, or retain the key
to them in my possession, but destroy it whenever it comes to my
sight. Furthermore, do I promise and swear, that I will not wrong
this Chapter, nor a companion of this degree, to the value of
anything, knowingly, myself, nor suffer it to be done by others,
if in my power to prevent it. Furthermore, do I promise and swear,
that I will not be at the exaltation of a candidate to this
degree, at a clandestine Chapter, I knowing it to be such.
Furthermore, do I promise and swear, that I will not assist, or be
present at the exaltation of a candidate to this degree, who has
not regularly received the degrees of Entered Apprentice, Fellow
Craft, Master Mason, Mark Master, Past Master, Most Excellent
Master, to the best of my knowledge and belief. Furthermore, that
I will not assist or see more or less than three candidates
exalted at one and the same time. Furthermore, that I will not
assist, or be present at the forming or opening of a Royal Arch
Chapter, unless there be present nine regular Royal Arch Masons.
Furthermore, do I promise and swear, that I will not speak evil of
a companion Royal Arch Mason, neither behind his back nor before
his face, but will apprise him of approaching danger, if in my
power. Furthermore, do I promise and swear, that I will not strike
a companion Royal Arch Mason in anger, so as to draw his blood.
Furthermore, do I promise and swear, that I will support the
constitution of the General Grand Royal Arch Chapter of the United
States of America, also the constitution of the Grand Royal Arch
Chapter of the State under which this Chapter is held, and conform
to all the by-laws, rules and regulations of this or any other
Chapter of which I may hereafter become a member. Furthermore, do
I promise and swear, that I will obey all regular signs, summons,
or tokens given, handed, sent, or thrown to me from the hand of a
companion Royal Arch Mason, or from the body of a just and
lawfully constituted Chapter of such, provided it be within the
length of my cable-tow. Furthermore, do I promise and swear, that
I will aid and assist a companion Royal Arch Mason when engaged in
any difficulty; and espouse his cause, so far as to extricate him
from the same, if in my power, whether he be right or wrong. Also
that I will promote a companion Royal Arch Mason's political
preferment in preference to another of equal qualifi