. The book of the ancient and accepted Scottish rite. of the Buildings. 14 Grand, Elect, Perfect and 9. Elect of Nine. Sublime Master Mason. THIRD SERIES. Council of Princes—Historical KnightoftheEastorSwo^d. 16. Prince of Jerusalem. 10 DEGREES OF THE A. AND A. RITE. FOURTH Chapter—Philosophical Knight of the East and 18. Knight of the Rose-CroixWest. de H-R-D-M. FIFTH —Historical and Philosophical Degrees. 19. Grand Pontiff. 24. Prince of the Tabernacle. 20. Grand Master of all Sym- 25. Knight of the Brazen Serpent bolic Lodges. 26. Pr
. The book of the ancient and accepted Scottish rite. of the Buildings. 14 Grand, Elect, Perfect and 9. Elect of Nine. Sublime Master Mason. THIRD SERIES. Council of Princes—Historical KnightoftheEastorSwo^d. 16. Prince of Jerusalem. 10 DEGREES OF THE A. AND A. RITE. FOURTH Chapter—Philosophical Knight of the East and 18. Knight of the Rose-CroixWest. de H-R-D-M. FIFTH —Historical and Philosophical Degrees. 19. Grand Pontiff. 24. Prince of the Tabernacle. 20. Grand Master of all Sym- 25. Knight of the Brazen Serpent bolic Lodges. 26. Prince of Mercy. 21. Noachite, or Prussian 27. Commander of the Temple. Knight. 28. Knight of the Sun. 22. Knight of the Royal Axe. 29. Knight of St. Andrew, or 23. Chief of the Tabernacle. Patriarch of the Crusadei SIXTH SERIES. Consistory—Chivalric Degrees. 30. Knight of Kadosh. 31. Grand Inspector Inquisitor Commander. 32. Sublime Prince of the Royal Secret. Council—Official and Inspector-General—33d Degree and Last HISTOET OF THE ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED SCOTTISH RITE. The following pages are not intended to give a fulland elaborate history of the Ancient and Accepted Scot«tish Rite; space cannot be spared in a work intendedonly as a monitor or handbook for the guidance andinstruction of those having an interest in the Rite;—yetit is deemed proper and expedient to insert a brief his-tory for the information of those who might not havethe opportunity of searching and examining a subjectclaiming so much interest. *The antiquity of Freemasonry and its ancient historyare evidently involved in fable, and the few authentichistorians whose works are extant, have thrown butlittle light upon the subject. The opinions of thosewho have written on Freemasonry have differed withregard to its origin as an organized institution. Dr. Robison, who, it is well known, labored to identifyFreemasonry with Illuminism, ascribed its origin to theassociation of Dionys
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