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( 5 ) Entered PRENTICE's DECREE.

Q. FROM whence came yon ?

A. From the holy lodge of St. John's

Q. What recommendation brought you from thence.

A. The reccommendation which I brought from the right worſhipful Brothers and fellows, of the right worſhipful and holy lodge of St. John's, from whence I come and greet you thrice heartily well.

Q. What do you come here to do ?

A. Not to do my own proper will,

But to ſubdue my paſſion ſtill ;

The rules of Maſonry in hand to take,

And daily progreſs therein to make.

Q. Are you a Maſon :

A. I am ſo taken and accepted to be among Brothers and Fellows.

Q. How can I know that you are a Maſon ?

A. By ſigns and tokens and perfect points of entrence.

Q. What are ſigns ?

A. All ſquares, angles, and perpendiculars.

Q. What are tokens ?

A. Certain regular and brotherly grips.

Ex. Give me the points of your entrance ?

Reſp. Give me the firſt, and I will give you the ſecond

Ex. I bail it.

Reſp. I conceal it.