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J A CHIN ANii BO AZ| |)R, AN A u T H E N T I c: k tS^IP TotheDOORof FREE-MASONRY* ►i^ f#»»i » »»»»» »» » < i f» *** «^»^ i*: •'■■'«' [ Price One Shilling and S^encc.^ 1L._..^" ■■?/i.«»* ^! .*■ f :■■;. t:«i '■' 1 . ♦ \ • .N J 2* * • *► r- I ^ -^^ ,: ' I "^. • :.^ea L ^ JL v^ . '; A is. ■■?■' 1,3 .':.") w c; ;^ *. /:' ^. i i. v'i <-'r >• ■« .-if *| » I] n ^ ^ t^ # .V s ^^j^-y1L"'^. I— '• i* sr %;' Jsa^ ia 1 ' t:*;^^ » .„fX :^i A f- . ■ ^.: ! -«.■ ,.. » - *' . ■' H^ , * ^ * ■ *■ r- ■^- * r t .-r t,: "«i" '^' 71 1 » « ^Jfiomi^ oT/ee^ J A CHIN AND BO A Z; O R, A N ^ ^ c:^ // f^^) AUTHENTIC KEY //^//Av V '! ' To the DOOR of FREE-MA S ONRY. Calculated not only for the Inftruftion of every New- Made Mason ; but alio for the Information ot all who ni- lend to become Brethren. ^ Containing, I A c'li cumftantial Account of all' ftory of t'le Murder of the Grand '' tt ProcS ng. in n«king aMa- MatUr HWamhy the th|^ f^cllow fon.with the feveral Obligations of Crafts ; the Manner ot Hie Affaf- Tn Entered APPiiHNTfcE.FEL-l fins being Uncovered, »"'! theu^ Vow Craft and Master ; and Punilhment ; the Buna of Hiram aTthelign^Grip, and Pafs'word by King ^^.^..^s Orde, , with the of each Dwree • with the Cere- Five Points ot Fellowfhip, &c. monf of^'thrMop and P 'il. |V. Tlje Ceremony °* the Inft^^^^^^^^^ II, The Manner of opening a Lodge, of the Matters ot different Ledges ° Cr5!;%ml A^A^v'Sr^^^^^^^ fed. by which a Man m.y obtain batim, as delivered in all Lodges;! with the Songs at the Conclulionj of each Part. )[V. The Origin of Mafonry; De-| fcription ot Solamon'i Temple j Hi- Illuftrated with An accurate Plan of the Drawing on the floor of a Lodge. And Interfperfed with Variety of NOTES and REMARKS, Neceflary toexplain and render the Wholeclear to themeaneft Capacity. By a GENTLEMAN belonging to the Jerufalem Lodge ; a frequent Vifitor at the Queen's Arms, St. Paul's Church-Yard ; the Horn, in Fleet ftreet; Crown and Anchor, Strand; and the Salutation, Newgate-ftreet. Admittance into any Lodge, with- out pailing-through the Form re- quired, and thereby (ave a Guinea ox two in bis Pocket. Try me; prove me. LONDON: Printed for W.NICOLL. at the Paper-Mill, St. Paul's ChurcVYard ^ MDCCLXU. .«:•: -•■M-^, ....J: ^'v -,„»• ■f'if t" J / ■"■fe vSfci [ V J T O T H E I ! I «^ FREE-MASONS. ()e( H E Author of the following Pages T S has the Honour of being known and /wwO well-rcfpedtcdin moft of the Lodges of Reputation in this Metropolis, and is a fre- quent Vifitor at the ^leeris Jrms, St. PauPs Church-yard ; the 5w«, in Ludgate-ftreet ; the Jerufalem, at Clerkenivell -, Half-Moofiy Cheap- Jide\ Crfli£;« and Anchor^ in the Strand; Crofs Krys, in Henrietta-Jlred ; Salutation, Grey- Friars -, and feveral c •; -rrs of lefs Note, even where humble Porter is drank. ^0 ■lA An eager Curiofity and Defire of becom- ing aperfcd Mailer o^Mnfonry, and the Suc- A 3 cefs "I i1^ 1*^" [vi] ccfs he met with in his firft Attempt, has rendered him capable of unfolding thole Myftcries to the World, which, till now, h:ivebccnkcutjixrei asthe Gravf. .- , ' He derived his Knowledge at firft from fome loofe Papers belonging to a Gentleman to whom he was nearly rcr.ted. who had been a Member of the. ^^//^f« s.Jrms^St. Pauls Omrch-Tard. This Friend dying about Five Years ago, otir Author became poffcffcd ot his Effca&; and on looking over his Papers, found fome Memorandums or Remarks on Mafonry, which excited his Curiolity f« lar. that he refolved on accomphlhing his Scheme without going through the Forms required by the Society. . ^^. ,^ , The Remarks of his Friend above-mention- ed, furniaied Hints fufficient to make a Trial on an intimate Acquaintance, a Pree-MJhi. who readily gave him the Sign and Anfwer in the Manner he expedled. After a more narrow Infpedionon the Part of his Friend, fuch as, where he was made, and whcn,^r Gf,. (to all which he anfwered with great Readinefs) he received an Invitation to fpcnd on Evening at the Cr.... and ^//./'^rm the Strand wA feveral Acquaintances. Elated bythisSuccefs, he boldly advanced with h.s Company, all of whom belonged t^ the Attempt, has ifolding thole icli, till now, ■ave. , • ; at firft from 3 a Gentleman , ted, 'who had drms, St. Paul's ^ing about Five le pofTefTcd of »ver his Papers, or Remarks on Iluriolity fo far, ling his Scheme rms required by above-mention- to make a Trial a Free-Mafon, yn and Anfwef ' After a more t of his Friend, and when, &c. ;red with great fitation tofpend d Anchor in the tances. Elated tranced with his longed to the Lodge, [ vii ] Lodge, and were well known by the Tyhr at the Door. After a trifling Ceremony, in which he gave full Satisr:idion. he was ad- mitted, and took his Scat. That very Night Kc faw two * Makings, and came oif full of Spirits. Some Days after he went to another Lodge, where he diftingui(hcd himfelf greatly in an- swering fcvcral Queftions propofed by the Maftcr, which he acquired from his Friend's Manufcripts, or Memorandums of the Entered ^ppr(ntice and Filkw-Crafi's Ledturcs. . His Regard for the Society, and Rcfpedl to the Public, is the only Inducement to this Pub- lication, which is intended not only to aflift thofe who, perhaps, have been lately made, and ftill remain ignorant of the true Founda- tion of the Art, but alfo to give all that have an Inclination to become Mafons an Oppor- tunity of judging for themfelves, as to the Obligation and Nature of the Society they arc going to enter into, and to confider the Advantages and Difadvantages of the Engage- ments and Oath by which they are bound. Such is the Intention of this Undertaking ; and the Author flatters himfelf the Mcmbera • Mafnngs; the Term ufcd in the Circular Letter! to the MemDCi t tff the Lodge, when tUej initiate » new Member. ■J, .tr 'V •'I i" ■:• •ir # flp t ^f I 1 [ viii J of Mi'fonry will rather applaud than condemn his Forwardncfs in this Relpcd. as it muft nthcr ftrcngthcn than hurt the Intcreft ot the Society } the Fear of going through the Ce- I -Tiony.which hitherto has been rcprcfcnted in uch frightful Shapes, being the grcatcft Obftaclc to its f^Arthcr Welfare and Incrcafc. His utmoft Ambition is toplcafc ; and the Work is fubmittcd to the only proper Judges, viz. the Frcc-Mafom ; to vrhom he begs leave to declare, that no Quarrel with any ot the Brethren, the View of Gain, nor any other Motive than the Public Good, could ^ver have induced him to write on this bub- icdl; and he folemnly declares to the World, that the following is the Whole of M^>ry ni all its Branches. ; . ■ ^ YV .'>. . *■ mi . 3i< si; .Ml AN ^ «• # ■»;* ^j» ♦-*«•l.^.,#Hh.l•^•^■■ 1 than condemn )cd, as it muft c Intcreft of the 1 rough the Cc- bccn rcprcfcnted ng the grcateft ire and Incrcafc^ > plcafc ; and the y proper Judges, vrhom he begs arrel with any of ['Gain, nor any )lic Good, could rritc on this Sub- ics to the World, lolc of Mdfonry m . ^1^' ^9 . 3i- '' '.I . AN # [ I ] AN ■ Authentic Key To ihc DOOR of FREE-MASONRY. 3eOfl()fl(5e(H E Origin of this Society, called Free- 3fl( r 5e( Mufons, is faid to have been a certain Se( )3( Number of Pcrfons who formed a Rcio- SOi59(}e(:cC lution to rebuild the Temple ot SolomeH. I'his fully appears in the Ledure, or rattier Hiftory, of the Order, at the Making or Raifing a Member to the Degree of Mafter, -Ahjch you will find dcfcribed in the Courfe of this Worl;. —But I am inclined to think, that the chief Defign of the Eftablifliment is to redify the Heart, in- form the Mind, and promote the Moral and Social Virtues of Humanity, Decency, and good Order, as much as polTible in the World -, and fome ot the Emblems of the Frce-Maibns confirms this Opinion, fuch as the Compals, Rule, Square, &Ci In all Countries where Malbnry is pradtifed, or .cftablilhed at this Time, there is a Grand Mafter i but formerly there was only One Grand Matter, and he was an Englijhman^ The Perfon on whom tl)is Dignity or Title is beftowed, fuch as the pre- B . fent h' i ' m V [2] fen^ LoydJherdcur, governs all the other Lodges m^ Great Britmn, and has the Authority vv Power ot delivering the ConlVitutions and Laws ot the Society to the M^fters who prefide over the iubordnutc Airemblit-s •, which Conrtitutions muft always be fiv^ned by the Secretary-General ot the Order. The Grand- Mafter can aiib hold a fviceting or LodcTc as often as he tiiinks proper, which is gene. • raliy^thelecond i,aturday\xi ev.-ry Month in Uie Summer , but ofcener ia the Wint.'r. The ocher Lodges meet regularly twice a Month in the Winter Halt- Year, ond o.ice a Moath in the Summer •, and the Mem'o^rs of eacii Lodge pay Ouarteriy, from 3s. 6d. to 5s. into the Hands of the rreafurer •. and this generally defrays the Expences of their Meetings. ^ There are aUb Qiiarterly Conimumcations, or Meetings, held,^ at which are prefent the Maf- ters and Wardens of every Regular Confticution in London, and the adj ;cent Parts, where the le- vertl Lodges fend by the faid Wardens, different Sums of Money tobe paid into the Hands o the Treafurcr-General, and appropriated to fuch chari- table Ufes as the Grand-Mafter and the Mailer* of the different Lodges under him, th'"l^ P'-OPJ^' but thefe Charities are chieffy confined to Ma- fons onlv. Such as have good Recommendatmns as to their Behaviour and Charafter, will be affift. cd with Five, Ten, and Twenty Pounds '.and ids Sums are diftributed to the indigent Brethren, m Proportion to their Wants, and the Numbe of Years they have been Members. At thefe Quar- terly Communications, large Sums are l.kewife f.nt from Lodges in the ^-^f'/^f^/^'^'^^'^l World, viz. m the Eaft and mjl Mtes. and Ac- counts tranfmitted of the Goowth of Mafonry there. The State of the Funds of the Society are likewifecommunicatdi to the Co-n^pa^y^^^^^^^^^^^^^ m [3 :he Other Lodges in lority cr Power of ^aws of the Society cr the fubordiiutc ns miifl: always be I of the Order. lold a Tviceting or 3er, which is gen?.- /ry Month in liie ^intw^r. hrly twice a Month o.ice a M i.ith in rs of eacii Lodge I 53. into the Hands encrally defrays the bn>munications, or e prefent the Maf- ;gular Conftitution •arts, where the le- Wardens, different ) the Hands of the iriated to fach chari- er and the Mafter* him, think proper ; ly confined to Ma- d Recommendation* •after, will be affift- ty Pounds -, and lefs digent Brethren, in nd the Number of ;rs. At thefe Quar- : Sums are likewife remote Parts of the Veft Indies, and Ac- joowth of Mafonry 3s of the Society are ; Company -, and the Deliberations .deliberations of the Meeting taken down by the ilecretary, who lays them beJore the Grand- Mafler at the yearly Meeting. The Number of Members which compofe a Lodge is indeterminate i but it is rot a Lodge, except there are prelent two Mailers, three Fel-, low-Craits, and two Apprentices. Wnen a Lodge is met, there are two principal Officers unucr the Mailer, and are callea his Alfiitants ; whofe Bufinels is to fee tlie Laws oi the Society llnftly aJliered to, and the Word of Command given by the Grand-Mailer, regularly followed. It muft be remarked, that the Authority of a, Mailer, though Chief ot the Lodge, reaches no far- ther than he is himfelf an Oblerver of the Laws -, fliould he infringe them, the Brethren never fail to cenliire him j and if this has no Eftcd, they hii^iit a Power of depofing him, on appealing to the Grand-Mafter, and giving their Realbns for it : But they feldom proceed to this Extremity. As no doubt the Reader chufes to be made ac- quainted with every Circumftance of the Manner of making a Brother, I Ihall begin with the fol- lowing Diredlions, and proceed regularly in the proper Defcription of what further concerns Ma- Ibnry. A Man defirous of becoming a Free-Mafon, Ihould endeavour to get acquainted with a Mem- ber of Ibme good Lodge, who will propofc him as a Candidate for Admifllon the next Lodge-Night. He is likewile obliged to acquaint the Brethren of the Qualifications of the Candidate*. Upon this • For the Good of thii, and all otber S»c5etie$, it were to be withed a more ttrift Regard was paid on the Part of tke Propo- fers, to the Character and Moral of the Candidate, too many of the mo(t infMious Part of Mankind being often admitted at Memben. Bj it A\ I ^ [4 ] it is debated whether or not he ihould be adtriitted j and it being earned in the Affirmative, the next Step is to go with the Propoi'er the enfuing Lodge- ISight. You arc to fuppofe the Evening come when a Lodge is to be held, which generally begins about Seven in the Winter, and Nine in Summer •, proper Notices having been lent to the Members tor this Purpofe. 1 he Malbns arc pundual to the Timci and it frequently happens, that, in half an Hour, the whole Lodge, to ttieNumber of Fhty or Sixty, are alUmbled. The Mailer, the Two Affiftants, Secretary, and Trcafurer, begin with putting over their Necks a blue Ribbon of a triangular SI ipc •, to the Maftcr's R.bbon hangs a Rule and Compafs, which is in fomc Lodges made of Gold, though in others only gilt i°t he Affiftants, Senior Wardens, and the other Officers, carry the Compafs alone. T he Candles that are upon the Table are always placed in the Form of a Ir'iangle j and in the beft Lodges the Candlefticks are Hnely carved with al- Ic-orical Figures, and put in a triangular Form. hvery Brottier has an Apron made of white Skin, and the Strings are alio of Skin > though fomeof themchufc toornamentthem with blue Rib- bon. On theGrandDays, fuch asQuarterly Com- mun cation, or other general Meetings, the Grand Officers Aprons are finely decorated, and they car- ry the Rule and Compafs, the Emblems of the Order. When they fit down to the Table, the Matter ft-at., himlcll in the firft Place on the Eaft-Side, thf Bil le being opened ■. cfore him, with the Com- pafics l..id thereon, and the Points of them corer- eu with a Lignum Vies or Box Square •, and the Senior and Junior Wardens oppofite to him on the Weft and South. On the Tabic is likcwife placed diftcrent %-.^ -■ mm 'v^.^iM.^I-^lpi-i*** lould be ad'Tiitted J irmativc, the next the enruing Lodge- ing come when a lerally begins about 11 Summer •, proper Members tor this dual to the Timej , in half an Hour, irofFilty or Sixty, ints. Secretary, and over their Necks a pc V to the Maftcr's als, whichisinfomc oh in others only dens, and the other one. ic Table are always ;le ', and in the beft nely carved with al- I triangular Form, m made of white of Skin i though tbemwithblueKib- 1 as Quarterly Com- leetings, the Grand rated, and they car- : Emblems of the Table, the Mafter on the Eaft-Side, lim, with the Com- nts of them corer- >x Square •, and the pofite to him on the [jle is likcwife placed dilferent [ 5] ,^?fFcrent Sorts of Wine, Punch, &c. to regale the brethren, who take their Places according to theif Pcgrce or Seniority. Being thus feated, after a few Minutes, the Mafter proceeds to* cpentht Ledge in the following Manner. How to open the tod^e, and fet the Men to ff^ork. Mafier to tht Junior Deacon. What is the chief Care of a Malon ? Anf. To iee that the Lodge is tyled. Maf. Pray do your Duty. [The Junior Deacon gives Three Knocks at the Door -, and if no-body is nigh, the f 1 y- ]er on the other Side of the Door anlwer- cth, by giving 1 hree Knocks : Then the Junior Deacon tells the Mafter, by faying] jtnf. Worfliipful, the Lodge is tyled. Mafter to the Junior Deacon. Pray where is the Junior Deacon's Place in the Lodge ? DeacorCs Anf. At the Back of the Senior War- den 1 or at his Right-Hand, if he permits him. Maf. Your Bufinefs there .? Anf. To carry Meflages from the Senior to the . Junior Warden, lb that they may be difper fed round the Lodge. Mafter to the Senior Deacon. Pray where is the Se- nior Deacon's Place in the Lodge ? Sen. Deacon's Anf At the Back of the Mafter ; ' or at his Right-Hand, if he permits. • To optft a lodge, in Mafonry, fignifiet that it it allowed* to fpeak openly ot the Myfteriei ot ttit Order. t A Tyler i« properly ■© more than a Ouard or Centintl ;^ placed at tht Lodge-Door, to give the Sign when any on« , cravei Admittance, that the Wardens, or other proper Pedoo, may come out and cxamint him j but he i« alwayi one ot tne Srethrea. _, - \f Mm (^ I i [6] jl/a/ Your Bufinefs there ? jinf. To carry Meirages Irom the Maftcr to the Senior Warden, Maf. The Junior Warden's Place in the Lodge ? DeacorCs Anf. In the South. Mafitr to the 'Junior War den. Why in the Soucli ? Junio'- Warden's Anf. The better to obferve ttic Sun, at high Meridian to call the Men off Irom Work to Ketrefhment, and to ice that they come on in due Time, that the Maftcr may have Plea- furc and Profit thereby. Maf. Pray where is the Senior Warden's Place in the Lodge .? Junior Warden's Anf In the Weft. Majier to Senior Warden. Your Bufinefs there, Brother ? Senior Warden's Anf. As the Sun fets in the Weft to clofe the Day, lo the Senior Warden ftands in the Weft to clofe the Lodge, to pay the Men their [Wages, and difmifs them from their Labour. Maf The Matter's Place in the Lodge ? Senior Warden's Anf In the Eaft. Maf His Bufinels there ? •Senior Warden's Anf As the Sun rifes in the Eaft to open the Day, io the Mafter ftands in the Eaft to open his Lodge, and fet his Men to Work. [Then the Mafter takes oflf his Hat, and de- clares the Lodge open, as follows : ] Majler. " This Lodge is open, in the Name of '• Holy St. John, forbidding all Curfing, Swear- " ing, or Whifpering, and all profane Difcourfc «* whatever, under no left Penalty than what the « Majority (hall think proper.'* The Mafter then gives Three Knocks upon the Table with a wooden Hammer, and puts on his Hat} the other Brethren being uncovered : Then ilw... the Maftcr to the ce in the Lodge ? rhyin the South? er to obferve tiie e Men off I'rom : that they come may have Piea- r Warden's Place Veft. ir Bufincfs there, n fets in the Weft Warden ftands in ay the Men their heir Labour, e Lodge? •aft. n rifes in the Eaft ands in the Eaft en to Work. his Hat, and de- 1 follows : ] in the Name of Curfing, Swear- profane Difcourfe y than what the [nocks upon the and puts on his ncovered ; iThcn [7] they fit down, and drink promifcuoufly, or take' a Pipe of Tobacco. Soon after the Mafter alks, if the Gen- tleman propofed l.aft Lodge-Night, is ready to be made ; and on being anfweredin the Affirmative, he orders thj Wardens to go out and prepare the Peribn, who is generally waiting in a Room at fome Diftance from the Lodge- Room, by himfelf,. being left there by his Friend who propoted him. He i" conducted into another Room, which is to- tally dark; and then alked, whether he is confci- OLis of having the Vocation neceftary to be re- ceived ? On anfwering Yes, he is aiked his Name, Surname, and Profelfion. When he has anfwered- liicfc Qufcftions, whatever he has about him made o? Metal is takenoff, as Buckles, Buttons, Rings, Boxes, and even the Money in his Pocket taken away *. Then they make him uncover his Right Knee, and put his Lett Foot with his Shoe on, in- to a Slipper f ; hoodwink him with a Handker- chief, and leave him to his Rcfledlion for about half an Hour. The Chamber is alfoguarded within and without, by fome of the Brethren, who have drawn Swords in their Hands, to keep off all Strangers, in cafe any (hould dare approach. The Perfon who propofed the Candidate, ftays in the Room with him -, but they are not permitted to afk any Qiieftions, or convcrfe together. During this Silence, and while the Candidate is preparing, the Brethren in the Lodge are putting, every Thing in Order for his Reception there ; • In fome Lodgei, they are Co exaft in this Refpeft, that they oblige the Candidate to pull off his Cloatht, it there btf Lace on them. t This is not praaifed in every Lodge j fomt only flipping the Heel of the Shoe down. . , . ' inch f- (t: P [8] fuch as drawing the annexed Figure on thr Floor at the upper i^art of the Room i which is gene- rally done with Chalk, or Chalk and Charcoa. ..i- termixed ; though fome Lodges ufe Tape and iictle Nails to form it •, which prevents any Mark or Sign on the Floor. It is drawn Eaft and Weft. 1 he Mailer Itands in the Eift. with the Square about his Neck, and the Bible opened at the Gofpcl of St. John, anJ three lighted Tapers are placed in the Form ot a Triangle in the Miuft of the Drawing on the Floor. , mM ^• The Propoferthen goes andknocksl hree Times at the Door of the Grand Apartment, in which the Reception is to be performed i the Mailer anfwers within by Three Strokes with the Hammer, and the Junior Warden aflcs, Who comes there ? J he Candidate anfwers (after another who prompts him) One who begs to receive Part of the Benefit of this Ri^ht Worttiipful Lodge, dedicated to St. John, Is many Brothers and Fellows have done «« before me." The Doors are then opened, and the Senior and Junior Warden, or their Afliftants, receive h.m, one on the Right, /nd die other on the Left, and condufts him blindfold Three Times* round the Drawing on the Floor, and brings him up to the Foot of it, with his Face to the Mafter f, the Brethren ranging themfelves in Order on each Side, and making anoddNoife. by ftriking on the Attri- butes of the Order, which hang to the Ribbon they wear about their Necks %. .^ .^ • In fome Lodges the Candidate! are led ^me Times round , butasthUuter;tire(om. to the Perlon -'»'{> '•»%""& « very (uftly omitted. t Many LoHgesthrow a fine Powder, or Rozm, on the Flooi^ wh^ch, together with the ««traord.nary Illununat.on of^e Room) ha! a pretty Etfeft. even though the Ferlon u bUwl- °t Thit Cuftoro ii not obierved in all Lodgei. -ryhgn ({ gurc on thf Floor ; which is genc- and Charcoal ..i- ufe Tape and iictle , any Mark or Sign and Weft. The the Square about at the Gofpcl of jers are placed in lull of the Drawing nocks Three Times ment, in which the the Mailer anfwers the Hammer, and comes there ? The who prompts him) tof the Benefit of e, dedicated to St. Fellows have done ten opened, and the )r their AlTiftants, and the other on dfold Three Times* , and brings him up :o the Mafter t, the Order on each Side, •iking on the.Attri- to the Ribbon they led Klne Timies round j •Ion who it to undergo tty w«ll tired by bemg ' juftly omitted. , orRozin, on the Floor, ary Illumination of the ghtbe Perlon U blind- '^^^''«"* When -^n^, O '4 ^ EAST. it jft a MASTER, i ft ft i9 o, »-» U si 4tt « * CO O C H E « .* H . ^-= == — = = = iSf . 8> Third Degree, or Matter'* Step, * 1^ Kneel with both Knees. W^ '^Secoiid'Degree, or FeJIlpw.CraFt's Step, iSf Second Degree, or Fellpw-Cralt's iff Kneel with the Rjght Knee^ * A ^ « Firft Degree, or Entered Apprentice'* Step, iS» Kneel with th« Lett Knee. D 1. 4 ♦ • • WEST. EXPLANATION. " * A Senior Deacon, with a black Rod. j c. • ^e r^rA. B Pafs-Mafter, with the Sun and Compaffes, and a Strin^of Cords, C Senior Warden, with the Level, and a Column mhw Huna. D Junior Deacon, with a black Red. , E Junior Warden, with a Column in his Hand.. F The Secretary, with the Crofs-Pens. - -, G H I Candles. , , i» Mafons ftanding round at th8 Cercmon/t , ' ^ >. A I: I)" H 'li^ i ■ ^ ■ < I ii * 4? '• 'p m , N. B. The prQCcding Figure is the cxaft Form of the Drawing on the Floor at themaking a Ma- fon, according to the moft ancient Cuftom, and is dill retained in all regular Lodges. It is moll commonly drawn with Chalk and Char- coal j and as foon as the Ceremony of making is over, the New-made Mafon (though ever fo great a Gentleman) muft take a Mop from a Pail of Water, and wa(h it out. In fome Lodges they ufc red Tape and Nails to form it, which prevents any Mark or Stain on the Floor, as with Chalk. ' The Reader is to underftand, that after th'ii Figure is wafticd out, they fit at the Table in the fame Form, as near as poffiblc j the New Mcmr ber being placed the Firft Night on the Maf-r tcr's Right-Hand. i .».-«■ ,.- U-^ » ,A..., t h'i -*■ ::S>; :hccxa£lForin smaking a Ma- lt Cuftom, and Lodgc$. It is alk and Char- ly of making is hough ever fo I Mop from a In fomc Lodges form it, which the Floor, as , that after th'if the Table in the the New Mcmr bt on the Maf-t [9] When this Part of the Ceremony is ended, the Martcr, who Hands at the upper End, facing the F(»ot or Steps of the Drawing on the Floor, behind an Arm Chair, afksthe following Queftion, Whe- ther you have a Dcfire to become a Mafon ? and if it is of your own free Will and Choice ? Upon which the Candidate anfwers. Yes. " Let him *» fee the Light v" fays the Mailer-, they then take the HanuK-crchiet froni his Eyes, and whilft they are fo doing, the Brethren form a Circle round him with their Swords drawn in their Hands, the Points of which are prcfented to his Brcaft. The Ornamertts borne by the Officers, the glit- tering of the Swords, anid the fantaftic Appearance of the Brethren in White Aprons, all together, creates great Surprife, cfpecially to a Perfon, who for above an Hour has been fatigued with the Ban- dage over his Eyes ; and his Uncertainty concern- ing what is further to be done for his Reception, muft, qo doubt, throw his Mind into great Per- plexity*. , , ^ The Candidate is theri direfted t6 advance Three Times to a Stool at the Foot of the Arm-. Chair V he is taught to ftep in the proper Manner by one of the Afliftants. Upon the Stool are placed the RuTc and Compafs-, and one of the Bre- thren fays to the Candidate to this Effect: " You ' are how entering into a reQjcaabk: Society, which is more ferious and important than you imagine. It admits of nothing contrary to Law, ReUg?on, or Morality •, nor does it allo\*r of any Thing inconfiftent with the Allegiaftce » ■ •t . •The .Ancient MafoninwdeUfe of a Prayer inferted intht Apprentice's Leauret but the Moderiiii leave it oat Whea tMy malM » Srotbcr. B - V. ^ r , i * ^ ^ 1^^'' [ 10 ] •• due ro his Majefty, the Worlliipful Grand ♦« Moftt r ^il! intoim \ou of the rctl*. y^ 8 loon as the Speaker has ended his Speech, hs is c cfired to put his Right Knee upon the Stool, which is bare, as mentioned above,t. and his L( It Foot is pvK into a Slipper, wivh the Shoe on, or riic Shoe nipped at the Heel to reprefent a Slip- The Candidate being ia this Pofture, the Wor- Ihipful Grand Malkr addrcflcs him to the follow- ing FfFcdt : *• Do you promilc never to tell, "write, or difclofe, in any Manner whatever, the «* Secretvof Free Mafonry and Free Malons, ex- " cept to a, Brother at the Lodge, and in the l^rc- •♦ fence of the Worlhipful Grand Mafter?" On which the Pcrfon fays, " I do." HisBreaftis then openct +, and the Point of a Pair of Compal^ fes II placed upon his naked Left Brcaft, and he • It ii here to be underffood," that in different Lojlgei thi» jrneech varie.; ai alfo do the Forms of Making in fomeref- t -6", whi h maybefecnin . he firtcred Apprentice". Lefture Iheri the only proper and ancient Method u clearly pointe.l. dit Sw«e make long and infipid Harangi.es, the wtrava- Z; larTon of which ha. given juft ReatoB (5 Camplaint to the Judicfoust t The ancient CUftom wa. thus . The Candidate, though Icnieling on his Right Knee, ^""W.l'JIL »»'« L^£.,^?^L«nIit* Air } but thi. Pofition appear. trouWefom*. fo that it is omit- ted iii mod Lodge*. J TMs •« donei leffa Wbman Aoo'^ «''*/ ^"& thJ though many. Women are as flat chefttd a< fome Men, thtf Brethren ■ are^ generally fatisfied with I /''^^''^^SS^^Ttui would advife them tob/noire caufioui, for it w pft>b«ble that a Woman,, wirti a t«.erable- Degree of Effrontery and Sp,nn> iT,ay oni Time or other flip into their Order for «»"* ^f «''{- fayPrudenn. If we believe the /r.>», there " » Lady at ♦J« "Trfme in/t^/tt«- « , himlelf .!«. i^ii_„ WorHiipful Grand ic rctl*. s endfd his Speech, nee upon the Sc(iol, ovc,t. and his Lt It b the Shoe on, or to rcprcfent a Slip- 1 Pofture, the Wor- i him to the f'ollow- milc never to tell, [anncr whatever, the d Free Malbns, ex- Jgc, and in the I'rc- rand Mafter?" On do." His Breaft ii if a Pair of Compaf-' Left Breaft, and he : in different Lodges thi» I of Making in fome ref- ■ed Apprentice'! Lefture, klethod i« clearly pointeii" Harangues, the extrava- eatodcn Coanplaiat to the The Candidate, though lave his Left Foot in the Somt, fo that it is onuu hotilpt )t be to a true and lawful Brother, or in a ,ua an., lawiul Lodge oi Brothers and Fellows. mm or tiicm whou» 1 flwU find to be fuch, after juit I'rul and due Examination. I lurther- njore uo fwear, that I will not write it, print ir, cut it, pauu it, Hint it, mark it, Itain or e.t^r..ve i:, or caufe lb to be done, upon any tu.n^ moveable or immoveable, under the Ca- iioi^oi Haven, whereby it may become legi-^ ble or intellij^ible, or the leaft Appearance of theCharaa-rof a Letter, whereby the iecret /\rc may be unlawfully obtained. All this I fwear, with a ftrong and fteady Refolution to perform the lame, without any Hefitation, men- tal Refervation, or Self-Evafion of Mind in me whatfoever, under no lefs Penalty than to have my Throat cut acrofs, my Tongue torn out by the Root, anJ that to be buried in the Sands of the Sea, at Low Water Mark, a Cable's Length (I 4t «• 4i tt it «l (i it 4i (( (t tc t( tc (( it Ci «( Ct C( i( «t «( • The Form of the Oath diffen in many Lodges, though this is the ftrifteft in Ule } and in fome Societies, mllead of faving, " in the Prefence of Almighty Gtd," it runs thus, " I promife b«forc the Great Anhittft pf the Univerle, &c. • f» ,1^ f h i I +"' » I f',i» tl it «» «« M j 'ft. [ 12 ^ from the Shore, where i,.. Tide cbbs.vul f\uv,6 twK#»in i wcnty-foiir Hours. So hilp irc Ciod, una V'-cD rn^ llcUtaft in this my liiucreil Ap- prcnvicc's Obliiration;' [He kips the licok J When thisispronounral, the ncw-niiulr Mem- ber is taught the Sign. Grip, and Pars-Word ot the Entcrfa Apprentice, which w. 1 be leen more clearly in the loilowing Lcdure bclongmg to that I'art of Malbnry*. , , He iiairo learnt the ^'.-r, or bow to advance to the Mailer upon ♦- u>xv,^v' on the Hoor, Which in fome 1 .0(ige'« rcfe.nbles tlie grand Budd- inir, termed a Mofaic k aW ; , and is defcnbed with the utmoft Exa. Mv ^s. Thev alfo draw other i- 1- turcs. one ot winch is called the LaccJ 1 utt, and fix other the Ihrone bclii >*ith Stars. There is alio rrpMrnted a perpendicular Line >nt^c Formot a Malon's Inllrument, commonly called thci'lumb- Linci and another Figure which reprelcnts the Tomb of Hir^m, the firft Grand-Maltcr, who has been dead almoft Three Thouland Years. Ihele are all explained to him in the moft accurate Man- ner, and the Ornaments or Emblems ot the Order arc defcr.bcd with great Facility. Then he i» condud.-d back, ana every thing he was divel- ted of, as mentioned at his Entrance, is reltored, and he takes his Scat on the Right-Han;i ot the Mailer. He alfo receives an Apron, which he puts on, and the Lift of the Lodges is likcwife eivcn him. , The Brethren now congratulate the new-made Member, and all return to the Table to regale themfclves j when the Mafter propoies a Health •' tnhwtLoAm vbeft**- n,de Member i.nhli|ed totak. t\'o out of ;. . J VV^ater, and w!>fl> the L, awing on the F: ...r m,t what, put. him in fcrent.Omfufion »nd creates great Slirrl. among the Brethren. Ihii i. the Real»n of having » Mop and I'ail. ^ ili-ji. J,, — dc ebbs aaci Aov.i So hi Ip irc Ci(Kl, my liiucrcil Ap- kijfes the bcok.\ \ ncw-niiulr Mcm- intl Pars-Word of wtll be I'cen more bclonuingto that r bow to advance ;.' on the Floor, s'the grand Build- id is dcfcnbcd with Ifo draw other Fi- cLaccjTutt, and Stars. There is alio -it in the Form of y called the Plumb- lich rcprclcnts the id-Maltcr, who has land Years, 'rhefe nod accurate Man- blrms ot the Order ility. Then he is hing he was divef- trance, is reltored, Right-Han.i of the I Apron, which he Lodges is likcwife ilate the new-made [ic Table to regale propofes a Health einbf r it ohli|ed to tak« [ifli the Drawing on the nfufion, and creates great It the Keal'an of having to ['3 1 $0 the vftung Brother, which is drank with th« tri '*ett A|n -iUilg by the whole Body, the new M.iiuii liffing all the while. After which he, i»- f>ruded li^ ■'<( other, takc^ a Bumper, and dt«f»ks *' to the Worlhiptui H rand-Mailer, the vScniw and Junior Wardens, the rcit ot thP Officers, ar i Mem- bers of the Lodge, wilhmgthem Sutcrfi in all their public and private Undertakings, to Mafunry in General, and that Loilgc jn particuilar, craving their AlMancc:" To which thev anfwtr, " they will ainft him." After he has rank, he throws hisGlalsfrom him, and brings it back l"hrccTime% and then (ets it down on the Lahle, the reft doing thi% fame in exaft Order. This they call Firing: thcit tliey clap their Flandi Nine Tjme», divided into 1 hrec, and ftop between each, kecpmg true Time. The Reader having been led thus lar, it is high Time to introduce the App ntice'i Lcdure, which is intended, not only to amufe, but likewife to inftruft him in the Part he ii entered into. The Readinefs of many of the Brethrc \ in anfwering the Queftions, acid a Luftre to the O'der, the Mem- bers vying with each other, who ihall moft contri- bute to the Edification of their new Brt^thef. 7be Entered jlpfrentiu^s Le^ure^, Maf. Tl Rother, h there any thing between you O and me? Mf. There is, Right WorfliipfuL * • Maf. What is it, Brother, pray? AnJ, A Secret. Maf. What is that Secret, Brother? jinf. Mafonry. * •, ■ * The Reacter i* defircd ta ohTeft*. that I here giTt tli* WhtU of the Le£lures, at delivered in the primitive Tiaiei but tb« Modern Mafoni leave out at leaft o»e ludf. 1* ' A|s ,■* . ■ * T' ^i^. I' ' f'r-r P #r m '!■ *li JWW: Then I prciumcyou are aMafon? >.y. larn loukenand accepted amongftBrc '^^'.^^:::::^fortofManoushcaMalbn:. ^'jnf. A Man that is born of a Free Woman. ^^ iw4 Where was you fiat prei^ared to o? iiuuw a Mafon ? y^nf. In my Heart. Aii/. Where was you next prepareU . ^«/. In a Room aJJoiningto [he L--&«, as many Brothers and t eliows have done before me. . ■ ;»? Maf How do you expeft to obtain it i ^:l: By being Free.bU and wei reported. Maf. What what faid to you then r Jnf. Enter. „,!,-►> - W. How did you enter, and upon what %f UpontheFointof a Sword or Spear, ^r • < it A g' tl: d. cc K dt P' m bt Bj im r is Vi rx df Gi 4 4 '%; ; aMafon? jced aniongft Bro- ought a Mafon tQ a Free Woman. •e^/arcd to D? iiuds prepared ? o the Lodge, led, Brotlvr ? or cloathec: ■, b;:r;> Met J i iioou-vv.n- ;-ny Netk, wiv^rc I Lodge i.J d lialt:.'!^ otarnend, vvuuai Dther. ' : p be a Door, you r, and afterwards ao ttance JU w ithin ? ther ? re and receive Pari of rftiiptul Lodge, deai- Brothers and fellows to obtain it ? and well reported, ou then? and upon what ? I Sword or Spear, or fomf [ '5 ] fomc Warlike Inflrument, prefentcd to my naked Li-it Bre.tft. Mnf. What was fald to you then ? y/'-'f. I was alked it' I felt any '1 hing. A:(iJ. What was your Aniwer? yJnf I did, but 1 could lee nothing. Mil/. You hat^e told ttit how you was received, pray who received you ^ yJiif. The Junior Warden. jyjtif. How did he difpofc of you ? yJnJ. He delivered me to the Mailer, who or- ilercd me to kne«idown and receive the iicaefic of 4 A^rajcr^ irttirerii Jet us Pray. V Lord Gbd, thou great and univerlal Mafbn J of the World, and firll Builder of Man, as it were a Temple-, be with us, O Lord, as thou hall pfomlfed, when two or three arc gathered to- gether in thy Name, thou wilt be in the Midfl: df them : Be with us, O Lord, and blefs all our Un- dertakings, and grant that this OUT- Friend nvay be- come a faithful- Brother'. Let Grace and Peace be multiplied unto him, through the Knowledge of dur Lord Jefus Chrift : And grant, G Lord, as he putteth forth his Hand to thy Holy W^ord, that hd inay alfo put forth his Hand to ferve a Brother, but not to hurt himfelf or his Family j that where- by maybe given- to us great and precious Pro-, mifes, that by this we may be PattakerS of thy Di- Vine Nature, having cfcaped the Corruption that is in the World, through Lull. . _0 Lord Odd, add to ouf Faith Virtue, and' to' Virtue Koowledge, and to knowledge Tempe-' rahce, and to Temperance Prudence, arid to Pru- dence Patience, and to Patience Godlinefsi and td Godlincfs Brotherly Love, and to Brotherly Love^ . ^, Charity^ €- - ' w iiifi.- ^,^ %%5 .; hu S"d » one, tUrough our Lord Je^ Ch^ift. X.li»eth and reignerh for ever .nd ever. Am>. M4 After you had received this Prayer, what '"^S'iVaraLd «ho I pu. my Truft in ? A/V- Your Anfwer, Brother ? ^. Whaf was the ne« Thing r..d«.yc«. f T? 1 was talten by the Right Hand, and h« fod! U "p. and Uw your Leader, and fear no "X After all Ais, how was y^ft^l?" aJc I was led Three Times round the Lodg=. tU wte« did yo- ■»'« «•'"'*' ^'^ ""^ "■'^/AttheBackoftheJunlorWarien^^ the Sbuth, where 1 gave the turn Three KnocK. fl«; at the Door. Af^/. What Anfwer did hfc give you -, Ati' He iaid, who comcj thferc ? ^•S^t"S*«Do...O«'''»'*»'*' '**:;^./ wTe«^d';«.m~twith.he fccOhdO,. ^■Z-" At the Back of the Setubt Warden in the >^ti ^l made the fame Hcp«W.»»at^ Door! Hefaid, who comes here J Onewhobegf ""S^/"wS:"^^m«t«UH*e'hlrdOp ''^I'kttHeBackoftheMafera.d-Eaft. i,\m» 1 made the Repetition a. before ^ -^^i. that Mafonry rhay 1, and thy i'cace bd that we may be all Lord Jefus Chrift, er and ever. /imen. Ed this Prayer, what t my Truft in ? ler ? rhmgfaid to you? Hight Hand, and he ir Leader, and fearno was you difpofed of? les round the Lbdge. :t with- the firftOppo- e Junior Warden in c fame Three Knbcka * give you j jsSiiere? DooryOnt who begs t# tct with the fec6hdOp- : Senibr "Warden in the ime Repetition as at the K»hercr OncwhobcgF icetwUh- the third Op- the Matter iii the Eaft, iona» before. ^^ ' [ 17 ] M./: What did the M after do '.vith you ? Jf/j: He ordered me back to the Senior NV* *► den in the Weft, to receive Inftrudlions. Ma/. What was the Inftruftions he gave you ? Jnf. He taught me to make one Step upon the firft Step of a right Angle oblong Square, with my left Knee bare bent, my Body upright, my Right Foot forming a Square, my naked Right- Hand upon the Holy Bible, with the Square and Compals thereon, my Left-Hand fupporting the fame ; where I took that folemn Obfigation or Oath of a Mafon. Mtft. Brother, can you repeat that Obliga- tion ? Jm/. I will do my Endeavour, with yourAflil- tance, Worfliiptul. Maf. Stand up, and begin. (Here the Oath is repeated, as before.] mentioned After repeating this Obligation, they drink i Toaft to the Heart that conceals, and to the Tongue that never reveals. The Matter in the Chair gives it, and they all fay Ditto, and they draw the Glafles acrofs their Thfoats, as aforefaid. Maf. Now, Brother, after you received the Ob- ligation, what was iaid to you ? ^nf. I was aflced, what I moft defired ? iWJ?/. What was your Anfwcr ? Jnf. To be brought to Light. Maf. Who brought you to Light ? Anf. The Matter and die reft of the Brethren; Maf. When you was thus brought toLight, what were the firft Things you faw ? Anf. Bible, Square and Compafi. D . ' ,, Maf. /"»— - ^ 'Jf f^i^T "W fl » ,,1 ' •1 if [ 18 ] AUf. What WIS it they told you they fignificd ? J)ij: Three great Lights in Malonry. Maf. Explain thrni. Brother. /hif. The Bible, to rule and govern our Faith j the Square, to Iquare our Aftions -, the Compafs is to keep us within Bounds, with all Men, particu- larly with a Brother. Mflf. What were the next Thinks that were Ihewntoyou? Anf. Three Candles, which I was told were three lefler Lights in Mafonry. M(jf. What do they reprefcnt ? Jnf. The Sun* Moon, and Mafter-Mafom Mnf. Why fo. Brother ? Jnf. I'hcrc is the Sun to rule the Day, the Moon to rule the Night, and the Maftcr-Mafoiv his Lodge, oratlealtought fo to do. A^i?/. What was then done to you? Jnf. The Mailer took me by the Right-Hand, and gave me the Gripe and Word of an Entered Apprentice, and faid. Rife, my Brother, Boaz. [Sometimes they fhew you the Sign before this Gripe and Word is given, which li Boaz : It is the Entered Apprentice's Word, and the Gripe thereto belonging is to pinch with your Right-Thumb Nail, upon the firft Joint of your Brother's Right-Hand.]" Maf. Have you got this Gripe and Word, Btot thcr? .. ., ■' Jnf. I have, Worfhipfuh jVftf/. Give it to your next Brother. ■ [Thciv he takes his next Brother by the Right-Hand, and gives him the Gripe and Word, as before defcribcd : H6 tells the Mafter, that is right.] M#*.j^ccording to the following Proof. The iji Brother gives him the Gripe. .The 2 "" Af Have you got that Guard, or Sign, of an Entered Apprentice ."• [He draws his Right-Hand a-crofs his Throat (asaforefaid),toIhewtheMafterthathehas.] Maf' After all this, what was faid to you ? Ah/. 1 was ordered to be taken back, and invefl- ed with what I had been divettedofj and. to be brought back to return Thanks, and to receive the Benefit of a Ledure, if Time would permit. Maf. After you was invefted of what ; ou had been diverted of, what was done to you ? Anf. I was brought to the North- Weft Corner of the Lodge, in order to return Thanks. Miff. How did you return Thanks? Anf. I ftood in the North- Weft Corner of the Lodge, and, with the Inftrudlion of a Brother, I * The Guard or Sign, ai they call it, ii by drawing your RightHaiid acrofii your Throat edgewayj, which is to puj you in mind •» the Penalty of your Obligation, that you would fooner have your Throat cut acrofs, than difcover the Secrets pf AlJUbniy. _^ - . . Da, wi'i I T^ ^ li^S- • [ 20 ] faid,Maftcr, Senior and J unior hardens Srn.or I a Junior D.acons, and the reft ot th. i .aa ca Of this Lodge, 1 retumyoulhankslor the I lo. rour you h'Se done me, in making mc a Ma.on, Tna aumittingme a Member of this ^voitny bu- MrJ. What was faid to you then ? y. The Mailer called me up to the TNOidy Eafttomcr of the Lodge, at h.s ^}^^'' Ajaf. Didheprclcntyou with any Ihing. yj He preientcd me with an Apron, wh.ch he cut on mc : he told me it was a Badge of Inno- carcmo^anticnt than the Golden Fleece or the S;; Eao le -. more honoured fn thenar an. C.iirtcr equity other Order under the bun, that coXbeconfeUuponmeat that Time, or any ''^ISS^'^wasfhc next Things th^; were ^T/Vwas fet down by the Matter's Right- 1^ inihe Ihewed me the Working loois of an Entered Apprentice. ' jkftf/. What were they ? „„j ^om Znf The 24 Inch Gauge, the Square, and com- n^on Gavel, or letting Maul. Af^/; What are their Ufes f y Anf The Square to fquare my Work, the, 24 Inctcauee to meallire my Work, the common Gatttolnock off all fupekuous Matters, where- bv the Square may fit cafy and juit. ' ^K. Brother, asweare not all ^oHc^^S Mafon , Wpply them to your Morals, which we caU fpi- " W:^'tt?o% f^nd them BrodjerJ //»/ Six Hours to work in. Six Hours to letvc G<;^fJsixt: ferve aFriendor a Brother, asfar Wardens, SmV'^i". eft ot the iiicihuii tianks tor the llo- king mc a Maitm, uf this woii'ny i:)U- then ? up to the North' t his Right-ilanJ. th any Thing? an Apron, which as a Badge of Inno- aldcn Fleece or the I than the Star and inder the Sun, that that Time, or any Things that were the Maftcr's Right- ; Working I'oois of ihe Square, and com- ? ;- my Work, the, 24. Work, the common uous Matters, wherc- d juft. ^ , tall working Mafon. Is, which we call fpi- re reprcfents the 24 them. Brother ? 1, Six Hours to ferve id or a Brother, as far as L 21 ] as lies in my Power, without being detrimental to niylclt or Family. -.«.!, I come now to the Entered Apprentice s Rea. Tons: but as the Ceremony of drinking HcaltliS among the Malbns, takes up much ot their 1 ime, we mull Hop a little, in order to introduce fomc ot them. The firfl: is " To the Heart that concea s, andthcTonguc that never reveals. Then the King and Royal Family"; and "to all Brethren wherefoever dilperfed."* The Plcafurcs they enjoy, the Purity of their Sentiments, and the Umtormity that always reigns in their Aflcmbles, is tar from being tireibmeor infipid. I am fenfiblc that any bodybutaFrec-Malbn would take little Pkallirei in what gives the Society Delight •. but to a Maion every Thing that concerns the Order is important andinterefting. I next proceed to the Ma/. Entered Apprentices Reafons.^ "'1 WH Y was you neither naked noi" ' clothed, bare-foot nor Ihod. witli «» Cable-Tow (or Halter) about your Neck ? , Anf. If I had recanted, and ran out in the Street, the People would have faid I was mad; but it a Brother had feen me, he would have brought nic bak, and feen me done Jufticc by. Maf. Why was yoi\ hoodwink d ? Unf. That my Heart might conceal, before my £yes did difcover ? « , , » 7 3*:/. The fecond Rcafon, Brother? ^^ ^«7, AsIwasinDarkneftatthatTime,iniouM keep all the World in Darknefi. ^ • Th.fe to.ft. or Healthsare .11 drank wijh Th«e Tlm„ Three, vrhich i. performed in a moftr'gular Manner, »nd a« Hu«a at the BnU of each, as before defcnbed. + This in faft i»only » Ceiituiwtiwi of the Leftwre. ^^^^^ PI «3 ' ft. T"— " I , t " ] Maf. Why was you deprived of all Metal ? y^«/: That I Ihould bring nothing oftciifivc or dclenfive into the Lodge. Maf. Give nie the Iccond Rcafon, Brother ? jinf As I was poorand pennylcis when I was mauc a Mafon, it informed mc tl.at 1 tliould allilt ail poor ind pcnnylci* Brethren, a6 tar as by m w >/ Power. Maf. Brother, you told me you gave Tiuvc Jii- tindt Knocks at the Door : ii'ra) whaidotucy%nii) ^ Anf. A certain Text in Scripture. hUf. What is that 1 ext, Brother ? Anf. Aflc, and you (hall have •, feek, and vou Ihallfind j knock, and it Ihall bcop»!n< d unio yo.i. MaJ. How do you apply this l ext id iMaloi.i y i Anf. I fought m my Mind •, I aikeci < t i.\/ Friend ; I knocked, and the Door of iviaioniy bir came open unto me. Maf. Why had you a Sword, Spear, or iinv: other warlike Inlbumcnt, prefented to your nawti Left Breaft pardcularly ? Anf Bccaufc the Leit-Breaft is the ncarcft the Heart, that it might be the more a Prick to my Confcirncc, as ir pricked my Flcfh at that Tmie. Maf Wny was you led Three Times round the Lodge .^ , , Anf That all the Brethren might fee I was duly prepared. Maf When you was ma Ic an Apprentice, why was your Left-Knee bare bent. Anf Becaufe the Left-Knee is the weakcft Part of my Body, and an Entered Apprentice is the weakeft Part of Mafonry, which I was then cnter- ito. [Here the Brethren refume their Glaflcs, and drink a Health, fometimes to the Grand Mafter ; and other times to the Wardens, or other Officers, and then proceed.] ing mto. 3f all Mct.ll ? hing oftcuiivc or ifon. Brother ? ^Icis when I was l.at 1 tliould allilt a tar as lay in u\y lU gave Tiirrcdir- ;iaiiiotucy llgnuy ? urc. )thcr ? e i leek, and voii :op»!ni d unto you. icxtii) Alaloi.iy i i I alkecl i.t" h\7 or of ivliioniy btr , Spear, or k-im ted to your niKed is the ncarcft the )re a Prick to my cfh at that Time. : rimes round the ight fee I was duly 1 Apprentice, why is the weakcft Part Apprentice is the hi was then cnter- me their Glaffcs, :ime» to the Grand CO the Wardens, or proceed.] •VfT''' ■ t 23 ] « The Form of a Lodge, M(tf, "p R O 1 II E R, we have been tiilkins^ « I J gf "at while about a Lodge j pray what makes a Lodge ? . ^y , c A*if Right Worfliipful, a ccrtam Number of Malons met together to work. Maf, Pray wnat Nu.nbcr makes a Lodge ? Anf. Three, Five, Seven, or Kleven. Maf. Why do Ti\ree make a Lodge, Brother ? Af. Bfcaulc tlurc wen; three Grand Mafons inr the btiildiiu', tu" the Woild, and alfo rhat noble ?fi:eor AVciiiceaure Mm j which are 16 corn- plea in Proportion, that the Antients began their Arv:hitefture by the fame Rules. Mci. The lecond Reafon, Brother ? Anj. There were Three Grand Mafons at the bu'iluing of iSoloniffit's Temple. Alaf. Why do Five make a Lodge ? An/. Bccaule every Man a endued with Fivo Senfes. Maf. What are the Five Senfes ? Anf. Hearing, Seeing, Smelling,' Tailing, and Feeling. Maf. What Ufe are thofe Five Senfes to you in Maibnry ? Anf Three are of great Ufe to me, viz. Hear- ing. Seeing, and Feeling. Maf What Ufe are they. Brother ? Anf. Hearing, is to hear the Word ; Seeihg, is to lee the Sign j F'eeling, U to feel the Gripe, thaC I may know a Brother, a« well in the Dark as ia tlie Light. Maf Why Ihould Seven make a Lodge ? Anf: Becaufe there are Seven liberal Sciences. Maf Will yoii name them. Brother ? Anf Grammar, Rhetorick, Logick, Arithme- tick, Geometry, Mufick, and Aftronomy. Maf ~ti t .A hi; ^ r 24 J Miij. lirouier, what do tliofe Sciences teacli you ? ylnf. Grammar tcachci me the Art of writing nnd Ipcaking the Language, wherein I learn ac- cording to the firft, Iccond, and third Concord. Maf. Whet doth Rhctorick teach you > Jnf. The Art of fpeaking and diicourfing upon any Topick whatfoevcr. Maf. What doth Logick teach you ? Anf. The Art of reafoning well, whereby you may find ouj Truth from Fallhobd. Maf. What doth Arithmctick teach you ? yf;,'/ The Virtue of Numben. Maf. What doth Geometry teach you ? J,if The Art of mealuring, whereby the Egyp- tians K)und out their own Land, or the fame C^aiitity which they had before the overflowing ot the River Niie^ that frequently ufed to water their Country, at which Time they fled to the Mountains till it went off again, and this made them have continual Quarrels about their Lands. Maf What doth Mufick teach you. Brother? j4nf. The Virtue of Sounds. Maf What doth Aftronomy teach you ? Aftf The Knowledge of the Heavenly Bo* dies. Maf. Why Ihould Eleven make a Lodge, Bro* ther ? , ^ Jnf There were Eleven Patriarchs, when p- feph was fold into Egypt, and fuppofed to be loft. Maf The fccond Reafon, Brother ? Anf. There were but Eleven Apoftles when Ju" 'ias betrayed Chrift. Maf What Form is your Lodge I J»f An Obtong Square. Maf How long, Brother ? >^'Wr Anf From EaftioWcft. "c Sciences teach \e Art of writing liercin I learn ac- third Concord. :eachyou ? j diicourfing upon :h you ? well, whereby you obd. k teach you ? 1. ' teach you ? whereby the Egyp- and, or the fame re the overflowing itly ufed to water me they fled to iff again, and this larrels about their ach you. Brother? teach you ? the Heavenly Bo* akc a Lodge, Bro* triarcbsy when 7^- ppofed to be loft. Brother ? I Apoftleswhenjir- od^? i 25 ] Mijf. Mow wide, Brotiicr? /jnj: Between North and South. Ma/: Mow high, Brother? Jitf. From tlic Earth to the Hcavena. Maf. How deep. Brother? Jftj: From the Surface of the Earth to the Center. Maf. Why is your Lodge faid to br. from the Surface to the Center of the Earth ? Jnf. Becaufethat Mafonry is Univcrfal. Maf. Why is your Lodge fituated Eaft and ^nf. Becaufc all Churches and Chapels arc, or ^ ought to be ib. Maf. Why fo. Brother ? , , • ■ ' /inf. Bccaufc the Gofpel was fifft preached m the Eaft, and extended itfelf to the Well. Maf. What fupports your Lodge ? Jnf Three great Pillars., Mdf. What are their Names ? Jnf. Wifdom, Strength, and Beauty, ■ M//. Who doth the Pillar of Wifdom reprc- fent? Jnf The Mafter in the Eaft. Maf Who doth the Pillar of Strength reprc- fent? ,,T A /inf The Senior Warden in the Weft. Maf. Who doth the Pillar of Beauty reprefent ? Jnf The Junior Warden in the South. Maf. Why fhould the Mafter reprefent the Pil- lar of Wifdom? . \ r- r Anf Becaufe he gives Inftruftions to the Crattt to carry on their Work in a proper Manner, with ioood Harmony. , . ^ M*f Why ftiould the Senior Warden reprefent the Pillar of Strength? , ^ r i. AMf As the Sun fcts to finilh the Day, fo the Senior Warden ftands in tlic Weft to pay the E Hirelings •( , imn [ 26 ] MirrlinRstluir Wages, which is the Strength and Iv/rt/. >V hy Ihoiikl the Junior WarJcn re prcfcnt tlici'iliarot Ueauty? , . , ^ , , ,. ^ .;;-/. Bccaulc lie Rands in the South, at high '|'w;lvv at Noon, which is the Beauty ot the Day, -will the Mcnuir from Work to Rcircfhmcn;, r.iHJ to ;cc th;u they come on again m due 1 imc. rl.ut the Maftcr maj have feature and Iroht therein. . » i . :- c,,, M^r. Why is it raid that your Lodge jirup: ivortcd by thole Three great Pilars, Wildoni. ::;tientith, and Beauty ? yM. Becaufc Wildom, Strength, and Beauty, btheKiniiherofaU Works, and iiotliing can be • .u ri( d on without them. Maf. Why To, Brother? J J. Bccaule there is Wifdom to contrtve, otixn^th to fupport. and Beauty to a^orn. A Had you any Covering to your Lodge f Atif. Yes, a cloudy Canopy, of divers Colours, '' Maf. How blows a Mafon's Wind, Brother? jinC. Due Eaft and Weft. Maf^ What is it o'Clock. Brother ? Anr. High Twelve. . « r n Maf. Call the Men off from Work to Refrcfli- rntnt, and fee that they come on agam la due lime. i The Entered Apprentice's Lefture being finifhed. '-' it i. cuftomary for the Mafter tti call upon one of the Brethren, who can beft acquit himfelffor the following Song, which isalways readily complied with.] , . ' . » is the Strength and r Warden reprcfcnt he South, It high Beauty ot the Day, :k to Reirefhmcn;, jain in due Time, I'lcafurc and I'rolit your Lodge it fup.- t Piliars, Wildoni, ength, and Beauty; and nothing can be ifdom to contrive, auty to adorn, ing to your Lodge ? y, of divers Colours, 's Wind, Brother ? Brother ? m Work to Refrelh- le on again in due .efture being finiflicti, Mafter to call upon vho can bed acquifc Song, which is always I . . ,r .- [27] 'j NG i At the Conclti/mt of the Entered Appran- tice'j Lctlurt. Q 'OME let us prepare, Wc Brotliers that are, Ancmblai on every Occalion ; Let's drink, laugh, and ling. Our Wine has a Spring ; Here's a Health to an Accepted Mafon. Chorus^ Let's drink, ficc- The World is in Pain, Our Secrets to gain. And Aill let them wonder and gaze on ; '1 iiey ne'er can divine, The Word or the Sign, * Of a Free and an Accepted Mafon. 'Tis this, and 'tis that. They cannot tell what. Why fo many great Men of the Nation ; Should Aprons put on To make them felves One, ■ With a Free and an Accepted Mafon. Great Kings, Dukes, and Lords, Have laid by their Swords, OurMyft'ry to put a good Grace on} And ne'er been afliani'd, To hear themfelves nam'd. With a Free and an Accepted Mafon. • Antiquity's Pride, ? We have on our Side, Ind it maketh Men juft in their Station ; Ea Thcrc'« \ M "i. 1 Hi ■I i- [2S] there's nought but what's Licod., To be underftood. By a Free and an Accepted Malon, We're true and finccre, Andjuftto the Fair, WhowiUtruftusoneVryOccafion, • No Mortal can more, The Ladies adore, Than a Free and an Accepted Mafon. Then join Hand in Hand, T'each other firm ftand. Let's be merry, and put a bnght Face on. What Mortal can boalt, So noble a Toaft, ^ As a Free and an Accepted Mafon ? While this Songisfinging th^^^ the Table, and ^^^^.^ ^^^^^ ^'^L' ^ U^^^^^^ on the Floor, and *»''^8*'£S «Sl Time linked together as »bove. keeping «» permitted, the Maitcr pru^ .^ ^j^j^ l'""^"*- ^h; 'S «hte« " '"e S="°l 1' cod. oa •, lafon. id, vt Face on -, [afon ? they all ftand round le to the lift Verfe, the. lollowtng Man- kcs hold of the Left I his Right Hand V s holdot the Right x his Left Hand, lo y Links, and all join uly with their Feet Hands up and down, keeping cxaft Time at he plcafcs j and as efore they proceed to have ordered a Sup- . but before they are ids te call the Men off which is done in this iifpers to the Senior Right Hand, and * fays, [ 29 ] favs " It is high Time to call the Men fVotn 1. Work to refrdh themfclvesi" the Senior Dea- con whifpers it to the Senior Warden •, and it is communicated from him to the Junior Deacon, ^vho carries it to the Junior Warden -.he proclaims it openly to the Lodge, and lets his Colunm upright, and the Senior Warden lays Ins down, w^hicli fignifies that the Junior Warden 's entrui d with'thc Care of the Lodge, while the Brethren rctrefli themfclvcs. „:„,. ♦!,- ' In this Place ii will be neceflkry to acquaint the Reader how he may difcover an .£"5^«=^ f P" prenttce by drnking with him '" C^"^?'*"^ > Take the Glafs with your Right HanJ./"^ drav it acrofs your Throat, cither before or after you drink, and if an Apprentice » preient. hewill immediately take Noticeot it, by alking you fome Qucftion in Mafonry, which you will readily anlm-r from this Book ir he aiks you the Meaning of your doing that ? you may whifper to him, that it is the Penalty of the Obligation of an Entered Apprentice. From this Answer he will, at a proper Opportunity, proceed farther m ^'Vh^Sren having now regaled themfelves, they take thdr Seats, and the Mafter proceeds to fct them on again, which is performed »" the fame Manner as tlie calling off with this ^^^^^^ the Warden proclaims, *' It « our Worfli pful Matter's Pleafure, that this Lodge 11 called from Refrcftment to Work." The Junior Warden kys down his Column, and the Senior fcts his up. . The Senior and Junior f^^^'^'^'S^rColumun^^^ Twenty-five Inche. long, »*V*P'i U, J;io?rrc.Ued fupport the Porch of SoFomm'* Temp)e ; the ,S«"«' * " "f^ bS^AZ. and ignifiet Str^b ; ^^e Janior'i, 3 A^ H I* and ngMfics. 4c *Mm in At M S«c the fiitt 3ook of Kings, Chap. VII. , jg^. HI ''■if f i M ■:l ^i r I ' ! 1 k. [ 3° ] . ' But as it oftens happens, that the Time will not permit for the Fellcv Craft's Ledure, they clofc tJie Lodge, which is done much 'n the fame Method 9S that of Opciiing. ThcSe- ior Warden declares it in the following Words, " it is our M.iftcr's Will and l^leafurc that this Lodge (land doled till the Firft or Third Wednefday in next Month," accor- ding to tlic Night the Lodge is held. I'hen the Maf- ter, Wardens, Deacons, Secretary, &c. take off the Enfignsand Ornaments from their Necks, and every gne is at Liberty to depart or ftay longer, as they think proper i every Thing of Mafonry is excluded j they taik of what they pieafc, and ifing various Songs, for the Amufement of each other. I fliall now proceed to the Second Degree ot Maions, c&Wtd the Fellow-Crafts \ that ji,, one who has fervcd hii Time jultly and lawfully as an En- tered Apprentice, and dcfires to become more per- fedin Mafonry, by being admitted a teliow-Cratt. But in molt Lodges at this Time, they are made Entered Apprentices and Fellow-Crafts the lame Evening. I'he Ceremony is the umc, though they have different Leftures, Pais- Word and Grip be- longing to each. ' the Fellow Craft's LeSlure, Maf. BROTHER, Gr; a Fellow- arc you Graft? Jnf. I am. Try me, prqve me. Maf. Where was you made a Fellow Craft? Jnf. In a juft and lawful Lodge, Maf. How was you prepared to be made a Fel- low Craft? jinf. I was neither naked, nor cloathed, bare-^ foot, nor (hod ; in a: haking moving Pofture : de- prived of all Metal, I was led to the Door of the Lodge by the Hand of a Brother. Maf. : Time will not :ure, they clofc ic fame Method irden declares it M.tftcr's Will doled till the /lonth," accor- I'hen the Maf- 5CC. take off the ecks, and every ongcr, as they iry is excluded i d ifing various other. )nd Degree ot hat i^, one who uliy as an En- ame nnore per- teliow-Cratt. ley are made rafts the lame :, though they and Grip be- re. II a Fcllow- llow Craft? e made a Fel- pathed, barc- Pofture : de- Door of the W' [31] Maf. How got you Admittance? ^nf. By Three diitinft Knocks. Alaf. What was laid to you within ? j^nf. Who comes there ? Maf. Your Anfwer, Brother } Afif. One who hath fcrvcd his Time juftly and lawfully as an Entered Apprentice, and now begs to become more perfetl in Malbnry, by being ad- mi. ted a Fellow Crait. M»f. How do you expeft to attain to this De- gree .^ Anf. Sy the Benefit of a Pafs-Word. Maf. H.1VC you got th-'t Pafs-Word ? Anf. I have. Maf. Give it me, Brother ? ^ Anf SHIBBOLETH*. Maf. What did he then fay to you ? Anf. Pafs, Shibbcleth. Maf. What became of you then ? ' Anf I was led twice round the Lodge. Maf Where did you meet with the firft Oppo- fition ? Anf At the Back of the Senior Warden, whercf Imade the fame Repedtion as at the Door. Maf. Where did you meet with tiic fccond Op- p'oHtion ? Anf. At the" Back of the Mafter, where I re- peated the f&me as before. Maf. What did he do with you } ' Anf. He ordered me back to the Senior War^ den, to receive Inftruftions. JWi»/ What Inftruftions did he give you ^ Anf He taught me to (hew the Mafter my dudf Guard, and to take two Steps upon the fecond Step t •SHIBBOLETH, the Pafi-Word of a Fellow Craft, ipafitr Pltntf, Seo the >sth Chapter cf the Book of Jndges. i^- m %■ > .ih V- V 1-1 ■, Co'.p/fc. fotZg.V". where 1 took the X/. 1 have/Right Worlh,pful. !^iraoTrSvou. Right WorMpfuU "'■'MrPray^X.andUttheBre.hre.heant. ri;* Obligation of a Fellow Craft. " ?M«'"ofS im^ them *m Hhalt .. tion --I do furthermore fwear, that 1 will an fwer' all Signs and Summonfes, fent to me from . ; T odffc of Crafts, within the Length of a,Ca- « bl^ToV ---1 alfo fwcar, that I wfil not wrong :: aBr-her; nor fee him wronged but gjveh- « timely Nouce of all approachmg D^nge« « whatlocvcr, as far as m me is. ^^'^^^ .. fcrve a Brother as much as hes ^J^l^"\ i. Without being detrimental to myfclf or Family , c rndlwiU kJp all my Brother's Secr^^-^ « own. that (hall be delivered to mc as fuch, Mur ": A CaWe-Tow U Thr« Mile, '«J^'J;»> ^i F.\.ow Craft is that Diftance from lui Lodge, he «» ao"^ Jle oJ XSottut of Non-Atteadanc „ ^^^ II <— -^ , with my Right irming a Square, idon the Holy Bi- ' the Point of the ivhcrel took the gation. Brother? ul. • Right Worlhipful, ic Brethren hear it. 'louo Craft. ; Will and Accord, >hty Gody and this 'dedicated to St, I will always hale, that Part of a Fel- prenticc, or either a true and lawtul hem whom I fhall aland due Examina- ?ear, that I will an- fes, fent to me from he Length of a,Ca- hatlwiilnotwrong >nged, but give him proaching Dangers me is. I wiU alfQ ,s lies in my Power, to myfclf or Family; other's Secrets M my ltomca5fuch,Mur- ii Lodge! h««» not xu}p«* '• «« dcr I 33 ] « Jcr and Trcafon excepted.- — All this I fwcar ** witli a firm and ftcady Refolution to perform ** the lame*, without any Equivociition or Hcfi' '* ration in me whatfocver, under no leis Penally " than to have my Heart torn from my naked " Left Breaft, and given to the Vulturt-s of the " Air as a Prey. So help me God, and keep n?e « fteJfall in this my Fellow Cri- ft's Obligation." [Krf's the Bod. 'I Maf. Thank you. Brother.— After you rccciv^^d this Obligation, pray what was Ihewn to you ? /inf. 'i he Sign of a Fellow-Craft. Maf. Pray give it me. Jnf I will, Kii^ht Worlhipful. [He (landsjlp, and puts his Right- Hand to Ins Left OTcaft, keeping his Thumb fquarc; and his Left Hand failed up, lb as to form a Square. J , . Maf What was the next Thing done to you ? Atif He took me by the Right Hand, and gave file the Grip and Word of a Fehow-Cratt, and the Pafs-Grip*. Maf What did he then do to you } Jnf He took me by the Right Hand, andfaid. Rife, Brother Jachin. .Maf What followed after th.... Brother? Jnf He ordered me back, when every Thing I had been diverted of was rcftored, and I was brought in again in order to return Thanksf. • The Paft-Giip is thus perfornied ; You muft put jour Tliumb-Nail between the Firft and Second Joii»t of the Right- Hand, and Whilpcr the Word SHIBBOLETH, 'i he Grip of a Fellow Craft is by putting the Thumb Nail «n the Secend Joint of the RigUt-Hand, and the Word is J A. C H I N. 't The Ceremony of returning Thanks is the fame as the Entered Apprentice's, excepting thj», f»r admittinf^ nft a Fellow i I IS- i i .■ m i!-: [34I A/^/. Being thus admitted. Brother, did yo» evL-r work as a Craft ? .'fw/. Yes, Right Worllupful, in building the Temple. . , Maf. Where did you rrceivc your Wages ? ^w/. In the, Middle Chamber. il^;j/. When you came to the Door of the Mwl- die Chamber, pray who did you fee ? Jnf. A Warden. jYlaf. What did he demand of you:* jinf. The Pals-Word of a Fcliow-Crafc. Mif. Did you give it him? • yiwy: I did. Right Worfhipful. Maf. Pray, what is it? - M/: SHIBBOLETH, ^.m; , fjaf. How got you to the MiddlilChambcr ? JhC. Through the Porch. Maf. Did you fee any Thing worth your No-' a* Jnf:ld\<^, Right WoFlhipfuK . Maf. What was it ? ■ Jnf. Two fine Brafs Pillars. , Maf What are their Names? Jnf J ACHIN and BOAZ. Maf. How high were thefe Pillars ? ^ Jnf Thirty-five Cubits, with a Chapiter Five Cubits*, which made it Forty in the whole. <• . • f This is defcribcd more clearly in the 3d Chap- ter of the Second Book of Chronicles, Vcrte . • Th« Reader i. here to undcrftan^., '-*** there "cThw Sorts of Cubit. 5 the King's Cub.t, Tv^ «f. ^"g^^J^kfft Holy Cubic, One Foot Six Inch„; ana the common Cubit» Twcutv-one Inches. The Cubit mentioned n tbe OW Telta- ieniisthe Holy Cubit, which i. Oac Foot Six Inches. :«*< I.' I Brother, did yo» , in building the your "Wages ? r. Door of the Mid" J fee ? )fyou? llow-Crafc. iiddfll^hambcr ? ig worth your No-' fuU ^ i. es ? , OAZ. Pillars ? ith a Chapiter Fiv« s'orty in the whole. ly in the3dChap- )f Chronicles, Verfe ti-^, '±»t there areThrer n\ ee EngUih Fe«t } tho in,cachFiveC!!bitsi:-i 1 l:i^i»th. Maf. V/hat were they adorned witl^. brliucs ? yl!t/. Lilly-work, Net-work, and Pomcgr?\iuucs. Maf. Where they hollow. Brother ? jHf Yes, Kigiit Wormipful. Maf. How thick was the outfidcCoat ? y^fif. hour Inches. Maf. Where were they caft ? ylnf On the plain of Jordan, between Suactb and Zartba, in Clay Ground, where all Solcmcni Holy Veflels were caft. ,^ Maf Who caft them, Brother? J»f Hiram Abiffy the Widow's Son. This generally finifhes the Fellow Craft's Lec- ture, and very few Lodges go fo tar in th-'ir Qiicl- tions and Anfwcrsjtheretore, in ordcrtoenlivca th« Company, the Maftcr afl4V i-^sj- \nL •\'^ on, I prcf c ? monj^ Mallen, ,l=r ? ■madcMaftcr? my leci, my i 1 Wis dcpri- ;i- 1 was led to \ s. lufrom within? » ind truly fcrved ticc and Fellow laft and moft ho- being admittc4 ttain it ? Wor.l. ord, Brother? Woiftiipful. ou? , . of? « ner ftf ppepariog the e Entered Apprentice Apprentice's Left Arm eft Shoe ott : and the th the Right Shoe off. I who made ufe of Brafi, o be the Inventor of le fifth Generation of mefanious in working improved. t 39] yfpf. I was led round the Lodge. Mif. Where did you nrieet with the firft Opptf. fition .'' * yfnj: At the Back of the Mafler. Afi:f. V/hat did he demand of you ? yifij, Thv* lame as at the Door. ul:.i/. How did he dilpole of you ? ^Mj: He ordered me back to the Senior War- den in the Writ, to receive proper Inilnictions. Ma/. What were thofc lnlhu»itions. Brother ? yinj. He inftrufted me as I flood in the Wcfb, Firji, To fhcw the Mailer in the Eaft the due Guard or Sign of an Entered Apprentice, and to take one Step upon the firft Step of the Right Angle of an Oblong Square, with my Left Foot forming a Square. Secondly^ To take two Steps upon tiie fame Oblong Square, and to Ihew the Tign of a Fellow Craft. Thirdly y I was taught to take two Steps upon the lame Oblong Square, with both my Knees bent, and barcj my Body upright, my Right Hand upon the Holy Bible, boih Points of a Pair of CompafTcs being poirtted to my Right and Left Brcaft, where I took the fo- kmn Oath or Obligation of a Mafter-Mafon. Maf. Brother, can you remember the Oblitra- tion you fpeak of? ° Anf. I'll do my Endcavoiir, Right WorlhipfuL wiihyour Affiftunce. Afe/ Pray ftand up, and begin". Anf. " I A. B. of my own free Will and Accord, " and in the Prcfehce of Almighty God, and this " Right Worfhipftil Lodge, dedicated to Holy «* St. JobMy do hereby and hereon moft folcmnly " and fincerely fwear, that I will always hale, con- " ccal, and never reveal, this Part of a Maftep- « Mafon to a Fellow Craft, any more than that «* of a Fellow Craft to an Apprentice, or any of * « . ♦* then) I I I - I ■ I httr, * ■ M «« tc tt . b„< g,ve him Not.cc 0. =ai Danscrs «jj'^,^ .' and fixed Refohuion to perform the af"^^"" " '^''"™UT(°^dtp.'^uhr Mafons') So .. Sler-sObligarion/' [«#" '^'/l^ai »//.,/• Thank vou. Brother.— -rray, wnat w« :; of or from ? J'!j'. iMoni. A.'/:/. I'"ioin whar, Urother ? y/'ij'. I'lotu an JiniLiod Apprentice to a l*'cilow« Cm ft. Mif. Pafs, Brother. [lie puts his Thumb but ween the firH: and fccond Joint, which h tlic Pals-Grip, and you jnououiuc ilie Word Sniiiiujf,trii.J Afaf. What was done to you after that ? y/ijf. Me tool; mc by the Grip of a I-'cHow-Craft, .1nd laid, Wiiat's this ? ALif. Your Anlwcr, Brother ? Jnf. The (j'lip of a Fellow-Craft. Afiif. Has it got a Name ? -'/«/. It has. j\Lif. Will yon give it mc ? y!»f. J A C II 1 N. A!''f, Wr,:'.t was then fuid to you ? Anf. Kill- up, IJrotlicr, J A C H I N. Mnf. Brother, what followed ? Anf. He tokl mc I rcprefentcd one of the grcaf- ed: Men in the World, viz. our Grand iCjalter U'tramy who was killed jullat the fjnifhingof the I cmplc i and the Manner of his Death is thus related, " There were originally fifteen Fellow-Crafts, who perceiving the leniple almoft finilhed, and not having received the Mailer's Word, they grew impatient, ajid agrcrd to extort it from their Maf- ter Hiram the fnll Opportunity they could find of meeting him alone, that they might pafs for Mai- tcrs'n other Countries, and receive the Wages or Profits of Mailers -, but before they could accom- pliJli their Scheme, twelve of them recanted j G tlie M' • J t I: w \ I ,,. „,.,. ..,« wlp obmj^; -t„r ™L™]: wove mcntioiic-a P'-""'' "'T.-r,,,,,,),.. At tlic Well, and South Dews ott - T -1^^^^^ ^^ North there was no ^"trance, o of the Sun never J"'^*'•°" *" ^ "'" ^ ,he Lord. „n,c fjf^^^^^ tUe Matter's Gr,p in a bv>fc/,<. ^_;™ ■'™ i^ed lor Anfwer from relolute Nijnr.a, ne rcLe, (ujt niuch 7&a,;. thatit was notcullomary to alKit n ''"^nf ^U'itT'u H toll Sm tarcher, that would bring ^'^/^^^"^ . Vi3„e to reveal it, except it was not in his I ower aio" . ^ ^^^ ia the I'refence ot 5./.«..« K^^ Hiram King ot ^jr^. /«f ^''^^^'r.^hc Throat with this Anf.er, ^^uck bm acro^^ thc^ ^^ .^ with a twenty-four Inch Gauge wr f Ufage flew to the South ^^^^"M^nced f.^ where he was niet by /«^;^^^ fanner as the Mailer's Grip ^"^^ !^?;Vrecdv nH^^ 5r«^./. Hadbeforedone ; and o^^^^^^^ Aniwer from his Matter, ne „ .^^^ Blow with a S;i"- j;",,,terins bS Strength, made him reel. Upon ^^^^J"" ,^y^r igft him he ran to the Weft Door, the only ^ay^ ^^^^ of efcaping-. ,^"'1 ^.^^r ^h^u r^^^ that Paf- fame Manner by Jubeltm, w^o o j^^j lagc (to wlwm he replied as at hrli) ^ ^^^^.^^^ 1 d determined to could be tound i , and Jubelum. m of Hiram at Men were called into the SanSlunf 3 pay his Devo- the three Aiiafiins •ives at the Eall, rcmpl'.N At the becauk the Rays t I'oint. 'rayertothcLord, le found guarded \/lafter's Grip in a lor Anfwer from y toafkit infuch ,t receive it fo •, ad- rime and Patience i him farther, that reveal it, except ing of IfraeU and , being difiatisfied acrofs the Throat ///> tl.e Senior Vvard.a f')l!'.ws the K bw by finkMnv V^' , ,,^ '' » Square on theLcfl Hreali ; a.uJ :.!.noft at /I'V;" Ihf O f isiadcr knocks vou down witli the Oave . 1 li:s i^ t^c Cu - tominfonieLo;i;^es: anJit re-iinres no (vnn.l !:«M'c <'♦ '••"«• rao-e, for the Blows are frequtntly fo fevrr.:, that the pool Ca"u1id;ite falls backward on tiie Floor ; ami the gi'^'^f^'' ';'• Terror at this U(age, the more the Brethren arc e.eyatc 1. ThisCullom favours too much of Baihanty ; and n.any m- ftanccs can be produced, ot Perfon:. in tlus ^^"'="'7' her. liave requefted on their Kntes to be let at L.b-rty, and other, who haie made their Elcape as fait a^ poflio.e out o t l.e Lodge.— 1 he fr,'«rA and Natives ot .Vwr/r.r/.'^./ b"ve a moie flrikin- and folemn Way of reprefenting the Deat'i of llirnm, When"a Brother comes into the Lodge, iu order *" ;<= '^'^^ to the Dc-ree of Matter, one of the Mrnibcis lies Hat on 1) « Back, with hi. Face disfigured and bei.ncured wu.. »'?°^' ^" the Soot where the Drawing on the Floor is made. Hi"; natu- ral Surprize and Confufion immediately apv-e.-rs, am! o.ieot the Brethren, generally addrelfes h.m tothe I'urp< rt toUo^in? ^ " Brother be not fri-htened ; this is the untortu'.i:>.f Kt- «' mains of a worthy Mafter, that v»ould not J'l'Vcr t:;e Giij> " and W^ord to three Fellow Crafts, who had no K-sh.ttoit; •• and from this Example we learn our Duty, viz. to me he- « fore we deliver the Martyr's Part of Maionry to tho e who «« have no Claim thereto." On kneeling to receive the Ol.- ligation, the fuppofed dead Brother l.^s behind you, tnd durina the Time ot- adminittring the Oath, and reading !;« Hiftory of bis Death, he gets up, and you are laiu down in his Place. This is the moft material Dirterence between he Iren.h and Enrjijh Method of making a Mailer Mafon 5 .ind that a is more agreeable to humanity than giving a Man .a violent hlow Tn the Forehead with a Gavel, mult be obvious to every Reader. + In this Point the Mafon* themfelves differ ; fome of them fay, he was Hot carried out at the Weft Door, bst buried on » VI i 'i!H i' it • I [ 44 ] Grave Six Foot perpcncliculi;-, Well. t^i!.- due x-.i-il ani Maf. After you Wiis thus knocked duwn, what was iiiid to you then ? ^ , n. J/if. I was told 1 i-eprcfcnted one of the ^.rcWidt; Men in ih?. World lying dead, -iiz. our or.uid MaRer Hiram. MoJ. Thankyoulirothcr.— Pr.iy so on. y^;?y. As 1 lay on my Bad;, th'j Mailer laiornu-a. j-nc how ///mw. was found ; and by v,lu\t Means the thrtcRuflians were dikovercd, as lollowi.. « Our Mailer Hiram not coming to vicw^the Workmen as ulual, King liolomon caufcd ilnct Search to be made ; but this piov.n^ inclt.;c>ual, •he was fuppolcd to be dead. Ihc 1 welve lellow- Cralts wiio recanted heating the Report, their Conlciences i^ricking them, v.d : ; ic/aw/c/f w-it'i •white Aprons and Gloves, En.t^u-.ot their In- nocence, and informed him oi v.v.,y Thing rela- tive to the Aitair, ss far as they kniw, and olrereil their Alliilancc in order to diicover the three otncr Fellow-Cralts, who had ablconded. 1 hey lepa- rated, and divided thcmfelves into lour Parties •, three Eaft, Weft, North, and South, in Qiieft of the Murderers. As one of the twelve was tra- velling on the Sea-fide, near ^'/'/.-i, being fatigued, he fat down to refrefli himfclf -, but was loon alarm- ed by the following hideous Fxrlamations from the Clilfofa Rock: " Oh ! that my Throat had been «« cut acrofs, my Tongue torn out by the Root, *' and buried in the Sands of the Sea at Low « Water Mark, a Cable's Length from the Shore, tlie Spot where he was killed, in this Manner, n^e three Af- raflinrtook up Part ctthe Pavement, made a Hole, and cove.:ed h im o er ^vith the Stone as foon as tliey had cramn.ed h.m m. After which they co.ivryed the Rubbitli outm their Aprons, to prevent bufpicion. - ■w»^erC n 1 # 11- due r.;»n: aiii L-ked dt.wii, v/hnt ne of die fy/caief!- , 'iiz. our ur.uid *r.'iy go o;i. : Mailer inlbinu'tV I by v.lu\t Meuns ;d, as loliovvi.. ming to view the nnon caufcd llricL ovinjj;« be- ing dead, it confequently was loll. However, as Solomon ordci-cd, they went and cleared the Rubbifh, :.nd found their Malter in a mangled Condition, having lain fifteen Days i upon which they »t 1 ::?i 17T ffe !l [ 46 ] they lifted up tlttit H»nJs above 'J-'i J, "??*'" irii':fed'«C'D;rin>"*eLodg.so.Mar. '"W. Brother, when ;'/«,» ;»a. thus found flpad how was he raifcd ? .. ^ • 1/bv the Five Points of Fcllowlhip, ^ ^l^^^:^andngnifi«,thatIwiU.l^ys S mvown --The Left-Hand fupport.ng the Back, th.Tlwll" always fupport aBrother, .s tar as 1 can, tithol being detrimental «) my own Family. ^M Thank you, Brother.-But pray why was you deprived of all Metal ? The Mafter'.. Grip is ^^^^^T^'J^:^: iT^^ v.,th the four. Finger «»'!* "f V^ "^ J|^,V^ ht Hand with dole into the inner Part of the Wnlt o^nu g ^^^^ ^^^^ sll your Strength; >*>"•• R'Sj*'^"^* °he Right Bre aft to that his kight Knee to your R'gf t Knee , tjj K.gn ^^^^ j of your Brother, and your Left "*"^"PP°;Bof g, or, as in the thisWtion you ;^l»>?"- '^-^"^^ti^^K M^^^^^ Word 1 \ lilt -«-* their Heads in God! Thisbe- y Solomon adt)pt- -;r Malbn, and ^odgts of Mai- vas thus found lowfliip, s or F.^'lowHiip ? :r«,'d Ai^prentice's hen he was taken halibflippuoui could not have itsoi Fcilowihip. that I will always jther as far as in that I never will y Way to lerve a whetT-I pray, I Welfare.— Breaft y Brother's Secrets pporting the Back, lier, AS tar as 1 can, y own Family. -But pray why was ed, You take a Brother Right Hand, and preft >f hiiV.ight Hand with ,n hU Hight Foot, and he Right Bread to that upporting his Back. In AHHABONE,or, asintne kistheMafter'j Word. J. ft}' [ 47 ] Jlnf, Bccaufe there was neither Ax? , Hammer, or Sound of any iMct;U Tool heard in the building th.: iemplc of Silomon. Maf. '.Viiy f's Hrothc'- ? A:f. Beraufe jr IhouH not be polluted. ]\{:;f. 3-l;>w is it pO'Tible, Brother, that fuch a large EiiilJ'ui;^ rtiould be carried on, without the li fe or S juiKi of ibme Metal Tool ? /i,if. It v/.is prepared in the Forcd of Lebanon^ aridbroiight down upon proper Carriages, -and Kt up with wooden Mauls made on l^urpole for tlie Occafion. Maf. Why was both your Shoes taken from oft your Feet ? Anf. Becaufe the Place I ftood on when I was made a Malbn was Holy Ground. Maf. What fupports our Lodge ? Anf Three Pillars. Maf. Pray what are their Names, Brother ? Anf Wifdom, Strength, and Beauty. Maf Who do they reprefent ? Anf. Three Grand Mailer's •, Solomon, King of Ifrad i Hiram, King of T 'e •, and Hirara Abiff^ who was killed by the Three Fellow-Crafts. Maf Were thefe three Grand Mafters concern- ed in the building Solomon^ Temple ? Anf. Theyv/ere. Maf What was their Bufinefs ? Anf Sohmon found ProviGon and Money to pay the Workmen i Hiranty King of 'Tyre^ provided Material, rbr the Building ; and Hiram Abiff per- formed or fupermtendcd the Work. [End of the M»Jler"s Lc^un.] "SUfi T It; C' '.'H T [48 J jhi Form ohferved ct the Injl ailment of a Mylcy aiul the other OJfuers on St. JolinV Day. H E Year being expired, a proper Pevfon is fixed on by the Members ot" every I -edge to prefide over and govern the difterent Societies in die Capacity of Maftcr. I'he Qiialifi cations lor this Office arc, i/, That he muft be regularly and lawfijlly railed : 2dly, iiC ought to be a Man ot a good Character, and irreproachable in his private Condua : ^dly. He muil be well vcrfed in the Laws and Conftitutions of the Order, and ought to be temperate, cool, and quite perfedt in going through the before-ment.oned Lcdturcs, as all the Quel- tions are put by 'lim, and he is often obliged to affift the Brethren in making the proper Anlwers i for every Mafon fitting round the Table anfwers in his Turn, in the lame Manner as Boys at Church faying the Catcchifm. This is termed If^orkitig. For Inftance, Suopofe a Brother meets another, and rffks him if he was at his Lodge lad Night ? he fays Yes. Well, replies the other, Did you -j:ork .? that is, did you go through the feveral Qiicllions and Anlwers in any of the Ledures ?— If any Member cannot, or does not chufe to -work, when the Queftion is put, and it comes to his Turn, he gets up, and clapping his Hand on his Breaft, ad- • I have been in a Lodge, vrhere the Mafter was quite igno- rant of the common Rufes of Pronunciation and Grammar; frequently makine fuch egregious Blunders that the Brethren touid fcarce refram from burlting into Laughter ; and often embelliniing his Queftions with, ''Brethren, you have hi a « Body knolj as hiv you cannot be raifed but by the Five •♦ PoiVits of FcUowrtiip, &c. tellur 'whcb tho'l>c." How ridicu- lous muft this appear in the Perlon of the Prelident of a Lod.^e, where the greatift Part of the Members are Men of a liherat Education, wid endowed with good natural Abilities ! drefles '.ji*^. Hofa Miijlcr iH'ul Un's Day. I proper Pt-vfon is )t" every I -odgc to irent Societies in ^lalifjcations lor ; be regularly and to be a Man ot* a ble in his private .'crfed in the Laws and ought to be : in going through as all the Qucl- i often obliged to proper Anlwers*; :he Table anfwers as Boys at Church ; tci-med [Forking. meets another, and re lad Night ? he er, Did you -j;ork ? feveral Qiiellions :.e6lures ?— If any lufe to work^ when ss to his Turn, he . on his Bread, ad- Vlafter was q»>ite igno- ;iation and Grammar j iders that tbe Brethren ) Laughter ; and oftea ethren, you have let a laifed but by the Five :h tiff)' be" How ridicu- le Prefident of a Lod^e, s are Men of a liherat lural Abilities ! drefles [49I (IrcfTes hlmfclf to the MaOier, and begs to brcx- Liilcd i then the Left-liand Man anlwers in hia Room. 1 he Brethren having chofe a proper Man for thi* Office, and he being approved of by the Grand Mailer, tlicy proceed to the Inftalling him a:i lol- lows : He kiievls down in the South Part of the Lodge, a:id ta^ Lite Mailer gives him the follow- ing Obl.gation, betore he rcligns the Chair, whicli he repeats. " I--A. B. ofmyownfreeWillandConfent, in tlie Prefence of Almighty God and this Right Worfliipful Lodge, dedicated io St. John, do mofl Iblemnly and fincerely "/ear, that 1 will not deliver the Word and Grip belonging to the Chair whilft I am Mafter, or at any 1 irne hereafter, except it be to a Mafter in the Chair, Oi ^art Mailer, him or them whom I (hall find to be fuch after due Trial and Examination. — I alio fwear, that I will ad as Mafter of this Lodge till next St. John's Day, and fill the Chair every Lodge iSight, if I am within the Lengthof myCable Tow.— I likcwile further promife that I will not wrong this Lodge -, but ad in every Refpeft for the Good of Mafonry, by behaving myfelf agreeable to the reft of the Brethren j and maintaining good Order and Re- gularity in this Lodge, as tar as lies in my Po- wer. All this I fwear, with a firm and ftedfaft Refolution to perform the fame, under no left than the Four following Penalties, my Throat cut a-crofs, my Tongue torn out, my Heart torn from my Lcft-Breatt. and my Body fcve- H " red (( «( c< (< t( (< *( (« (( (t (( " this my Obli'i,a""'i ^^^''^D^'ta ^'^ ^'^''' Cl.au-.*' [Kiliesihe book,] s ' The yjxil MiiRcr raill-s him up, and takes off the Jrw 1 andRibl:)on trom his own Neck, and ' nuts It on the new Malkr, taking him at the lame ■'iime l>/ diciMallcr'sCitip, and wiulj)eviris in hw * }• ar tht Word C if I B B h L U M* ; attcr which he nips his Hnnd horn the Mafccr's Grip to the Elbow, and prcH'^s his Nails in,, as is done ni the Crip oi Sc MaRer under the Wrul. The Senior and Junior War.len, Secretary, &c. ' receive the^me Obligation asihe iMallcr, except the GiipantiWordi there bciOg one peculiar to them: U • Having now gone through the fevfcral Degrees and Ledtures belonging to the Entered Apprentice, Fellow-craft, MaRer, and the Manner ot Inltal- nient, I niall clofe the Work with a few general Direaions for the Reader's Benefit, dividing them under, the follewing' Heads. I ^ Defcription of the Ornamenflivofn hy the dif- ferent Officers, when ajfembled in tHe LodgCy and their proper Places of fitting. ■ The Master, who fits in the Eaftof the Lodge.' has the Rule andCompals, and Spuare hanging to i^^frSy, in oj;;. to /oy them their di«crent Sal«^c.^.^^ !, and aflifl: me ir> / lo the Chair." \l\ijjt'S the Book.] up, and takes off i own Neck, and ng him at the iame ulwluipeiinsin hi* J M* v atccv which lafccr's Grip to the , as is done in the Vrhl. .ien, Secretary, &c. ihe Mailer, except ng one peculiar to he fevfcral Degrees intcred Apprentice, Manner of Inftal- with a few general lefit, dividing them ed in the LodgCy and le Eaft of the Lodge*' 4 Spuare hanging to rthv Mafon. The Origin Vla(biis, W3» on this AC- Fthe Temple, had fo great at he could nof poihbljr ch Degree or Clafs a par- te could diftingnifh theia Kir diiierent Salaries. a Rib- I 5' ] I a Ribbon round his Neck, ?ind a black Kod in hi'< Hand, when he opens the Lodge, near Seven Foot liiiii. ' 4 i'heSfNioR Warden fits in,the Weft, widuhe Level about his iScck, and a Columi» placed on ^lii.' Table, about 20 Inches long. Ine Junior Wap den's ri.iccis in the South, with tlie i'kimb-Kulc about his ivctk, and a Lo- lunui in his J: land. 'i lic Secrftary wears the Crofs-Pcns. 1 The Senior and Junior Deacons h.i^e each a black RoJ, with the Compals lui.|ring roun.i tluir Necks-, the Senior fits at ■thel»ack<;r tiie MilUr, or ai his Right- Hand i the Junior at. the Senior M^arden's Ri-hc-i]:.nd. The I-*ASs-;yiAST£R has the CompaC's and Sun, with a Line of Cords abo>.;t his Meek. JI. The Manv:r of ^ryiii^ the S/pis />/ f^'^h Dfgrei and the H'ord he'cu^ifigto u'y v.i//!' toe D/.'ckv Craft and Mfjii'/s Chip. The Maficr'i S/piy Grip and if'crd, &c. % k T-he Sign. Dtaw the Rij^ht Hand edgeways acrofs your Belly, which is the* l:'enalty of the Obligation. • The Crip. Take Hold of the Righc Hand of your Brother with your Right Hand, and prels the four Finger Nails hard under the Wrili of 4iis Right Hand j put yoar Right Fooit to his Right Foot ; your Right Kikre to his Right Knee •, and hisRiglj^t Breaft to yotJr's, with your Left 1-jLand lupporting his Back. .^v*« ThefVcrdis M AHHABONEj orinromc Lodges M A C-B E N A C H. Ti>e Pafs'fford is T U B A L-C A I N. t ; H 2 W II 4 m .-■?*■ * -^ I' "i :\ i ^ I 5a ] J-h M4cr\< C.V/<, is by hoUiinr,botI. yn;.rTTards above your 1 KaU, and l.rikuv; thur. ujnvn ,r on U „, on your Apron, boti. i'cc. U.p>n<; 1 "»^:=- ' ^ tvJiCe Fdlcnv-Cralts law thcr N.alkr h. oe a, thryhtteaupthar H.mUs in Suipr.zc, and Lm, th'- 'iVmplr 10 the Lord, he Hood up, and htcn^ up both hi. Hands, cxclawr.cu, O L^/aw/j t'*'^' great art ih'^u above all Gods. ^heFcUotv-Crcfi's Sign, Grir. If'onlanJChp. Sign. Put your Right Hand to your ^[^^1'^ kcci^ng y^a- '. humu Iquare, ana your Lclt Hand iiprii;h't, lorming a Square. ^-,%e r^iirCnp, is by putting the Fhumb-Na, of your Ki^ht Hand b.Uen the liril and Iccond Joint of a Brother's Ri^'ht Hand •^ o Left Breaft with your Ught Hand, =»"^^ j "' ^ tfu-ncegivea SUp on you,j Apron, your R.feht toot going at the iame 1 une. ^ . •# Jhe Entered J^prenlice's Sign, Grip, aUmrd. ^ ^he Sizn. Draw your Hand acrofs your Throat .dgewatl The Penalty of the Obhgatiou bar^g -j3& fit- -..#• ng,Iioti) yourTTarcIs tla-ir. Ciown ;ir o:itc {pin<^ Tin-.c. 1 Iv v ;i., 1.2. VN l^cn iIk; ir N.alkr hi; dead, Suipn/.c, and l.nu, 0(hI u^), ami iiit-.nfj ,1, O Loidniy Leu, f. Wed and Clap. to your l-cft Bread, ana ) our Lett Hand ig the Thumb-Nail , the liiil and Iccund land. IJ O L K T II. be Pals- Grip, except I the /a-o«^ joint, m- iccond. by forming the Sign :ig your Lett Hand :lap your Right and fterwarus ftrikc your ht Hand, and from Apron, your Right gn. Grip, arJWord. ,d acrofs your Throat the Obligation being this. ^Ihe Grip, i'ake.i IJiotlKr wit.i your Ki^lu l land, md prcl. l»ard ^vitl. yourlhuinb Nail upon the irlt Joint (»t tlH' borclin^^crol Ins Right Hand. ^bc pyord. VVhilpcr in ms Lar, 15 U A Z. - '; [ 5.> 1 ihis, that an Apprentice v.ould fooner have his Ihroat cur, rhindilcovcr the Secrets ot Malum y. ^Ihe GrilK i'ake.i Brother witn your Ki^ht Hand, ' . . , 'I I .1. N.i.mI •iiton fill) and fii . Vhilpi The MaHcr kneels upon both Knees in the Ccre^ monyot making. .,,,,,,, 'i he Crait kneels witli the Riglit Knee. The Apprentice with tnc Leic Knee. III. The Form ohferved in Drinking. The Table being plentifully ilored with Wine and I'unch, ^r. every Manhas aGlals let bclore him and fills it with what he chulcs, and as olten as he pleafes. But he muft drink his GUIs in turn, or at leall keep the Motion with the rdl. Vvhm therefore a public Health is given, the Mailer fills "• firrt, and defires the Brethren to charge their Glal- ^,fesi and when this is llippofed to be done, the M after fays. Brethren are ycu all ckargea ? Ihe .Senior and Junior Wardens anfwer, IVe ^re all thar^ed in the Scuih and Jiejl. i hen thev all ftand up, and obferving the Mailer's Motion (liKe the Soldier his Right Hand Man) drink their GlaflLS OH"^ and if the Mafter propolesthe Health, bring- iO^them acrofs their I'hroats three Times, and makiBK three Motions to put them down on the fTablej at the third they are let down, (though perhiffi* fifty in Number) as if it was but one i then JaJfutt their Hands Breall-high, they clap nine i- TiniS againft the Right, diviued into ilnee Divh m^ ^ fions. $ ■Em ■mw ' r -w-i^'- i ' in* i- iul.. [ 54 ] fons, \\\\\c\\ is tcrnicd DrinUti^t; ni-itl' three tin^tf three j and al tl\c End they give u iluz^a. Having at lcm',th gone throi">;h my Plan, I have nothing turihcr \o add, than tl.i., that ihc follow- ing istlie bt'll Mv'thod Uvc a .Scrangcrt) \x;,iW\ Au- nutiancc, being wh.it I havr ofti-n tried m many Places, in order ro be iully Tuisiicd. As loon as you conn- to tl;(: boor o\'\lv: Lodg*:, you will find a Man on thcC;iidklc, with adrav^n Sword in his 1 land, ami a wiiitc Apron on. You mull put on the Appearance of Caiclclllulsor ra- ther Hafc ia your 'Jiehaviour. Afk hin it there is a lull Lodge, and tell hun you llioulu U- glad ot' Adtiiittance as a vifiting Men-ber •, taking care to provide yourfelf with a white lcaih> r Apron, winch you may Ihew him as ifby Accitient. 1-ie will, perhaps, afk you what Degree you are of, and de- fire aSign, which you n^liH: ihew iiun with ^rrcat Readinels, ind likcwife intijrm lum wkit Lodge you belong to. It being contrary to the Rules of the Society that the Tyler ihouJd adnut a Stranger, he will go IP, and acquaint the Maftcr, that fuch a Pcrlon, (mentioning your Name, and the Lod[ ; you told , him you belonged to) crates Admittance. On whicli one of the Wardens will come out to examine you. Draw your Right Hand acrofs your Throat edgeways, and he will fay, " What's that ?" Ybur Anlwer muft be, " The due Guard of an Apr. "prentice." Ihen he will take you by the firfl: Joint of your Right-Hand, and prefs ith«4*'>thi the Thumb Nail of hi* Right-Hand, ind afk, •» What that is ?"— You muft immediately anfwer, ♦• the Grip of an Entered Apprentice."— If he is not fully fatisficd with this, he will go farther on in tills Manner : ii*f^<6»*>»f«i^: : ■fe.' • ^ -jcith three /it^et 1 my Plan, I have , that ihc tollow- ingcT t) {.;uin Ad- n tried m nuiny :d. lor nt'Ui'.* Lodge, dc, witli a Urav^n Apron on. Vou .aiclclljK'!s,or ra- fk liirj it tilt-re is icnilu •lit' {jlatl ot" • ; taking care to li r Apron, wliith itient. 1-ie will, lU are of, andde- / Iiun with ^rrcat uiii wlut Lodge s of the Society , inger, he will go it llich a Pcrlon, Lod[ J you told, ittance. On which ; out to examine ;rofs your Throat lat's that ?" Ybur ruard of an Apr you by the firffi prefs it hard with Hand, aind aflc, mediately anfwer, ;nticc."— If he is ill go farther on I 55 ] ^'ff' Il-is it Rot a Wainc ?— You mift answer,' •* ic Ins," 'liku he will ad you co ^^ivc it him. y/nj. I'll half it with you.— Hc^^in, lays he.-— •Vj'C/- Will you be olV or from. //;;/". Frotn, i^Hj, From wlut ? /Inf. From an Kntercd Ap- prentice to a Fcllow-Crait. 1 Ic will then (hitt his Hiumb Irom the Ajprcnticc's Grip towards tli« Keliow-Crait's, and alk. What's this f Anj. 1 .w Pah-Word of a FcUow-Craft. rif; it m«, ftys he. Whifper in his Far, S II I U B O L E T H. On this he will put his Thumb to tne itcond Joint and lay. What's t^ is ? /Inf. .The (irip of a Fcl- fbw-Craft. Has it got a Name, lays he .J* Anf It has. — Pray give it me. A>tf I will letter it, oi* half it with you. Mnfbn. I'll letter it with you. Anf. Begin. Mafoii. No, _,ou begi . Anf.]—. Maf A. A-if C. Maf 11. Anf 1 AUf, N/ Anf JACH IN. . "What I have h(^re ofFercn beiig more than luffi- bnt, you /ill be admitted, and you muft put Mour Apron on, and take your Sear. If there mould be a Making that Nignt, you will be per- i|ft in the firft Piintiples, and know more than «»e in ten who have been made many Years, and' Mj^c never read this A>ok. ^ ,, ,..- ,11, ,-,'.- If you fhould after mis chufc to go to a Lodge ^ Mailers, the Ceremony is the lame as above; bwt you are interrogated as to the Grip, Pafs-grip aha Word of a Maftcr, which you cannot fail of . aniwei^ng h; ..■r^iing• tlie Mafter's Part before mentioned. In all this you mull take Care not to |.«ny Fear, but put on an Air of AITurance. # This ii^»f '._~iSiiS4i^y(tt»**»«'- H-SiKtjv.,. ...^ *;< 1 ..--*.,. t ■ i > A ■ 5 - 1_* .«JSt ■n? *■ - « H » ' ^ ....«*