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Masonic Antiquities, Documents, &C . Jerusalem. Encampment, Manchester.
¦ whilst Olibion was knelt , smote him slightly on his right shoulder nine times , charging him to keep as many virtues as pertained to true chivalry , viz . : — i . To hold with the sacrifice of the great God of Heaven . 2 . To honour his father and mother .
3 . To be merciful to all people . 4 . To do no harm to the poor . 5 . Not to turn his back upon his enemies . 6 . To keep his promise to friend or foe . 7 . To keep hospitality , especially to strangers . 8 . To uphold the maiden's right .
0 . Not to see the widow wronged . Asterial also made a target of Olive tree , Avith three corners , in token that he AA'as chief of the blood of Noah ' s three sons . By the Olive tree he understood to win victory ; the lower point towards the ground allusive to his cursed kinsman Hamthe riht
, g corner Japheth , and the left Shem . From this period knighthood and nobility became established ; of the latter , Aristotle , in his Politicks , makes mention of four kinds , viz .: —Riches , Lineage , Virtue , and Science , of Avhich the second and third are held in
chief estimation , and from whence the other two proceed . By the ancient laws of knighthood seven circumstances Avere chiefly regarded in those upon Avhom this honour Avas conferred , viz ., His age , valour , allegiance , knoAvledge of Avar , good fortune , and his blood or gentility . There Avere also twelve principles of honour and virtue that every knight ought to be endowed Avith , viz . : —
I . To love , honour , and fear God , to Avalk after his commandments , and to the utmost of his power defend and maintain the Christian religion . 2 . To be loyal to his king and country . 3 . To use military exercises . 4 . To frequent the AA ar and prefer honour before Avorldly Avealth . 5 . To be charitable to the distressed and support widoAvs and orphans . 6 . To reverence magistrates and those placed
in authority . 7 . To cherish and encourage faith , virtue , and honesty . 8 . To eschew evil , riot , intemperance , sloth , and all dishonest recreations and company . 9 . To be of a courteous , gentle and affable deportment to all men . 10 . To detest pride and haughtiness . II . To be of an open and liberal heart , delighting in hospitality , according to the talent that God hath blest him Avith . 12 . To be true and just in his Avord and dealing , and , in all respects , to give no cause of offence .
About the year A . D . 500 , Sir William Segar says , that a Prince being minded to make a knight , ordered a stage to be erected in some church , or other place , near to which the person to be knighted ivas brought and placed on a chair adorned with green silk . ' It Avas then demanded of him if he was of healthful body , and able to undergo the travel required in a soldier ; also if he Avas of honest conversation , and what creditable Avitnesses he could procure to
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Masonic Antiquities, Documents, &C . Jerusalem. Encampment, Manchester.
¦ whilst Olibion was knelt , smote him slightly on his right shoulder nine times , charging him to keep as many virtues as pertained to true chivalry , viz . : — i . To hold with the sacrifice of the great God of Heaven . 2 . To honour his father and mother .
3 . To be merciful to all people . 4 . To do no harm to the poor . 5 . Not to turn his back upon his enemies . 6 . To keep his promise to friend or foe . 7 . To keep hospitality , especially to strangers . 8 . To uphold the maiden's right .
0 . Not to see the widow wronged . Asterial also made a target of Olive tree , Avith three corners , in token that he AA'as chief of the blood of Noah ' s three sons . By the Olive tree he understood to win victory ; the lower point towards the ground allusive to his cursed kinsman Hamthe riht
, g corner Japheth , and the left Shem . From this period knighthood and nobility became established ; of the latter , Aristotle , in his Politicks , makes mention of four kinds , viz .: —Riches , Lineage , Virtue , and Science , of Avhich the second and third are held in
chief estimation , and from whence the other two proceed . By the ancient laws of knighthood seven circumstances Avere chiefly regarded in those upon Avhom this honour Avas conferred , viz ., His age , valour , allegiance , knoAvledge of Avar , good fortune , and his blood or gentility . There Avere also twelve principles of honour and virtue that every knight ought to be endowed Avith , viz . : —
I . To love , honour , and fear God , to Avalk after his commandments , and to the utmost of his power defend and maintain the Christian religion . 2 . To be loyal to his king and country . 3 . To use military exercises . 4 . To frequent the AA ar and prefer honour before Avorldly Avealth . 5 . To be charitable to the distressed and support widoAvs and orphans . 6 . To reverence magistrates and those placed
in authority . 7 . To cherish and encourage faith , virtue , and honesty . 8 . To eschew evil , riot , intemperance , sloth , and all dishonest recreations and company . 9 . To be of a courteous , gentle and affable deportment to all men . 10 . To detest pride and haughtiness . II . To be of an open and liberal heart , delighting in hospitality , according to the talent that God hath blest him Avith . 12 . To be true and just in his Avord and dealing , and , in all respects , to give no cause of offence .
About the year A . D . 500 , Sir William Segar says , that a Prince being minded to make a knight , ordered a stage to be erected in some church , or other place , near to which the person to be knighted ivas brought and placed on a chair adorned with green silk . ' It Avas then demanded of him if he was of healthful body , and able to undergo the travel required in a soldier ; also if he Avas of honest conversation , and what creditable Avitnesses he could procure to