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Article CRAFT CUSTOMS OF THE ANCIENT STONEHEWERS, MASONS, AND CARPENTERS. Page 1 of 7 Article THE GREETING Page 1 of 1
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Craft Customs Of The Ancient Stonehewers, Masons, And Carpenters.
CRAFT CUSTOMS OF THE ANCIENT STONEHEWERS , MASONS , AND CARPENTERS .
TRANSLATED , WITH NOTES , BY BRO . G . AV . SPETH , P . M . 183 . Continued from page 30 . T ) ULES to be followed in the foregoing ceremonies :
- * - * 1 . The draught is always drunk in three gulps ; the cup must never be emptied . 2 . The cup must only be grasped with white gloves or a white pocket handkerchief [ not Avith the bare hand ] .
3 . The cup must always be replaced on the table . One of the Elders then demands three times the closing of the Banquet , and the President thereupon says at the last drink , " Therefore , by Leave and Favour , the banquet is closed ; " and it is obligatory that each shall be able to pass through a doorAvay level
and plumb , i . e ., uninfluenced by the liquor lie has consumed . THE TRAVELLING STONEHEWER . The stonehewer on his travels Avas usually dressed in a dark-blue coat , a gray hat ( cylindrical ) , and high patent leather boots . He
carried his knapsack on his back . He was not allowed to wear any jeAvellery , such as rings , & c , and the three lowermost buttons on the left side of his coat were ahvays buttoned up when he applied for work . He held the silver top of his stick in his left hand , which was passed through the double thongs to which the tassel was attached .
The Greeting
THE GREETING
Avas the most important secret of the Craft . If tAvo fellows met on the road , and recognised each other by the signs , * they asked : Where do worshipful masters and fellows meet ? On water and land . Where are the three most ancient resorts of the Stouehewers ? Strassburg , Vienna , Zurich .
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Craft Customs Of The Ancient Stonehewers, Masons, And Carpenters.
CRAFT CUSTOMS OF THE ANCIENT STONEHEWERS , MASONS , AND CARPENTERS .
TRANSLATED , WITH NOTES , BY BRO . G . AV . SPETH , P . M . 183 . Continued from page 30 . T ) ULES to be followed in the foregoing ceremonies :
- * - * 1 . The draught is always drunk in three gulps ; the cup must never be emptied . 2 . The cup must only be grasped with white gloves or a white pocket handkerchief [ not Avith the bare hand ] .
3 . The cup must always be replaced on the table . One of the Elders then demands three times the closing of the Banquet , and the President thereupon says at the last drink , " Therefore , by Leave and Favour , the banquet is closed ; " and it is obligatory that each shall be able to pass through a doorAvay level
and plumb , i . e ., uninfluenced by the liquor lie has consumed . THE TRAVELLING STONEHEWER . The stonehewer on his travels Avas usually dressed in a dark-blue coat , a gray hat ( cylindrical ) , and high patent leather boots . He
carried his knapsack on his back . He was not allowed to wear any jeAvellery , such as rings , & c , and the three lowermost buttons on the left side of his coat were ahvays buttoned up when he applied for work . He held the silver top of his stick in his left hand , which was passed through the double thongs to which the tassel was attached .
The Greeting
THE GREETING
Avas the most important secret of the Craft . If tAvo fellows met on the road , and recognised each other by the signs , * they asked : Where do worshipful masters and fellows meet ? On water and land . Where are the three most ancient resorts of the Stouehewers ? Strassburg , Vienna , Zurich .