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brance of the blood of the Templars shed b y the strong arm of tyranny and oppression . As the Templars , when they were admitted into the order , received its clothing and the cross , and were never afterwards allowed to appear in their regular assemblies without it , so also , at their initiation , do Free and Accepted Masons receive their as a sign and an ornament . The straggling manner of the campaigns of the Templars in the Holy land
, and in later ages the fear of new persecutions , rendered it highly necessary for them to be able to recognize each other , and to distinguish themselves from the uninitiated by private signs , and by words known to themselves alone . Freemasonry succeeding the Order of the Templars , this custom has remained in use , so much so , that many of the signs and words now in use are supposed to be derived from the Templars , and so prove the affinity between the two orders , as that of ¦ and of in the two G . G . alludes to the vengeance with
which the remaining Templars punished their enemies ; whilst finally , the mystic word of the is also said to be derived from the name of the last and most illustrious of the Grand Masters of the Temple , Jacques Molay . I might here introduce to your notice a number of other surmises and comparisons of various ceremonies peculiar to both orders , as well as to the close connection of the numbers used in both orders , which
seem to refer us to the Templars for our origin , but this would detain us too long . I will therefore conclude this lecture by proving to you the importance of the inquiry , and by comparing some of our traditions with the events which actually occurred to the Templars . Some time before the total destruction of the Order of the Templars , a certain Junior Prior of Montfauponcalled " Carolus de Monte
, Carmel , " was murdered by three traitors , whereby it is thought that the first death-blow was struck at the order ; from the events which accompanied and followed , this murder , some are of opinion that the mystical and ritual part of a great portion of Freemasonry is derived . For the Prior was murdered by three traitors , and by this murder an
irreparable loss was inflicted upon the order . The murderers of Charles de Monte Carmel concealed his body under the earth : and in order to mark the spot , planted a young thorn-tree upon it . The Knights of the Temple , in searching for the body , had their attention drawn to that particular spot by the tree , and in that manner they discovered his remains . The ceremonies of disinterring , & c , are described as strikingly similar ; but , unfortunately , some good historians describe what took
place at the murder , & c . of the Prior in quite a different manner , and thus weaken the comparison , and render it less striking ; but , at the same time , rendering the following account still more probable , which tends to prove a still closer resemblance or connection between the principal events recorded and the , and the history of the Templars : it is also a subject of more importance , and thus more worthy of bang preserved for the use of OUT posterity .
The most celebrated part of the history of the Templars is that which records the sufferings and deaths of many of the members , but in particular , in that of their last Grand Master , Jacques Molay . In the year 1307 , on a certain day , all the Knights or Templars who were spread over the whole of Europe , and who had not the least suspicion of any danger , were seized and thrown into prison ; racks , scaffolds , and stakes were defiled with the innocent blood of the Brethren , But the
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To Masons,.
brance of the blood of the Templars shed b y the strong arm of tyranny and oppression . As the Templars , when they were admitted into the order , received its clothing and the cross , and were never afterwards allowed to appear in their regular assemblies without it , so also , at their initiation , do Free and Accepted Masons receive their as a sign and an ornament . The straggling manner of the campaigns of the Templars in the Holy land
, and in later ages the fear of new persecutions , rendered it highly necessary for them to be able to recognize each other , and to distinguish themselves from the uninitiated by private signs , and by words known to themselves alone . Freemasonry succeeding the Order of the Templars , this custom has remained in use , so much so , that many of the signs and words now in use are supposed to be derived from the Templars , and so prove the affinity between the two orders , as that of ¦ and of in the two G . G . alludes to the vengeance with
which the remaining Templars punished their enemies ; whilst finally , the mystic word of the is also said to be derived from the name of the last and most illustrious of the Grand Masters of the Temple , Jacques Molay . I might here introduce to your notice a number of other surmises and comparisons of various ceremonies peculiar to both orders , as well as to the close connection of the numbers used in both orders , which
seem to refer us to the Templars for our origin , but this would detain us too long . I will therefore conclude this lecture by proving to you the importance of the inquiry , and by comparing some of our traditions with the events which actually occurred to the Templars . Some time before the total destruction of the Order of the Templars , a certain Junior Prior of Montfauponcalled " Carolus de Monte
, Carmel , " was murdered by three traitors , whereby it is thought that the first death-blow was struck at the order ; from the events which accompanied and followed , this murder , some are of opinion that the mystical and ritual part of a great portion of Freemasonry is derived . For the Prior was murdered by three traitors , and by this murder an
irreparable loss was inflicted upon the order . The murderers of Charles de Monte Carmel concealed his body under the earth : and in order to mark the spot , planted a young thorn-tree upon it . The Knights of the Temple , in searching for the body , had their attention drawn to that particular spot by the tree , and in that manner they discovered his remains . The ceremonies of disinterring , & c , are described as strikingly similar ; but , unfortunately , some good historians describe what took
place at the murder , & c . of the Prior in quite a different manner , and thus weaken the comparison , and render it less striking ; but , at the same time , rendering the following account still more probable , which tends to prove a still closer resemblance or connection between the principal events recorded and the , and the history of the Templars : it is also a subject of more importance , and thus more worthy of bang preserved for the use of OUT posterity .
The most celebrated part of the history of the Templars is that which records the sufferings and deaths of many of the members , but in particular , in that of their last Grand Master , Jacques Molay . In the year 1307 , on a certain day , all the Knights or Templars who were spread over the whole of Europe , and who had not the least suspicion of any danger , were seized and thrown into prison ; racks , scaffolds , and stakes were defiled with the innocent blood of the Brethren , But the