h, stained with blood, and gives it to the next aged,
and says, "When is the time (or, the time will arrive,) that we shall
revenge and punish the profane and wicked, who have destroyed so many
of their brethren by false accusations." He opens the sixth Seal, and
that moment the sun is darkened and the moon stained with blood! He
opens the seventh Seal, and takes out incense, which he gives to a
brother; and also a vase, with seven trumpets, and gives one to each of
the seven aged brethren. After this, the four old men, in the four
corners, show their inflated bladders (beeves' bladders, filled with
wind under their arms), representing the four winds: when the Most
Puissant says "Here is seen the fulfilment of a prophecy;" (Rev. vii.
3). Strike not, nor punish the profane and wicked of our order, until I
have selected the true and worthy Masons! Then the four winds raise
their bladders, and one of the trumpets sound, when the two Wardens
cover the candidate's arms, and take from him his apron and jewel of
the last degree. The second trumpet sounds, when the Junior Warden
gives the candidate the apron and jewel of this degree. The third
trumpet sounds, when the Senior Warden gives him a long white beard.
The fourth trumpet sounds, and the Junior Warden gives him a crown of
gold. The fifth trumpet sounds, and the Senior Warden gives him a
girdle of gold. The sixth trumpet sounds, and the Junior Warden gives
him the sign, token and words, as follows:--SIGN.--Look at your right
shoulder, it will be answered by looking at the left shoulder. One
says, "Abaddon," the other "Jubulum." FIRST TOKEN.--Place your left
hand in the right hand of your brother, who will cover it with his
left; both at the same time look over their right shoulder. SECOND
TOKEN.--Touch your brother's left shoulder with your left hand; he
replies by touching your right shoulder with his right hand. SIGN FOR
ENTERING THE LODGE.--Place your right hand on the brother's forehead
(i.e., the Tyler's), he will do the same. PASS-WORD.--"Jubulum," or,
according to some, "Perignan" and "Gadaon." SACRED WORD.--"Abaddon."
This name will be found in Rev. ix. 11. The seventh trumpet sounds, on
which they all sound together, when the Senior Warden conducts the
candidate to the vacant canopy.

ORIGIN OF THIS DEGREE.--When the Knights and Princes were embodied to
conquer the Holy Land, they took a cross to distinguish them, as a
mark of being under its banners; they also