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( 13 ) Q. How long do you ſerve your maſter ?

A. From Monday-morning till Saturday-night.

Q. How do you ſerve him ?

A. With chalk, charcoal and earthen pan.

Q. What do they denote ?

A. Freedom, ſervency and zeal.

Ex. Give me the entered Prentice's ſign ?

Reſp. Extending the four fingers of the right hand, and drawing them acroſs his throat, is the ſign, and demands a token.

N.B. A token is, by joining the ball of the thumb of the right hand to the firſt knuckle of the fore-finger of the Brother's right hand, that demands a word.

Q. Give me the word ?

A. I will letter it with you.

Ex. BOAZ. N.B. The Ex. ſays B.

Reſp. O. Ex. A. Reſp. Z. i. e. BOAZ.

Ex. Give me another ?

Reſp. JACHIN.

N. B. Boaz and Jachin, were two pillars in Solomon's porch, 1 Kings vii. 21.

Q. How old are you ?

A. Under ſeven. (Denoting he has not paſſed Maſter.)

Q. What is the day for ?

A. To ſee in.

Q. What is the night for ?

A. To hear.

Q. How blows the wind ?

A. Due eaſt and weſt.

Q. What o'clock is it ?

A. High twelve.