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Article THE CONSTITUTIONS OF 1762, ← Page 2 of 6 →
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The Constitutions Of 1762,
and enjoy in all places their Privileges and Prerogatives , & c ., & c , & c . And the Inspector , Deputy , and Knights Princes Masons , when they shall visit a Royal Lodge of Perfection or any other whatsoever , The Puissant Grand Master , the Worshipful of a Symbolick Lodge , shall send five dignitary officers to introduce the Prince Inspector or his
Deputy with the honours , such as they are , explained hereafter in the Thirty-First Article . 31 .
The Princes of Jerusalem , being the Valiant Princes , chiefs of universal Masonry , shall be received with all the honours and enjoy all Privileges in all the Lodges , Chapters , as also in the Councils of Knights of the East , in which they shall make their Triumphant Entry in the following manner : 1 . —The Princes of Jerusalem have
the Right and the Privilege to annul and revoke all that may have been done in Council of Knight of the East , as well as in all Royal Lodges of Perfection , and of any other whatsoever , of any degree that it may be , when they shall not be comfortable to the Decrees and Laws of the Order ; provided , however , that a Sublime Prince of the
Superior Degree is not present . 2 . —When a Prince of Jerusalem is announced in his qaulity at the door of a Lodge or Chapter or any other , with Titles and Ornaments which will make him known as such , or is known by some Princes of the same degree , the Worshipful or Puissant Grand Master of any such Lodge shall send four Dignitary Officers so as to introduce and accompany him ; he shall
enter , his hat or helmet on the head , naked sword in his right hand as a combatant , the shield on the left arm , and cuirass on as if he is absolutely decorated with all the attributes and ornaments ; the Prince visitor being at the West between the two Wardens accompanied by the Four Deputies of the Lodge , he shall salute : 1 st , the
Master ; 2 nd , North and South ; 3 rd , Right and Left , that is to say , the 1 st and 2 nd Wardens , and as soon as the Valiant Prince shall have saluted in that manner he shall make the sign of the Lodge held , which will be repeated by the Master and by all the Brethren together . Then the Worshipful shall say : "To Order , my Brethren !"
on which ( all at once ) all the Brethren of the North and South spontaneously shall advance and form a Steel Az-ch , with their Swords and Lances , if they have not any , then with their arms extended so as to form as much as possible the Arch , under which the Valorous Prince shall pass , going on in a grave pace until he is arrived to the Master . The Master will offer him the Sceptre , which he shall accept and command the works ; the Master shall give him an account of
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The Constitutions Of 1762,
and enjoy in all places their Privileges and Prerogatives , & c ., & c , & c . And the Inspector , Deputy , and Knights Princes Masons , when they shall visit a Royal Lodge of Perfection or any other whatsoever , The Puissant Grand Master , the Worshipful of a Symbolick Lodge , shall send five dignitary officers to introduce the Prince Inspector or his
Deputy with the honours , such as they are , explained hereafter in the Thirty-First Article . 31 .
The Princes of Jerusalem , being the Valiant Princes , chiefs of universal Masonry , shall be received with all the honours and enjoy all Privileges in all the Lodges , Chapters , as also in the Councils of Knights of the East , in which they shall make their Triumphant Entry in the following manner : 1 . —The Princes of Jerusalem have
the Right and the Privilege to annul and revoke all that may have been done in Council of Knight of the East , as well as in all Royal Lodges of Perfection , and of any other whatsoever , of any degree that it may be , when they shall not be comfortable to the Decrees and Laws of the Order ; provided , however , that a Sublime Prince of the
Superior Degree is not present . 2 . —When a Prince of Jerusalem is announced in his qaulity at the door of a Lodge or Chapter or any other , with Titles and Ornaments which will make him known as such , or is known by some Princes of the same degree , the Worshipful or Puissant Grand Master of any such Lodge shall send four Dignitary Officers so as to introduce and accompany him ; he shall
enter , his hat or helmet on the head , naked sword in his right hand as a combatant , the shield on the left arm , and cuirass on as if he is absolutely decorated with all the attributes and ornaments ; the Prince visitor being at the West between the two Wardens accompanied by the Four Deputies of the Lodge , he shall salute : 1 st , the
Master ; 2 nd , North and South ; 3 rd , Right and Left , that is to say , the 1 st and 2 nd Wardens , and as soon as the Valiant Prince shall have saluted in that manner he shall make the sign of the Lodge held , which will be repeated by the Master and by all the Brethren together . Then the Worshipful shall say : "To Order , my Brethren !"
on which ( all at once ) all the Brethren of the North and South spontaneously shall advance and form a Steel Az-ch , with their Swords and Lances , if they have not any , then with their arms extended so as to form as much as possible the Arch , under which the Valorous Prince shall pass , going on in a grave pace until he is arrived to the Master . The Master will offer him the Sceptre , which he shall accept and command the works ; the Master shall give him an account of