them a Column i n t h e i r Hand, about

Twenty

Inches long, which reprefents t he

Two Columns

of

the

Porch

a t

Solomon's

Temple, Boaz

a nd

Jachin. *

The

Senior

i s Boaz,

or Strength.

The

Junior

i s Jachin,

or to

e f t a b l i f h .

•

Vide i

Kings, Chap. v i i .

How t o call on to Work again.

tT i s the fame a s

calling

off f r o r

- * -

l y

with t h i s

Difference ;

i t i s

)m Work, on-

i s our Mafter's

Will a nd

Pleafure

that t h i s Lodge i s

c a l l e d

off

from Refrefh

men

t to Work;

then the

Junior

l a y s down h i s Column, a nd the

fenior

Warden

f e t s up h i s ; f o

they proceed to a Ledlure,

which

they

c a l l

Work.

N. B . If

time

d oes not

permit for

the

Craft's

Lecture,

a s i t very

feldom does,

having gone

through the

aforefaid

Ledture,

then

they

c l o f e

t he Lodge ; which

i s much the

fame

as opening, only with t h i s Difference ; the

fenior

Warden

declares

i t , a nd

f a y s ,

I t i s our Mafter's Will a nd Pleafure, that

t h i s Lodge ftands c J o s d t i l l the f i r f t , or third

Wedmfday

i n

the next Month (or according to

the


44/93

C

35 )

t he Nights that t h e i r Lodge i s held on), ex

cept a Lodge of Emergency, a nd that

you

l h a l l have timely

Notice of

; then

they

take off

their

Jewels,

a nd

get

a s

drunk

a s

Free-mafons

may

b e ; and fing

a nd

get drunk,

a nd

t h a t s a l l .

The

FELLOW-CRAF


45/93

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Maf.

Howdo you expect

to a t t a i n

i t

?

Anf. By the Benefit of a

Pafs-word:

Maf. Have

you

got that

Pafs-word ? /

Anf.

I

have.

Maf.

Give i t

me

?

Anf.

Shibboleth.*

Maf.^ What

did he

fay

to

you

then ?

^«/ ' Pafs,

Shibboleth.

Maf.

What

became

of

you

then ?

Anf.

I

wa s

l e d

twice

round

the

Lodge.

Maf. Where did

you meet;

with the f i r f t

Op-

pofition ?

Anf. At the Back

of the

f e n i o r Warden,

where

I made the fame Repetition

a s a t t he

Door.

Maf. Where did

you

meet

with the

fecond

Oppofition ?

Anf.

At the Back

of

t he Mafter, where J

made the fame Repetition a s a t the Door.

Maf. What did

he

do

with you

?

Anf. Heordered me b a ck t o

the

fenior War^

den, to receive I n f t r u d t i o n .

Maf.

What Inftru&ions

did

he give you ?

Anf.

He

taught

me

to

fhew

the

Mafter

my

d u e Gua rd , a nd to

take Twc ^ S teps

upon the

fecond Step of a right-angl'd oblong Square,

• w i t h my Right-knee . b e n t

bare,

my Left-foot

forming

a

Square,^my Body

upright,

my

Rights

hand upon the holy Bible, my Left-arm fup-

ported b y

the

Point of the Compafies,

form

ing

a

Square

;

where

I

took

t h t

Obligation

of

a Fellow-Craft.

*

Vide Judges, Chap. x i i .

Maf.


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37 )

Maf.

Have

you got

t h a t Obligation,

Brother?

Anf.

I

have,

Worftiipful.

Maf.

Will

you

repeat

i t ,

Brother

?

n f . I ' l l do my

Endeavour,

with you r Af -

f i f t nee, Worftiipful.

Maf. S tand up a nd begin.

Anf.

I W-—

-

—,

Of

my own Wil l a nd

Accord,

a nd

i n the

Pre-

fence

of

Almighty

God

and

t h i s

right

worftiip

ful Lodge,

dedicated to S t . John, do hereby,

and hereon, moft folemnly a nd f i n c e r e l y fwear,

that

I

w i l l

always

h a i l , conceal, a nd never

w i l l

reveal that Part of

a

Fellow-Craft to

an enter'd

Apprentice, or

either of

them, except i t

b e i n

a

true

a nd lawful

Lodge of

C r a f t s ,

him or

them,

whom

I

f t i a l l

find

to

b e

fuch

a f t e r

juft

Trial

a nd due

Examination.

I

furthermore do fwear,

that

I w i l l anfwer a l l

Signs and Summonfes

f e n t

to me from a Lodge

of Crafts,

within

the Length of my C a b le - Tow.

1

a l f o fwear, that

I

w i l l not wrong a Brother,

or

f e e

him

wrong'd,

b ut

give

him

timely

No

t i c e of

a l l approaching

Dangers

whatfoever, as

far as my Knowledge leads me. I w i l l a l f o

ferve

a Brother a s f a r a s l i e s i n my Power, without

being

detrimental

to myfelf or

Family ;

a nd I

w i l l keep

a l l

my

Brother's Secrets a s my own,

that

f h a l l

b e

delivered

to

me a s fuch,

Murder

and

Treafon

only

excepted.

And

that

a t my own

f r e e

Will, a l l

t h i s I

fwear,

with

a firm a nd fteady Refolution to

perform t he fame, without a ry Equivocation

or


47/93

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or Hefitation

i n

me whatfoever, under no l e f s

Penalty than to

have myHeart

torn

from un

der my naked Left-breaft, a nd given to t he

Vul tures

of

the

Air

a s

a

Prey

:

So

help

me

God,

a nd

keep me f t e d f a f t in t h i s

my

Craft's

Obligation.

[He k i f f e s the Book.]

N. B . The Length of

the

Cable-Tow i s

Three Miles

; therefore i f a Brother i s

Three

Miles

from

h i s

Lodge,

he

i s

clear

of

a l l

Fines,

and

of t h i s Obligation ; for i t f a i t h

within the

Length of my C a b l e - Tow,

Maf. After you receiv'd t h i s Obligation,

what

wa s fhewn to

you

?

Anf. The

Sign

of

a Fellow- Craft.

j V .

B .

This

Sign

i s b y

putting

your Righ t -

hand to

your

Left-breaft, a nd ke eping you r

Thumb fquare, a nd your Left-hand upright,

forming a Square.

Maf.

What

wa s

next done to

you

?

Anf. He took me b y

t he

Right-hand and

gave me the

Gripe and Word

of a

Fellow-

Craft

a nd

Pafs-Gripe.

N. B . The Pafs-Gripe i s by putting your

Thumb n a i l

be tween

the f i r f t

a nd lecond

Joint of the Right-hand, a nd the Word i s

Shibboleth. The Craft's Gripe i s

on

the

f e -

cond

Joint

of the aforefaid

Hand, a nd

t he

Word i s

Jachin.

Maf. What did

he

then

do to

you

?

Anf. He took me b y the Right-hand, and

f a i d ,

rife

up

Brother Jachin>

Maf.


48/93

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Maf. What did he d o

then

to

you

?

Anf He

ordcr'd

me back, a nd

to b e

i n v e f t -

ed ot what

I

ha d been divefted o f , a nd b rou ght

b a c k

i n

order

to

return

Thanks.

°

N. B .

He returns Thanks i n

the

fame

Man

ner a s

the Apprentice, only with

t h i s

Differ

ence, for admitting a

Fellow

s t r a i t .

Maf. After

you

wa s thus

admitted

a

Fel

low-Craft,

did y ou

ever work a s a

Craft

?

Anf

Y es

i n

the

Building

of

the

Temple.

Maf. Where did you receive your Wages ?

Anf. In

the Middle

Chamber. °

Maf. When you came to

the

Door of the

Middle

Chamber,

who

did

you

f e e

?

Anf. A Warden.

Maf.

What

d id

he

demand

of

you

?

Anf. The Pais- word

of a Craft.

Maf did

you

give i t him ?

Anf \

d i d .

Maf. What i s i t ?

. Anf Shibboleth.

Maf.

How got

you

to

the

Middle Chamber ?

Anf. Through the

Porch.

Maf.

Did

you

f e e any Thing wort h your

Notice ? - i

A n f .

I

d i d .

Maf. What

wa s i t

?

Anf

Two

f i n e

Brafs

P i l l a r s .

Maf. What were they c a l l d ?

Anf.

Boaz a nd

Jachin.

Maf.


49/93

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)

Ma /.

How high were t h e f e P i l l a r s ?

Anf. Thirty-tive Cubits,

with a

Chapiter

Five Cubits, which makes i t Forty high.*

N. B . In the f i r f t of Kings, Chap. v i i . Ver.

$o,

i t f a y s ,

They were

b ut

1 8

Cubits high*

and

a

Line of 12 Cubits

meafured them

round*

that i s , about 4 Cubits Diameter, which i s

greatly out

of

Proportion according

to

a l l Or

ders that ever were or ever w i l l b e ; a s a ny

muft

f a y ,

that

underflands

Architecture,

f o r

i t

i s not quite four Diameters a nd an

h a l f ,

which

i s t oo fhort b y four Diameters a t l e a f t ; f o r i f

they were i n the Dorick Order, they fhould b e

eight

Diameters.

Therefore,

how

thick

a nd

clumfy they muft look, t o b e b ut half t he

Height t hey fhould

be, or a

l i t t l e

b e t t e r . As

for

E x ample,

fuppofe

t he

Monument

upon

F i f l i - f t r e e t - b i U , which i s a f t e r the Dorick Or

der,

wa s

b ut half

the

Height,

a nd the fame

Di

ameter, how would i t look ?

very

thick and

clumfy,

l i k e a s

i t

were

a l l of a

L,ump.

But t h i s can't b e the Thing with thefe two

Columns, f o r i t i s plain that Solomon's Temple

wa s

a

grand

Building,

and

every

Thing

i n

P ro

portion, a nd i t a n l v V e r s exactly with

t he

Co

rinthian Or Compoftte Order, for i t i s ten Dia

meters high,

Or

thereabouts

5

a nd i t i s

f a i d in

Chap.

i i i .

Ver.

15, of the Second Book of

Chronicles, 35 Cubits high, a nd

the

Chapiters.

5 Cub it s

each,

which

makes

40 Cubits ; t he

Diameter

4

Cubits,

a nd

the

aforefaid

Order

i s

1 0 Diameters high, that i s , 4 Times i s 40,

which

• Vide a

C h r o r i . Chap. i i i . Ver.

1 5 .


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which i s juft 60 F eet high of our

E n g l i f l i

Meafure*.

Ma What were

they adorned with

Brother ? '

Anf. Two Chapiters, Five

Cubits

high each.

Maf. What e l f e

were

they adorned with ?

Anf.

Net-work,

Lillywork

a nd Pomegra

nates.

Mf.f.

Were they hollow,

Brother

?

Anf. They were hollow.

Maf. How t h i c k , wa s the Rhind or Shell ?

Anf.

Four

Inches,

or

a

Hand's

Breadth.

. .

Maf.

Where were

they

c a f t

?

Anf. On the

Plain

of Jordan, i n

C l a y

Ground, be tween Succotb a nd Zartba, where

t he r e f t

of Solomon's hpiy

VefTels were c a f t .

Maf. Who

c a f t

them ?

Anf. Hiram A b i f f ,

the Widow's Son.

N. B. Sqme Mafters

of

Lodges w i l l

argue

up-

on Reafons

about

the holy Veflels

i n

the

Tem

p l e ,

a nd

the Windows

a nd

Doors,

the Length',

B rea d t h and Height of every Thing i n

t he

Temple. Saying,

why wa s

i t

f o

and f o

? One

w i l l give one Reafon, a nd another

w i l l

give

another Reafon,

a nd

t hus t hey w i l l

continue

for

two

or

three Hours

i n t h i s

Part

a nd the

Mal-

ter-Part; b ut t h i s happens b ut very fcldom,

except

an

I r i J J i m a n mould come, who l i k e s to

hear

himfelf

t a l k , afking,

why

were they

round?

G Why

•There

are Three

Sorts

of Cubits,

v i z .

the

King's

Cubit,

Three

Feet

E n g l i f l i

Meafure

; the

holy

Cubit,

One

Foot Six Inches ; the common Cubit,

One Foot Nine Inches :

Therefore,

whenever you

read

of the

Word Cubit

in the Bible,

i t i s

One

Foot

Six Inches.


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Why

were they

fquare ? Why were

they

hol

l ow ? Why were the Stones c o f t l y ? Why

were they hewn Stones a nd faw'd Stones, &c.

fome give

one

Reafon

a nd

fome

give another ;

thus

you

f e e

that

every

Man's

Reafon

i s

not

a l i k e . Therefore, i f I give you my Reafon, i t

may

not b e

l i k e

another ; b u t a ny Man that

reads the foregoing a nd following

Work,

and

confults

the

5th, 6th,

7th

a nd

8t h

Chapters of

t he f i r f t

Book

of Kings, a nd

the

2d, 3 d and 4th

of

the

fecond Book of C h r o n i c l e s , may reafon

a s

well

a s

the

b e f t

of

them

; for

I

have

laid

a l l

-the Rules down plain to go by.

[The

End

of (he

Fellow-Crafts P a r t . ]

The

FELLOW-CRAFTS

Song.

JJAILMasonry ? Thou Craft divine

?

Gl ory of Earth, from Heaven reveal'd i

Which d o f t with Jewels precious mine,

From a l l b ut Mafons Eyes conceal'd.

C

h

0 r y s .

Thy

Praifes

due

who

can

r e h e a r f e ,

In nervons Profs,

or

fowing

Verfe.

I I .

As

Men from Brutes diftinguifh'd a r e ,

A Majon other Men excels ;

For

what's

i n

Knowledge

choice

and

rare

But i n h i s Breaft fecurely dwells ?

Chorus.


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Chorus.

His fihnt B r e a f t and

f a i t h f u l

Heart

Preferves

t h e S e c r e t s

of

t h e

Art.

I I I .

From fcorching Heat, and p i e r c i n g Cold ;

From Beads, whofe Roar

t h e

Foreft rends i

From t h e A f f a u l t s of Warriors bold

The Mafons Art Mankind d e f e n d s .

Chorus.

B t t o

t h i s

Art

due Honour

p a i d ,

From

which Mankind r e c e i v e s fucb A i d .

IV .

Enfigns

of

S t a t e ,

t h a t

feed

our

P r i d e ,

D i s t i n c t i o n s t r o u b l e f o n i e and

vain

By

Mafons

t r u e

a r e l a i d a f i d e :

Arts free-bom S o n s fuchToys d i f d a i n j

Chorus.

Ennobled

b y t h e Name t h e y b e a r ,

D i f l i n g u i f h d

b y

t h e

Badge t h e y

wear.

V .

Sweet Fellowship,

from

Envy f r e e :

Friendly

Convcrfe of Brotherhood

- ,

The Lodge's l a f t i n g Cement

be

Which h a s

f o r Ages

f i r m l y

f t o o d .

Chorus.

ALodge,

t h u s b u i l t

for Agespafl.

Ha s

l a j t e d ,

and

w i l l

e v e r l a j i .

G

2 V I. Then


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V I.

Then

i i i

our Songs b e Juftice done

To

thole

who

have

enrich'd

the

Art,

From

J a b a l down to Burlington,

And l e t each B rot her b ea r

a

Part.

C_h o r u s .

Let n o b l e Mafons Healths go r o u n d ,

Hbeir

Praife

i n

l o f t y

Lodge

refound.

N. B . The Fellow-Craft's C l a p i s by form

ing the Craft's Sign, / ' . e . b y holding your

Left-hand up, keeping i t

fquare

; then clap

with your

Right-hand' and Left

together,

and

from

thence

I t r i k e

your

Left-Bread

with

your

Right-hand ,

then f t r i k e your

Apron, and

your Right-foot going a t the fame Time.

This i s done altogether a s one

Clap,

cr a t lead

fhould be, which

makes

a

great

Shaking on

the Floor, and. what they c a l l driving of Piles

to

amufe the World , b ut they mall

not

b e

a-

mufed

any

longer,

b ut

f h a l l

have

the

Truth.

Nay, I have known fome Lodges

that

h a ve

ha d

Shores

f e t below

to fupport t he

Floor,

while

they

ha v e b een a t work a s they c a l l

i t .

Hcvs


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)

I

How t o

difcover a

Mafon by drinking W i t h him

i n

Company, a nd

what

Degree of

Mafonry

b e

baspaft,

a nd

none

of

the

Company

can

difcover

i t

but

Majons.

F

he takes h i s

P ot

or

Glafs, a nd fdraws i t a -

crofs

h i s

Throat

before he d rinks or

a f t e r ,

t hen he i s an Apprentice, becaufe that i s t he

P ena lt y of h i s

Obligation: that

he would h a v e

h i s Throat cut a - c r o f s before he would

difcover

a ny

thing

of Malonry.

Or, i f he draws i t a - c r o f s h i s Left-breaft,

touching the

fame, he

i s a Craft,

for

that

i s

t he

Penalty

of

the

Craft's

Obligation, / ' . e .

He

would fooner

have h i s

Heart

torn from under

his naked Left-breaft, a nd given to the Vul

tures of

the

Air a s a Prey, than difcover

a ny

Part

of

Mafonry.

Or, i f he

draws

i t a - c r o f s h i s

Belly, he

i s a

Mafttr, for that i s the Penalty of

the Mailer's

Obligation; i . e . He would fooner

have

h i s

Body

fever'd i n t wo

; one Part

carried

t o the

Sou t h a nd the other to the North, h i s Bowels

burnt to

Alhes

i n

the South,

than he would

difcover

any

Part

of

Mafonry.

,

N. B .

He

may

do

the fame with

h i s naked

Right-hand

a s

with a Pot or Glais, b ut i t i s

l e f s

taken

notice

of

with a P ot or

Glafs

than

with

your Hand.

But i n the Lodge they a l wa ys d rink ou t of

Glaffes,

and put

them

down

a s

i t

i s

f a i d

i n

the

Apprentices Part ; b ut i f

i t i s

a Lodge

of a l l

Mafter Mafons, before they f e t

the

Glafs down

upon the T a b l e

where

they

a l l

f i t round, as

afore


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a f o r e f a i d , they d r a w i t

a - c r o f s

t h e i r Throat*

from thence a - c r o f s t h e i r Left-breatt,

touch*

ing

the fame,

from

thence

a - c r o f s

t h e i r Belly,

and

then

making

three

Motions

to

f e t

i t

down,

a t t he Third l e t i t down altogether ; t he

Maf ter gives

the

Word, faying,

Here

goes

one,

two

a nd

t hree, fet ting

i t

down ;

b ut

i f

i t i s a

Craft's Lodge, they draw

i t twice a - c r o f s their

Throats

a nd

once

to t h e i r Breaft ;

and

i f i t i s

an

Apprentice's

Lodge, they draw

i t

three

Times

a-crofs

t h e i r

Throats,

a nd

f e t s

it

down

at the third Motion,

a s

a f o p e f a i d .

Thus

they w i l l

many Times continue exer-

ciling t i l l Morning,

though

t h e i r Family

want

them

a t

home. Come,

they

w i l l f a y ,

l e t us

h a ve

the other

F i r e , then

we w i l l go Says.

a>

nother, we c a n t , for our Bowl i s out Then

fays

another,

l e t s

havd

i t

f il l d

again

This

has been the Ruin of Mafonry, which wa s far

from t he firfk Defign of i t ; b ut Liquor

makes

Men forget

that they

are Mer,

and

makes

a l l good

things

become corrupted a * « 4

bad.

Cura

fugit

multo

diluiiurque

m e r i t

Tunc

Dolor

Curx rugaque

F r o t t t i s

a b e f t .

Fuir

Bpwls,

or

chafe, or

e l f e

d i f l b l v e

our Cares, \

Then f a r away are banifh'd

Griefs

and Fears,

C

Nor thoughtful Wrinkle ia t he

F a c e appears,

y

Thus, a

great

many People think tharit i s a

great Service for a Man to b e made a Maibn ;

fo

it

i s ^

t o

b e

h i s

Ruin

\

a nd

when

he

i s

i n

t he

greateft Diftrefs they w i l l talkagainft him, b e-

caufe

he can't pay what they demand. I can't

fay

that I

ever

knew any

Mafon of l a t e

Years,

gee


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7be MASTE

R' s

Part.

Ma/. TIT HERE

have

you been, Brother ?

Anf. 1 hav e b een to the W e f t ,

Maf. And where a r e

you

going ?

Anf. TotheEaft,

Maf. What

makes

you leav e t he Weft and

go to the Eaft ?

Anf. Becaufe

the

Light of the Gofpel wa s

f i r f t fhewn

i n the Eaft.

Maf. What

are you

going t o do

i n

the Eaft,

Brother ?

Anf.

To

feek

f o r

a

Lodge

of

Mafters.

Maf. Then I

pref ume you are a M a f t e r

Mafon, Brother ?

Anf. I am f o taken amongft Mafters.

Maf. Where was you paft Mafter ?

Anf. In a

Lodge

of Mafters.

Maf.

How

wa s

vou

prepar'd

to

b e

made

a

Maf ter ?

A n f . . I 'had my Shoes taken from o f f my

Feet,

both my Arms

a nd

Breaft naked,

d e

prived

of

a l l Metal. I wa s led to the

Door

of

the

Lodge.

N. B . In the C r a f t s Part, the

Right-breaft

i s naked, a nd the

Right-fhoe

o f f , a nd i n .

t he

Apprentices Part,

the

Left- arm and Lcft-

breaft i s naked, with the Left-lhoe o f f , a nd t h e .

Mailer's Part,

a s a f o i e f a i d i n t he

Lecture.

Maf.


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Maf. How got you

Admittance

?

Anf. B y Three d i f t i n d t

Knocks.

Maf.

What

was

f a i d

t o

you

then

within

r

A n f . Who comes t h e r e ?

Maf.

Your Anfwer, Brother

?

Anf. One who hath j u f t l y and l a w f u l l y

ferved

h i s

Time

a s

an Enter'd Apprentice, and

fome Time Fellow-Craft,

now

begs t o become

more p e r f e c t : i n Mafonry t o be made a Mafter.

Maf.

How

do

you

e x p e c T :

t o

a t t a i n

i t

?

Anf.

B y

t h e

B e n e f i t of a Pafs-word.

Maf. Will

you give me

t h a t

Pafs-word

f

Anf.

I w i l l .

Maf.

Give

i t me

t h e n .

Anf.

T u b a l - C a i h .

Maf.

What

was

f a i d

t o

you

then

?

Anf. Enter Tubal-Cain.

Maf.

How was

you

d i s p o s d of ?

Anf. I was l e d o

nee

round the Lodge.

Maf. Where

did

you meet with t h e f i r f t

Or>

j j a f i t i o n

?

Anf.

At

t h e

B a ck

ofthe

Mafter.

Maf. What did he demand of you ?

Anf. The fame a s a t t h e

Door.

Maf .

How did

he d i f p o f e of you

?

Anf. He

order'd me back

the three distinct knocks

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