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ROSICRUC1AN APOLOGISTS: MICHAEL MAIER. 275
tor. Two houses shall be erected at Nurenberg and An-
cona for the periodical conventions.
V. If two or three brethren meet together, they shall
not be empowered to elect a new member without the per-
mission of the imperator. Any such election shall be
void.
VI. The young apprentice or brother shall be obedient
unto death to his master.
VII. The brothers shall not eat together except on Sun-
days, but if they work together they shall be allowed to
live, eat, and drink in common.
VIII. It is prohibited for a father to elect his son or
brother, unless he shall have proved
him well. It is better
to elect a stranger so as to prevent the Art becoming
hereditary.
IX. Although two or three of the brethren may be
gathered together, they shall not permit anyone, whomso-
ever it may be, to make his profession to the Order unless
he shall have previously taken part in the Practice, and
has had full experience of all its workings, and has, more-
over, an earnest desire to acquire the Art.
X. When one of the brethren intends to make an heir,
such an one shall confess in one of the churches built at
our expense, and afterwards shall remain about two years
as an apprentice. During this probation he shall be made
known to the Congregation, and the Imperator shall be
informed of his name, country, profession, and origin, to
enable him to despatch two or three members at the proper
time with his seal to make the apprentice a brother.
XI. When the brethren meet they shall salute each other
in the following manner : The first shall say, Ave Prater !
The second shall answer, fiosece et Aurece. Whereupon