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112 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. RITE.
Such is the law ;
and the land of Israel is not jet
purified of the innocent blood of our brother shed
upon the floor of the Temple. One of his assassins
has suffered swift punishment, but two remain at
large, nor have yet been traced from their retreat in
the mountains of Joppa. I fear they have escaped
by sea, and are beyond our reach.
Most Potent King, doubt not that the Lord will at
length give the two assassins into thy hand.
T.\ P.: I therefore declare you to be duly invest-
ed with the rank and dignity of Illustrious Elu of the
Fifteen, which degree I declare to be devoted now
and always hereafter to Liberty and Toleration ; and
I invest you with its collar, apron, and jewel, wliich
need no explanation.
HISTORY.
G.'. 0.'. About six months, it is said, after the ex-
ecution of the assassin, as detailed in the degree of
Master Elect of the Nine, Bengaber, an intendant