Free Masonry - The Masonic Trowel

140 MASONIC OATH.
&c; " not write, print, stamp, stain, hew, cut, carve, indent,
paint, or engrave it, on any thing moveable or immoveable,
under the whole canopy of heaven, whereby or whereon
the least letter, figure* character, mark, stain, shadow, or
resemblance of the same, may become legible or intelligible,
to myself, or any other person in the known world, whereby
the secrets of Masonry may be unlawfully obtained.'*
"Not write, print, stamp—it." what is it?~—h refers to
Ancient Free Masonry: " Not the least letter, figure, character/'
&c. then, of Ancient Free Masonry, may be written,
" whereby the secrets of Masonry may be unlawfully obtained"
IT, or Ancient Free Masonry, the object of the actions
forbidden in the oath, is an impossible thing, and false.
It is contrary to religion to be silent on the subject; contrary
to the fealty due both to God and to my country, to
represent Free Masonry otherwise than false and impossible.
I suppose the secrets of Free Masonry, are true; and true
secrets of the craft it is not my purpose to expose. Our
signs, tokens,