Duncan's Masonic Ritual and Monitor - Rose Croix

Q. Your answer?
A. Three worthy sojourners, who have come up to help, aid, and assist in the rebuilding
of the house of the Lord, without the hope of fee or reward.
Q. What were you then asked?
A. Whence came you?
Q. Your answer?
A. From Babylon.
Q. Of what were you then informed.
A. That by a decree of the Grand Council, then in session,
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made in consequence of difficulties having arisen by the introduction of strangers among
the workmen, none are permitted to enter the presence of the Most Excellent High Priest,
Excellent King, and Scribe, while sitting in council, excepting the true descendants of the
twelve tribes of the children of Israel; it was therefore necessary that we be more
particular in tracing our genealogy, and demanded who we were.
Q. Your answer?
A. We are of your brethren and kin--children of the captivity--we have been received as
Most Excellent Masters, and as such have made ourselves known to the several guards,
and now wait permission to enter the presence of the Grand Council.
Q. What were you then asked?
A. By what further right or benefit we expected to obtain this important privilege.
Q. Your answer?
A. By the benefit of the words and signs given us by the masters of the first, second and
third veils, together with the signet.
Q. What was then said to you?
A. We were directed to wait until the Captain of the Host could be informed of our
request and his answer returned.
Q. What answer did he return?