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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| From what to what | From the degree of an Entered Apprentice To that of a fellow craft. |
| Why by the Square? | Because it is an emblem of mortality and one of the working tools of a fellow craft |
| What is a square? | An angle of 90°, or the fourth part of a circle |
| Where were you made a Fellow Craft? | I'm a just and constituted Lodge of fellow craft |
| How were you prepared? | By being divested of all metals, neither naked nor clothed, barefoot nor shod, hoodwinked, and a cable-tow twice about my naked right arm; in which situation I was conducted to the door of the Lodge by a Brother |
| Why had you a cable tow twice about your naked right arm | It was to signify that as a fellow craft I was under a double tie to the fraternity |
| To what those knocks allude | To the three jewels of a fellow craft, the attentive ear, instructive tongue and the faithful breast |
| Your answer | A brother who has been regularly initiated as an Entered Apprentice and now wishes to receive more light in masonry by being passed to the degree of a fellow craft |
| What were you then asked | If it was my own free willing Accord if I was duly and truly prepared worthy and well qualified if I had made suitable proficiency in the proceeding degree, all of which being answered in the affirmative |
| I was then asked by what further right or benefit I expected to gain admission. Your answer? | By the benefit of the pass. |
| Did you get the pass? | I gave it not, my guide gave it for me. |
| What followed | I was directed to wait with patience until the worshipped master was informed of my request and his answer was returned. |
| What answer did he return | Let him enter and be received in due form |
| How were you received | On the angle of the square at my right naked breast, which was to teach me that the square of virtue should be a rule and guide to my conduct in all my future action with mankind |