II. The Manner of giving the Signs 3 each Degree, and the

Word belonging +o it, with the Fellow-Craft and Mafter’s
Clap.

The Biiize’s Sign, Grip, and Word, &e.

The Sign, bs. «ae Right Hand edgeways acrofs your
Belly, whics: .: ©° . } :nalty of the Obligation.

The Grip. Take told of the Right Hand of your Brother
with your Right Hand, and prefs the four Finger Nails hard
under the Wrift of his Right Hand; put your Right Foot to
his Right Foot; your Right Knee to his Right Knee; and
his Right Breaft to yours, with your Left iland fupporting
his Back.

The Word is MAHABONE; or, in fome Lodges, MAC-
BENACH.

The Pi”. Word is TUBALCAIN,

The

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The Mafter’s Clap, is by holding both your Hands above
your Head, and ftriking them down at once upon your
Apron, both Feet keeping ‘Time. ‘They ‘affign two Rea-
fons for this Sign, viz. When the twelve Fellow-Crafts faw
their Matter lie dead, they lifted up their Hands in Surprize,
and faid, O Lord our God! and that when Solomon dedicated
the ‘Temple to the Lord, he ftood up, and lifting up botlr

his Hands, exclaimed, O Lord my God, great art thou above
all Gods,

The Fellow-Craft’s Sign, Grip, Word, and Clap.

Sign. Put your Right Hand to your Left Breaft, keeping
your Thumb fquare, and.your Lett Hand upright, forming a
Square.

The Pafs-Grip, is by putting the Thumb Nail of your
Right Hand bc.ween the Firtt ana Second Joint of a Brother’s
Right Hand.

Lhe Pafs-Word is SHIk. = TH.

The Grip is the fame as ti Pafs-Grip, except preffing

your Thumb Nail on the /econd Joint, inftead of between the
firft and fecond.

The Word is BOAZ.

The Fellow-Craft’s Clap is by forming the 5ign of a Craft
as above, holding your Left Hand fquare and upright; then
clap your Right and Left Hands together ; and afterwards
ftrike your Deft Breaft with your Right Hand, and from

thence give a Slap on your Apron, your Right Foot going at
the fame Time,

_ Lhe Entered Apprentice’s Sign, Grip, and Word.

The Sign, Draw your Hand acvofs your Throat edgeways.
The Penalty of the Obligation being this, that an Apprentice
would fooner have his Throat cut than difcover the Secrets of
Mafonry.

The Crip. Take a Brother with your Right Hand, and prefs
hard with your Thumb Nail upon the Firft Joint of the Fore-
Finger of his Right.Hand.

he Word, Whifper in his Ear JACHIN.
Pi Mafter kneels upon both Knees in the Ceremony of
aking.

The Craft kneels with the Right Knee,

The Apprentice with the Left Knee.