. The book of the ancient and accepted Scottish rite. atand holy name ; and on the holy mountain, in whosebowels was deposited the ever-glorious and awfulName, celebrate thy praise. Amen! All. So mote it be! G.\ You will now rise, my brother. I nowcharge you to make yourself familiar with the historyof the Knights Templars ; of their rise and progress;their great and glorious exploits; their numbers,wealth, and high standing in every kingdom ofEurope; their persecution and fall, and the suffer-ings of the Grand Master, Jacques de Molay, andhis brave Knights, by order of Pope Clement Y.;t
. The book of the ancient and accepted Scottish rite. atand holy name ; and on the holy mountain, in whosebowels was deposited the ever-glorious and awfulName, celebrate thy praise. Amen! All. So mote it be! G.\ You will now rise, my brother. I nowcharge you to make yourself familiar with the historyof the Knights Templars ; of their rise and progress;their great and glorious exploits; their numbers,wealth, and high standing in every kingdom ofEurope; their persecution and fall, and the suffer-ings of the Grand Master, Jacques de Molay, andhis brave Knights, by order of Pope Clement Y.;the cruelty and barbarity of Philip the Fair and thepotentates and governments of Europe; the actionsof the Knights of Malta in the destruction of theTemplars, and their receiving and holding manylarge possessions, the property of the Templars, as KNIGHT KADOSH. 451 a reward for their treachery; the dispersion of theTemplars, and their many sufferings and death. Thefacts and history, my brother, can be obtained fromthe sources I previously NE PLUS ULTRA. 452 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. KITE. The incidents on the road to the Holy Land will herttranspire. G.\ Be firm, faithful, and true unto arm you with this Sword, Sir Knight, as a defenceagainst your enemies and the enemies of the Order;you will wield it also for the defence of poor pil-grims, and in defence of innocence and virtue. I alsoarm you with this dagger, it is the avenging bladeand the dagger of mercy; and I now invest you withthese knightly gold spurs. Wisdom is symbolized by gold. Never let wisdom,with temperate zeal and true love, forsake you. You are now, Sir Knight, invested with the knightlyspurs, in testimony of the zeal and activity withwhich you are henceforward and forever to be goadedon in the performance of your duties; and, bewarelest through negligence or unfaithfulness, you shallbe deemed unworthy of our confidence, and be igno-miniously degraded from our Order. I also present you wi
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