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I furthermore promise and swear that I will at all times hereafter remember, and endeavour to practice,
that which befits the character of a Perfect Master ; and especially that I will be honest in my contracts,
sincere in affirming, frank' and straight-forward in bargaining, and faithful in performing, with all men ; that
I will pretend not what is false, nor cover what is true, nor lie either in a little thing or a great, neither in
the substance nor in the circumstance, nor in word nor deed ; but the measure of my affirmation or denial
shall be the understanding of the person with whom I contract ; and that I will religiously keep all my promises
and covenants, though made to my disadvantage, and though afterward I perceive I might have done
bettor ; nor shall anything make me break my promise, unless to perform it be unlawful or impossible ; or
unless it have been unlawfully, or by force or fraud, obtained from me . -
All of which I do most solemnly and sincerely promise and vow, binding myself under the penalty of
being despised by all mankind while living, and after my death ; and buried in an undistinguished grave,
with none -to shed a tear over me or to lament that I am dead ; in case I wilfully violate this my solemn
obligation of a Perfect blaster .
(The Th .-. .Uon. •. then raises the candidate, and says to him, relieving him of the white robe]
Th.•. Son. . As you have been already relieved of the cord which was around your neck, symbol of the
enthralment of vice and indulgence, so now I relieve you of this robe, symbol of your novitiate ; which
having passed, I'do, by the authority in me vested, raise you to the rank and dignity of Perfect Master : and I
do now invest you with this collar, apron and jewel ; which, as they lay upon your heart when you represented
our excellent and illustrious Gr • . Waster in his coffin, you will now and forever wear as the representative of
him living ; making him ever your model, and deeming yourself bound to strive to equal his virtues, as you wear
his clothing and his jewel ; that your memory may deserve such honours as have to day been rendered unto his.
. Receive now the signs, token and words of a Perfect Master .
1sT Starr . . . Of Admiration . . . Raise both OtsE3Ss and C h C .& towards Heaven ; and then let the
former fall crosswise on the rLCtt$ ; and drop the latter on the ground .
2n Srarr . . . Of Recognition . . . Each advances his t/S V V T, until the points meet, and the' right
4=(C-,o . come together. -Then each places his t & 0=3 upon his &C Q;r o .
Testy : . . . Take each other with the s` oM C ta . grip ; and at the same time each place the t&O
behind the 1 .& y tII ( t of the other, and press it I times, with the I first fingers closed ; saying, by syllables
alternately, ? . •. Then clench the I fingers of the two t hands together, closing them,
not interlaced, raising the Of&% 3Ul c and putting them together at the points, so as to form a triangle .
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SACRED WORD : . . . a C *O ..
The Candidate is then seated ; and receives the following History and Lecture :
ITTSTORY AND LECTURE .
King Solomon, having learned that the body of IIiram bad been found, and deposited in the Western part
of the unfinished Temple, and being greatly rejoiced that the precious remains of his Brother the Artificer
were found, immediately ordered Adonhiram, who was afterwards appointed Chief Architect and Inspector
of the works in his stead, to prepare a funeral that should correspond with the eminent virtues of the deceased .
And that the recollection of his sad fate might be more vividly remembered, and the' general indignation
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