the warrior's pass,
and under his direction, as a trial of your courage and constancy, we
must now assign you seven years of warfare--success and victory attend
you. (The pass-word is Mahershalal-hashbaz, and is given under the
arch of steel, as has been described.)

Q. What followed? A. I then commenced my tour of warfare, and made
professions of the cause in which I would wield my sword.

Q. Where did your tour of warfare end? A. At the door of the asylum,
where, on giving the alarm by 3 x 4, the Warder appeared and demanded,
"Who comes there?"

Q. Your reply? A. A pilgrim warrior, traveling from afar, who, having
passed full three long years of warfare, is most desirous now, if it
should please the Grand Commander, to be admitted to the honors and
rewards that await a valiant Templar.

Q. What was then demanded of you? A. What surety can you give that you
are no impostor?

Q. Your answer? A. The commendation of a true and courteous Knight,
the Senior Warden, who recommends to the Grand Commander the remission
of the four remaining years of warfare.

Q. What was then demanded? A. By what further right or benefit do you
expect to gain admittance to the asylum?

Q. Your answer? A. By the benefit of a pass-word.

Q. Give it. (Here the warrior's pass is given, as before described.)

Q. What was then said to you? A. I was directed to wait with courage
and constancy, and soon an answer would be returned to my request.

Q. What answer was returned? A. Let him be admitted.

Q. What did the Grand Commander then observe? A. Pilgrim, having
gained admittance to our asylum, what profession have you now to make
in testimony of your fitness to be received a Knight among our number.

Q. Your answer? A. Most Eminent, I now declare, in truth and
soberness, that I hold no enmity or hatred against a being on earth,
that I would not freely reconcile, should I find him in a
corresponding disposition.

Q. What was the Grand Commander's reply? A. Pilgrim, the sentiments
you utter are worthy of the cause in which you are engaged; but still
we must require some stronger proofs of your faithfulness; the proofs
we demand are, that you participate with us in five libations; this
being accomplished, we will receive you a Knight among our number.

Q. What were the ingredients of the libations? A. Four of them were
taken in wine and water, and the fifth in pure wine.

Q. What was the first libation? A. To the memory of Solomon, K