II. The Manner of giving the Signs of each Degree

and the Word belouging to it, with the Fellow Craft and Mafter’s Clap.
The Mafter’s Sign, Grip and Werd, &c.
The Sign. Draw the Right Hand edgeways acrofs your Belly, which is thePenalty of the Obligation.
* The Grip. Take Holi 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 5 your Right Knee to his Right’ Knee ; and his Right Breaft to your's, with your Lelt Hand jupporting his Back. — _ a
TheWerdis MAHHABONE; orinfome Lodges MAC-BENACH.
The Pafs-Wordis TUBAL-CAIN,
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The Mafter’s Clap, is by holding both your Mancs above your Head, and ftriking, them: Gown af once u; on your Apron, both Feet keeping Time. ‘ihey aflign two kealons for this Sigh, 2. When the tweive Fellow-Craits faw their Matter he dead, they lifted up ther Hands in Surprize, and fate, O Lord our Ged! and that when Solemon dedicated the ‘Temple to the Lord, he ftood up, and litting up both his Hands, exclaimed, O Lord ay God, great art thou above all Gods.
The Fellow-Crafi’s Sign, Grip, Word and Clap.
Sign. Put your Right Eland to your Left Breaft, keeping your ‘1 humb tquare, and your Lett Hand upright, iorming a Square.
The Pajs'Grip, is by putting the Thumb-Nail of your Right Hand between the firft and fecond Joint of a Brother's Right Hand.
The Pafs-H ord, is S HIBBOLETH.
The Grip is the fame as the Pafs-Grip, except preffing your Thumb Nail on the /econd Joint, in- itead of between the firft and fecond.
gheWerdis JACHIN.
The Fellow-Craft’s Clap, is by forming the Sign of aCraft, as above, holding your Left Hand fquare and upright then clap your Right and Lett Hand togetier , and afterwards ftrike your Lett Breaft with your Light Hand, and from thence give a Slap on your Apron, your Right Foot going at the fame ‘Lime.
The Entered Apprentices Sign, Grip, and Word.
The Sign. Draw your Hand acrofs your Throat edgeways. “The Penalty of the Obligation being
this,
ng both yourl Jands then: Gown af once eping Time. ‘ihey ny wa. When the ir Matter he dead, Surprize, and faid, n dolemon dedicated ood up, and hitting; i, O Lord my God,
», Word and Clap.
to your Left Breaft, and your Lett Hand
ig the Thumb-Nail ‘the firft and fecond land.
BOLETH.
he Pafs-Grip, except the fecond Joint, in- fecond.
by forming the Sign sg your Lett Hand Jap your Right and ferwards ftrike your ht Hand, and from Apron, your Right
gn, Grip, and Word.
d acrofs your Throat the Obligation being
this,
[ 53 ] this, that an Apprentice would fooner have hig ‘Throat cut, than difcover the Secrets of Matoniy. The Grip. Takea Brother with your Right and, and prefs hard with your J humb Nail upon the firft Joint of the Fore linger of his Right band. The Word. Whilper in nis Kar, BO A Z.
The Matter kneels upon both Knees in the Cere- mony of making.
The Craft kneels with the Right Knee.
The Apprentice with the Leit Knee.
Ill. The Form obferved in Drinking.
The Table being plentifully ftored with Wine and Punch, €c. every Man has a Glafs fet betore him, and fills it with what he chufes, and as often as he pleafes. But he muft drink his Glais im turn, or at leaft keep the Motion with the re ft. When
_ therefore a public Health is given, the Mafter fills * firft, and defires the Brethren to charge their Glaf- % fes ; and when this is fuppofed to be done, the Matter fays, Brethren are you all’ chargea? The Senior and Junior Wardens anfwer, We are all gcharged in the South and Weft. "Vhen they all ftand mye: and obferving the Matter’s Motion (like the Soldier his Right Hand Man) drink their Glafits fh, and if the Matter propotes the Health, bring- ing_them acrofs their I’hroats three Times, and ‘kite three Motions to put them down on the atthe third they are fet down, (though itty in Number) as if it was but one ; then their Hands Breaft-high, they clap nine Mes againft the Right, diviacd into thieé Divis fions,
[ 54 ] fions, which is termed Drinking with three tines three, and atthe End they give a Huzza.
Having at length gone throvgh my Plan, I have nothing further to add, than this, that the follow~ ing isthe beft Method for a Stranger to gain Ad- mittance, being what I have often tried in many Piaces, in order to be fully fatistied.
As foon as you come to the Door of the Lodge, you will find a Man on the Ourfide, with a drawa Sword in his Hand, aad a white Apron on. You mutt put on the Appearance of Carcleffhets, or ra- ther Eafe ia your Behaviour. Afk him it there is a full Lodge, and tell him you fhould be glad of Admittance as a vifiting Member ; taking care to provide yourfelf with a white leather Apron, which you may fhew him asifby Accident. He will, perhaps, afk you what Degree you are of, and de- fire a'Sign, which you mbit thew him with great Readinefs, and likewife inform him what Lodge you belong to. ’
It being contrary to the Rules of the Socicty ¢ that the Tyler fhowld admit a Stranger, he will go in, and acquaint the Mafter, that fuch a Perfong# (mentioning your Name, and ‘the Lodg: you told him you belonged ta) craves Admittance. On which one of the Wardens will come out to examine you. Draw your Right Hand acrofs your Throat edgeways, and he will fay, «© What's that ?” Your Anfwer muft be, ‘The due Guard of af Ap» “ prentice.” ‘Then he will takeyou by the*firft — Joint of your Right-Hand, and prefs it Hignd with the, Thumb Nail of his Right-Hand, and afk, . *¢ What that is ?”--- You mee immediately anfwer, ¢* the Grip of an Entered Apprentice.”---If he is” ‘not fully fatisfied with this, he will go farther on in this Manner :
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with three times Huzza.
:my Plan, I have , that the follow- nger two gain Ad- n tried in many
or of the Lodge, de, with adrawa Apron on. You ‘arelefinets, or ra- {k him if there is ould be glad of '; taking care to ier Apron, which ident. He will, u are of, and de- » him with preat win what Lodge
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s of the Socicty @ nger, he will go _
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out to examine rofs your Throat at's Ce °” ad juard of ah Ape. you by. the firft prefs it Hignd with Hand, and afk,
mediately anfwer, —
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Ac has.” Then he will act you co give it him.
Anf. Vil halt it with you.---Begin, lays he.--« An, BO. Masi AZ. Anf. BOAZ,
Quef. Will you be off or from. Auf. From, Que. From what? Anf. From an Entered Ap- prentice to a Fellow-Cratt, He will then hhift his Lhumb from the Apprentice’s Grip towards the Feliow-Crait’s, and afk, What's this? nf. Tie Pats-Word of a Fellow-Craft. ‘sive: it me
fays he. Whifper in his Ear, SHIBBOLET H. On this he will put his Thumb to the fecond Joint and fay, What's this? af; The Grip of a Fel. Jow-Craft. Has it got a Name, fays he ? Anf. Ic Has.---Pray give it me, nf. I will letter it, of half it with you. Mapa. V’'ll letter it with you.--- Anf, Begin. Mafon. No, you begi, An/: J--- Maf. A. Asf.C. Maf. WW. Aufl. Maj. N, Af. JACHIN.
What I have hére offereii beitig more than fuffi- nt, you will be admitted, and you muft put ur Apron on, and take your Seat. If there “Hiould be a Making that Nignt, you will be per- ect in the “ip pb and know more than dhe in ten who have been made man “Raye never read this Book. iid
# this chufe to go to a Lodge » the Ceremony is the fame as above ; € interrogated’ as to the Grip, Pafs-grip ‘ofdiot a Mafter, which you cannot fail of Hag by :ealing the Mafter’s Part betore oned. In all this you muit take Care not to
iny Fear, but put on an Air of Affurance.
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