Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1800-12-08
MONDAY, DECEMBER s, 1900.

it was handed round the whole Knights. An
drew put the point of the fword into it, and then
touched the witnels's head with It, faying-I
dub thee u the name of the Father, Son, and
Holy GhoR.
He took an oath TO =" keep the fecrets Of the
Knights Temples, murder and treafon not ex.
ceP,ed )" the penalty for revealing was that
%" body 0g'nla Be rhnted ab ike a. Er DEAL
John Andrew was matter at this admifIion.
and at two others where the witneis was pre-
lent. The witneiss impret1ion was, that the
ceremonies uied we're fcoffing at religion,
and, though he cannot fay poGtively, he tho't
they had tfssency to overturn the Govern.
ment. The pahage as to relieving the schil.
dren of Ifrael out Of bondage was not more
commented on than any other in the chapter
read.
Crofs QueRioned.-He faid he thought the
deGgn of the lodge was aganR the government,
becaufe Of the words Of the oath. Never heard
politics diff our(ed of il the lodge. He was
Prefent at three meetings. It is two twelve.
months ago iince he declared this matter.
Quintin Stewart, Taylor, 10 Maybole, faid
he went through fome parts Of Mafonry with
John Andrew when he had no chatter. He
ID,
taken to the door, where a man in the inGde
called out put him DEATH and pifol was
fred he was blindfolded and brought into
the room, and the covering removed 70 that he
might fee the great fight, the Lord in fame
Of fire in the bulh, and it not confirmed - this
was read BY Andrew. He was commanded
to put off bis fhoes as the place was holy
ground. He iaw a thorn bulh il corner Of
the room. and candle, in the heart Of K burn
ing-Andrew faid, go and deliver the chil
dren Of Iirsel from their bondage and the bur
then Of their talk matters. He was taken round
their royal encamPment in The middle of The
room, and was then put into what they called
Dark Yauh, in fearch of the book of The law.
and a book was thrown down on the floor, anG
afterwards put into his hand he was afked 10
explain It. The High PreR came and faid he
could do it upon being paid for it.
The High PrieR had carpet round him !;
his name was William Moor, an Irifhman !;
witnels gave money, and the High PlieR ex-
planned the law. Thirteen candles were burn.
ing on a table, they were called our Saviour and
biz fevslOs Hb9fLs.-Wtnels was taken out of
the room to be prepared to be Kaigbt Temblar
HIS coat was tied in a bundle on his back, and
a taft put bis hand, to travel through the Tndy
deferss. He PaGed through the f,Q and Eeozd
vliL ~ The Temple He was ordered to cat Iii,
tiff on the ground, 70 as it might become a
fsrbeHt, &c. He was taken round their royal
aHemby two Or three times, then to A table
where frme.hiDg was laying covered, lie was
ordered "a uncover II, and he found It 70 BE
human 11ull, which he was told was the head
of brother who once tailed, heard, and fmelt
as we do now. Andrew poured porter into it,
and gave it to the witnefs to drink, be drank
little Of it as did the ref Andrew took
fword, and put the point of it into the porter,
and touched the witnes's head with it, and
f4id, "I dub y9u, I dab yon, I dub y5g."
The witnels was ihewn thirteen fmall wands
Or rods in jug, which they called again our
Saviour and his fqOalvs Ab9Res. Andrew. the
and then took the witnefss obligation to keep
his fecrecy. The words Of the oath were to
keep the fecrets Of Knight Templar, murder
and treafon not accepted" To the belt of the
witnels's knowledge thele were the words
QueGioned if by this oath he conceived he was
bound to conceal murder and treafon An
fwered he thought Fl. He was tyler to the
lodge for lhort time, and left them, becau(e he
thought no man who profefed to be a ChriG-
ian ought to be a witnefs to their ceremonies.
Saw paper entitled, Regulations"
Cr9S 2gg?ioasd-Said he left the lodge from
religious icruples. Doss not remember the
words, " Murder or High Treaion" 10 a Maj.
ter Mafon's oath. Does not remember any po-
litical conversation in the lodge, and never
heard any thing in the conversation hottie ei
ther to Church or State. Had the regulations
in his cuaody, and had no injunction to keep
them fecret. II was in the month Of June laR
he gave information Of the oath to the Lieu
tenants Of the county.
The declarations Of the Pannels lbslled Oh
were produced and read.
The Advocate Depute concluded the proof
on the part of the proftcution,