Duncan's Ritual of Freemasonry.pdf - FatimaMovement

entered into a horrid conspiracy to extort them
from our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff, or take his
life; but, reflecting with horror on the atrocity of
the crime, twelve of them recanted; the other
three persisted in their murderous designs.
Our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff, was slain at high
twelve. It was his usual practice at that hour,
while the craft were called from labor to
refreshment, to enter into the unfinished
"Sanctum Sanctorum, or Holy of Holies," of the
Temple, and there offer up his adorations to the
Deity, and draw his designs on the trestle-board.
The three Fellow Crafts who persisted in their
murderous designs, knowing this to be his usual
practice, placed themselves at the south, west,
and east gates of the inner courts of the temple,
and there awaited his return.
Our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff, having finished
his usual exercises, attempted to retire by the
south gate, when he was accosted by Jubela, who
thrice demanded of him the secrets of a Master
Mason, or the Master's word, and, on his being
refused, gave him a blow with the twenty-fourinch
gauge across his throat, upon which he fled
and attempted to pass out at the west gate, where
he was accosted by Jubelo, who, in like manner,
demanded of him the secrets of a blaster Mason,
or the Master's word, and, on his being refused,
gave him a blow with the square across his
breast, upon which he fled, and attempted to
make his escape out at the east gate, where he
was accosted by Jubelum, who, in like manner,
thrice demanded the secrets of a Master Mason,
or the Master's word, and, on his like refusal,
gave him a violent blow with the setting-maul on
his forehead, which felled him dead on the spot.