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Craft Customs Of The Ancient Stonehewers, Masons, And Carpenters.
Lodge , and knocks thereon three times with the lower end of his stick . He then asks—Do stranger stonehewers work here ? Elder .- At your service . Who is there ?
A stranger stonehewer who seeks work . He then places his stick in his left hand , and with this touching his hat rim , says his DUTY SPEECH .
God greet ye , worsh ^ ful stonehewer , I am also requested to deliver a hearty greeting from the Avorshijjful stonehewers of N . or M . They send hearty greetings to the Avorshipful masters and fellows here , in the name of the worshipful craft of Stonehewers .
RETURN GREETING . I thank you , Avorshipful stonehewer , for the Avorshipful greeting ; the worshipful masters and fellows here also bid me thank you ^ The worshiful greeting is dear to me , but you , stranger , are still
more dear . Be welcome , and AA alk in . The stranger then enters Avith the V steps , carrying his stick i r both hands , slanting across his breast , the left hand high , the right hand on the loAver end of the stick , and towards the left side . Hereupon , the well-known one-legged lodge stool is offered him ,
Avhich he three times declines Avith the Avords " You will excuse me . " The Elder .- You are excused . The stranger takes the lodge-stool , pushes it from the front between his legs and sits doAA n upon it , saying : By Leave and Favour of the worshi ] 3 ful Company .
TKAA ELLER ' , S GREETING OF THE OLD STONEMASONS . * The traA r eller knocks three times at the Lodo-e door . O "Do German stonemasons work here ? " If he finds the door open he must previously close it . At his
question all the felloAvs ] 3 resent in the Lodge put down their tools , twist their aprons to one side , the Lodge is closed and tidied up as Avell as possible ; the fellows then place themselves so as to form a geometrical figure ( circle , angle , or semicircle ) , of which the master or warden constitutes the point opposite to the door , and then the youngest fellow knocks three times on the inside of the door , as a signal that the stranger may enter .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Craft Customs Of The Ancient Stonehewers, Masons, And Carpenters.
Lodge , and knocks thereon three times with the lower end of his stick . He then asks—Do stranger stonehewers work here ? Elder .- At your service . Who is there ?
A stranger stonehewer who seeks work . He then places his stick in his left hand , and with this touching his hat rim , says his DUTY SPEECH .
God greet ye , worsh ^ ful stonehewer , I am also requested to deliver a hearty greeting from the Avorshijjful stonehewers of N . or M . They send hearty greetings to the Avorshipful masters and fellows here , in the name of the worshipful craft of Stonehewers .
RETURN GREETING . I thank you , Avorshipful stonehewer , for the Avorshipful greeting ; the worshipful masters and fellows here also bid me thank you ^ The worshiful greeting is dear to me , but you , stranger , are still
more dear . Be welcome , and AA alk in . The stranger then enters Avith the V steps , carrying his stick i r both hands , slanting across his breast , the left hand high , the right hand on the loAver end of the stick , and towards the left side . Hereupon , the well-known one-legged lodge stool is offered him ,
Avhich he three times declines Avith the Avords " You will excuse me . " The Elder .- You are excused . The stranger takes the lodge-stool , pushes it from the front between his legs and sits doAA n upon it , saying : By Leave and Favour of the worshi ] 3 ful Company .
TKAA ELLER ' , S GREETING OF THE OLD STONEMASONS . * The traA r eller knocks three times at the Lodo-e door . O "Do German stonemasons work here ? " If he finds the door open he must previously close it . At his
question all the felloAvs ] 3 resent in the Lodge put down their tools , twist their aprons to one side , the Lodge is closed and tidied up as Avell as possible ; the fellows then place themselves so as to form a geometrical figure ( circle , angle , or semicircle ) , of which the master or warden constitutes the point opposite to the door , and then the youngest fellow knocks three times on the inside of the door , as a signal that the stranger may enter .