. A head was placed in my hand, and I was
conducted to the door of the Lodge by the Master of Ceremonies who
knocked three times five.

Q. How were those knocks answered? A. By three times five from within.

Q. To what do they allude? A. The fifteen elected Masters.

Q. What followed? A. I was asked, "Who comes there?"

Q. Your answer? A. An Elected Knight who is desirous of joining the
other Knights, for the purpose of discovering the other assassins.

Q. What was then said to you? A. I was told to wait until the Most
Potent had been informed of my request, and his answer returned.

Q. What was his answer? A. Let him be introduced in due form.

Q. What was that due form? A. I was conducted to the altar, and caused
to make fifteen steps in a triangular form, which brought me again to
the altar, when the Most Potent ordered me to kneel, and thus
addressed me: "My brother, the Elected Masters here present, wish me
to admit you to this degree; will you take the obligation appertaining
to the same?" which being answered in the affirmative, I took the
obligation.

Q. Repeat that obligation? A. (Same as Perfect Master.) Under penalty
of having my body cut open perpendicularly, and my head cut off and
placed on the highest pinnacle in the world. So help me, etc.

Q. What did the Most Potent then communicate to you? A. He gave me the
signs, words, and token of this degree.

Q. Give me the signs? A. (Hold the thumb of the right hand at the
bottom of the belly, and move it perpendicularly upwards.) The second
sign (that of the Entered Apprentice, with the fingers clenched.)

Q. Give me the token? A. (Join left hands.)

Q. Give me the pass-word? A. Eleham.

Q. Give me the mysterious word? A. Jevah (pronounced Je-vau).

Q. What then followed? A. I was invested with the apron, gloves and
jewels of this degree, and directed to salute the Senior Warden as a
Master Elected of Fifteen, and return to the east for further
instruction.

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SECOND SECTION.--Question--Give me the history of this degree? A. Not
long after the execution, they were discovered cutting stone, in a
quarry. They were immediately seized and carried to Jerusalem, and
imprisoned in the tower of Achizer, and at ten o'clock on the ensuing
morning, they were brought forth for execution. They were bound neck
and middle, to posts, with their arms extended, and their bellies were
cut open by the executioner, length