as our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff.  Ah, Jubela and Jubelo, it was I that struck him harder than you both—­it was I that gave him the fatal blow—­it was I that killed him outright!” on which they rushed forward, seized, bound, and carried them before King Solomon, who, after hearing the testimony of the three Fellow Crafts, and the three ruffians having pleaded guilty, order them to be taken out at the West gate of the Temple, and executed agreeably to the several imprecations of their own mouths.  King Solomon then ordered fifteen Fellow Crafts to be elected from the bands of the workmen, clothed with white gloves and aprons, in token of their innocence, and sent three East, three West, three North, three South; and three in and about the Temple, in search of the body of our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff; and the three that traveled a westerly course found it under a sprig of cassia, where a worthy brother sat down to rest and refresh himself; and on removing the earth till they came to the coffin, they involuntarily found their hands raised, as hereinbefore described, to guard their nostrils against the offensive effluvia that ’rose from the grave.  It is also said that the body had lain there fourteen days; some say fifteen.

The body was raised in the manner herein before described, carried up to the Temple, and buried as explained in the closing clauses of the Lecture.  Not one-third part of the preceding history of this degree is ever given to a candidate.  A few general, desultory, unconnected remarks are made to him, and he is generally referred to the manner of raising, and to the Lecture, for information as to the particulars.  Here follows a charge which ought to be, and sometimes is, delivered to the candidate after hearing the history of the degree.

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An address to be delivered to the candidate after the history has been given.

“Brother, your zeal for the institution of Masonry, the progress you have made in the mystery, and your conformity to our regulations, have pointed you out as a proper object of our favor and esteem.

“You are bound by duty, honor, and gratitude to be faithful to your trust; to support the dignity of your character on every occasion; and to enforce, by precept and example, obedience to the tenets of the Order.

  “In the character of a Master Mason you are authorized to correct
  the errors and irregularities of your uninformed brethren, and to
  guard them against a breach of fidelity.