M. P. Sov. — Then you will kneel with your right knee

on the H. G., cross your hands on your breast, and repeat
after me. — I, A. B., in the presence of tne King of Kings
and Lord of Lords, most solemnly and sincerely swear
that I will never utter the Secrets of the supreme dignity
to which I am about to be admitted unless in the midst
of a lawfully assembled Senate of Present and Past Sov-
ereigns of the Order, nor will I assist in conferring the
rank of a Prince Mason of this Order upon any one in the
"world unless he be a Past Eusebius or Viceroy of Constan-
tine, and not even then unless in strict conformity with
the edicts of the Grand Council. I also promise at all
times to respect and reverence that Sacred Name which is
the True Word of this Illustrious Order, and this I swear
before the Altar of the Trinit}^ under the penalty of having
my name struck out of the Book of Life when opened in
the Heavenly Jerusalem, those mansions of bliss where
the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth, so help me I. H. S.,
the incarnate Word. (M. P. Sov. proceeds.) You will

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seal this 0. B. eight times on the H. G. — six times in ^
honour of the Trinity and twice in commemoration of our
founders Constantino and Eusebius. Eise duly 0. B.,
successor of Constantine. I will now direct your attention
to the High Prelate, who will read a portion of the H. Gr.

(H. P. reads Eev. xix, 6 to 16.)