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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Will you be off or from? | From |
| From what and to what? | From a Fellow Craft to a Master Mason. |
| Are you a Master Mason? | I am. |
| What induced you to become a Mason? | That I might travel in foreign countries, work and receive Master's wages, and thereby be better enabled to support myself and family, and contribute to the relief of distressed brother Master Masons, their widows and orphans. |
| What makes you a Master Mason? | My obligation. |
| Where were you made a Master Mason? | In a just and legally constituted Master Mason Lodge. |
| Have you any signs of this Degree? | I have. |
| Give me a sign. | (Give Master Mason Dugard (hands)) |
| What is that? | The Dugard of a Master Mason. |
| Has it an allusion? | It has, to the position which my hands were placed when I took the most solemn obligation of a Master Mason. |
| Give me another sign. | (Give sign of a Master Mason (hip)) |
| What is that? | The sign of a Master Mason. |
| Has it an allusion? | It has, to the penalty of my obligation wherein I swore that sooner that reveal any of the secrets of the Master Mason Degree unlawfully, I would have my body severed in twain and so forth. |
| Give me a further sign. | (Give hailing sign (1,2,3)) |
| What is that? | The grand hailing sign or sign of distress of a Master Mason. |
| When is it not to be given? | It’s not to be given unless at the opening and closing of a Master Mason Lodge, for instruction, or in situations of imminent danger. |
| Have you any tokens of this Degree? | I have. |
| Give me a token. | (Give token of a FC (true grip)). |
| What is that? | The true grip of a Fellow Craft. |
| Will you be off or from? | From. |
| From what and to what? | From the true grip of a Fellow Craft to the past grip of a Master Mason. |
| Pass, what is that? | The true grip of a Master Mason. |
| Has it a name? | It has. |
| Will you give it me? | I did not so receive it, nor can I so impart it. |
| How will you dispose of it? | Letter or syllable it. |
| Syllable it and begin. | Begin you. |
| Ball | Two |
| Cain | Two |
| Ball | Cain- Two-Ball-Cain |
| Two-Ball-Cain; Who was Two-Ball-Cain? | The first known artificer or skillful worker in brass and other metals. |
| Will you be off or from? | From. |
| From what and to what? | From the past grip of a Master Mason to the true grip of the same. |
| Pass, what is that? | The true grip of a Master Mason, or Lions Paw. |
| Has it a name? | It has. |
| Will you give it me? | I did not so receive it, nor can I so impart it. |
| How will you dispose of it? | Syllable it on the five points of fellowship and at low breath. |
| What are the five points of fellowship? | Foot to foot, knee to knee, breast to breast, hand to back, and cheek to cheek, or mouth to ear. |
| How explained. | Foot-to-Foot, this I should be ever ready and willing to go on foot and out of my way to the relief of a distressed Brother Master Mason. |
| How explained (continued). | Knee-to-knee, that in my devotions to deity I should ever a Brothers welfare as my own. |
| How explained (continued). | Breast-to-breast that I should keep the secrets of a worthy Brother Mason when communicated to a received by me as such, murder and treason excepted, and these at my election. |
| How explained (continued). | Hand-to-back, that I should be ever ready and willing to stretch forth my hand to sustain a fallen Brother. |
| How explained (continued). | Cheek-to-cheek or mouth to ear, that I should nourish and cherish a Brother, whisper good council in his ear, and in the most friendliest manner admonish him of his error and aid a reformation |
| How explained (continued). | And to apprise him that he having timely warning, may be enabled to ward off approaching danger. |
| W W Y P T B M a Master Mason? | I A R A T B O A J A L B A B. |
| How were you prepared? | B B D O A M A M, N N N C, B N S, H, W A C-T T A M N B |
| How were you prepared? (continued)? | I W C I W C T T D O A L B A B. |
| B H H D Y K I T B A D. | B F M W R A G A |
| H G Y A. | B T D K F W, A B A L N F W, W T Q, W C T, T R. |
| Your answer? | Brother First/Last name, W H B R I A E A, P T T D O F C |
| Your answer (continued)? | A N W M L I M B B R T T S, D O M M |
| W W Y T A. | I I W O M O F W A A, I I W D A T P, W A W Q, A H I M S P I T P D T E M T T |
| W W Y T A (continued). | A P A F, A W B A I T A, I W A B W F, R O B I E, T O T G A I P. |
| Your answer? | B T B O A P. |
| H Y T P. | I H I N B M C H I F M, W B G A F C, I W T T A A T W P U T W M C B I O M R A H A R |
| W W H A. | L H E I T N O G A B R I D F. |
| H W Y R. | O B P O T C, E F M N L T R B, W W T T M T A T V P O M A C W T B |
| H W Y R (continued). | S A T M E T O O I C, W T P O T C, W A F M A B L. |
| H W Y T D O. | C T A T L T T I W I T S, W T S Q, W A A L A R, A A T D. |
| How did the Junior Warden dispose of you? | D M T B C T T S W I T W, W T S Q W A A L A R A B. |
| How did the Senior Warden dispose of you? | D M T B C T T W M I T E, W T S Q, W A A L A R A B. |
| How did the Worshipful Master dispose of you? | O M T B R T T S W I T W, W T M T A B T U R M S, S O W M L F |
| How did the Worshipful Master dispose of you (continued)? | B T H O T R T T H O T L, T F A S, M B E T T W M I T E. |
| W D T W M T I Y? | T B P F I W N I S T U M A M S O, W D N I U M A T M C, M D T M G, M N O M. |
| W D T W M T D W Y? | M M A M M I D F. |
| W W T D F. | K O M N K, M B E, B H R O T H B S A C, I W D F I T U M T M S O O A M M, which is as follows. |
| Obligation | I First/Last Name on my own free will and accord, in the presence of almighty God, and this right worshipful Master Mason Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons |
| Obligation (continued). | Erected to him, and dedicated to the Holy St. Johns, do herby and hereon most solemnly and sincerely promise and swear, that I will always hele, ever conceal and never reveal |
| Obligation (continued). | Any of the secret arts, parts, or points of the Master Mason degree, which have been |
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