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Q . What is / a Mason?—A . A Man begot of a Man , born of a "Woman , BrotKer to a King . Q . What is a Eellow ?—A . A Companion of a Prince . Q . How shall I know you are a Freemason ?—A . By Signs , Tokens , and the Points of my entry .

Q . Which is the point of your entry ?—A . I Hear and Conceal , tinder the Penalty of having my Throat cut , or my Tongue pull ' d out of my Head . Q . Where were you made a Mason?—A . In a just and perfect Lodge .

Q . How many make a Lodge ?—A . God and the Square , with five or seven right and perfect Masons , on the highest Mountain or the lowest Valleys in the World . Q . Why do odds make a Lodge ?—A . Because all Odds are Men ' s Advantage .

Q . What Lodge are you of ?—A . The Lodge of St , John ^ Q . How does it stand ?—A . Perfect East and West , as all Temples do . Q . Where is the Mason ' s Point ?—A . At the East Window , waiting at the Eising of the Sun , to set his Men at Work .

Q . Where is the Warden ' s Point ?—A . At the West Window * waiting the Setting of the Sun , to dismiss the Entred Apprentices . Q . Who rules and governs the Lodge , and is Master of it ?—A . Irah \ * J ¦ ¦

Q . How is it governed ?—A . Of Square and Eule . Q . Have you the Key of the Lodge ?—A . Yes , I have . Q . What is its Virtue?—A . To open and shut , and shut and open . Q . Where do you keep it ?—A . In an Ivory Box , between my Tongue and my Teeth , or within my Heart , where all my Secrets are kept . Q . Have you the Chain to the Key ?—Yes , I have .

Q . How long is it ?—A . As long as from my Tongue to my Heart . . Q . How many precious Jewels ?—A . Three a Square Ashler , a Diamond , and a Square . Q . How many lights ?—A . Three : a Eight East , South , and West .

Q . How many Angles in St . John's Lodge ?—A . Pour bordering on Squares . ^ Q . How is the Meridian found out ?—A . When the Sun leaves the South , and breaks in at the West End of the Lodge . Q . In what part of the Temple was the Lodge kept ?—A . In

Solomon ' s Porch , at the West End of the Temple . Q . How man y steps belong to a right Mason ?—A . Three . Q . Give me the Solution ?—A . I will The Eight Wor-

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MASONIC CURIOSITIES. Article 16
The Freemason's Oath. Article 19
A Freemason's Health. Article 19
NOTES AND QUERIES. Article 42
NORTHUMBERLAND. Article 54
NOTES ON ANTIQUARIAN RESEARCH. Article 5
MASONIC INTELLIGENCE. Article 44
ROSE CROIX. Article 47
THE ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED RITE. Article 47
METROPOLITAN. Article 48
IRELAND Article 60
COLONIAL Article 60
INDIA Article 61
TRAVELS BY A FREEMASON. Article 11
THE GRAND MYSTERY OF FREEMASONS DISCOVER'D. Article 17
Signs to Know a True Mason. Article 19
"SO MUCH FOR BUCKINGHAM." Article 20
OUR SONS AND THEIR INSTRUCTORS. Article 27
MYSELF AND MY NEIGHBOUR. Article 1
LIFE AND ITS MACHINERY. Article 33
CORRESPONDENCE. Article 39
MASONIC SONGS.-No. 3. Article 43
UNITED GRAND LODGE. Article 44
PROVINCIAL Article 48
PROVINCIAL LODGES AND CHAPTERS Article 62
Obituary. Article 64
NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS. Article 64
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Q . What is / a Mason?—A . A Man begot of a Man , born of a "Woman , BrotKer to a King . Q . What is a Eellow ?—A . A Companion of a Prince . Q . How shall I know you are a Freemason ?—A . By Signs , Tokens , and the Points of my entry .

Q . Which is the point of your entry ?—A . I Hear and Conceal , tinder the Penalty of having my Throat cut , or my Tongue pull ' d out of my Head . Q . Where were you made a Mason?—A . In a just and perfect Lodge .

Q . How many make a Lodge ?—A . God and the Square , with five or seven right and perfect Masons , on the highest Mountain or the lowest Valleys in the World . Q . Why do odds make a Lodge ?—A . Because all Odds are Men ' s Advantage .

Q . What Lodge are you of ?—A . The Lodge of St , John ^ Q . How does it stand ?—A . Perfect East and West , as all Temples do . Q . Where is the Mason ' s Point ?—A . At the East Window , waiting at the Eising of the Sun , to set his Men at Work .

Q . Where is the Warden ' s Point ?—A . At the West Window * waiting the Setting of the Sun , to dismiss the Entred Apprentices . Q . Who rules and governs the Lodge , and is Master of it ?—A . Irah \ * J ¦ ¦

Q . How is it governed ?—A . Of Square and Eule . Q . Have you the Key of the Lodge ?—A . Yes , I have . Q . What is its Virtue?—A . To open and shut , and shut and open . Q . Where do you keep it ?—A . In an Ivory Box , between my Tongue and my Teeth , or within my Heart , where all my Secrets are kept . Q . Have you the Chain to the Key ?—Yes , I have .

Q . How long is it ?—A . As long as from my Tongue to my Heart . . Q . How many precious Jewels ?—A . Three a Square Ashler , a Diamond , and a Square . Q . How many lights ?—A . Three : a Eight East , South , and West .

Q . How many Angles in St . John's Lodge ?—A . Pour bordering on Squares . ^ Q . How is the Meridian found out ?—A . When the Sun leaves the South , and breaks in at the West End of the Lodge . Q . In what part of the Temple was the Lodge kept ?—A . In

Solomon ' s Porch , at the West End of the Temple . Q . How man y steps belong to a right Mason ?—A . Three . Q . Give me the Solution ?—A . I will The Eight Wor-

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