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. THE CHARGE . " 1 . I am to adminish you to honour God and his Holy Church , and that you use no error , nor heresie in your understanding .
" 2 . To be true liegemen to the King without treason , misprison of treason , or falsehood ; and if you know of any one committing treason , you shall give notice to his Majesty ' s Privy Councell , or to some Magestrate commissioned to enquire thereof . " 3 . To be true to one another , and do as you would be done unto .
" 4 . To keep secret the obscure and misterious part of the Science Abstruse and true Councell of that which ought to be kept by the way of true Masonry , not discloseing the same to any but such as study and use the same . " 5 . To do your work truly and faithfully , endeavouring the proffit and advantage of him that is the owner of the work , and to be true to the Master and Lord you serve .
" 6 . To call Masters Brethren or Fellows , without the addition of knave , or any other bad or indecent language . " 7 . That you shall not # # * # " 8 . That you shall not * * # * ¦ . * " 9 . That you shall well and truly pay for your meat and drink where you are tabled , and do no manner of villany in the house , whereby the Craft may be slandred .
" . 10 . That you shall not take any man ' s work knowing yourself unable , and unexpert to perform and effect the same , that no aspersion or discredit be imputed to the science , or the lord of the work any ways prejudiced thereby . " 11 . That you shall not take any work at any unreasonable rates , to deceive the owners thereof , but so as he may truly and faithfully be served to his own good , and that the Master may live honestly by it , and pay his Fellows truly their pay as the Craft directs .
" 12 . That you shall not supplant any of your Fellows of their work , that is to say , if they or any of them have taken work up on him , or them , or any of them , or stand Master of any lord's works , or owner ' s , that you shall not put him or them out or from the said worke , altho you perceive him or them unable to finish the same .
" 13 . That you shall not take any Apprentice to serve in the Science or Craft of Masonry under the term of seven years , or any but such as are desended of honest parents , and of reputable birth and life , that no indignity may be layd to the charge of Masonry . " 14 . That you shall not take upon you to make any one a JFree
Mason without the privity or consent of five , or seven , right fellows ; and shall be assured that he who is to be made a Mason is free born , and no bond-man , desended of parents of good name and fame ; hath his right and perfect limbs , as a man should have , and is personable of body , and worthy the science .
" 15 . You shall not pay any of your fellows more than he , or they deserved , that you may not be deceived by false or slight work , and the owner thereof much wronged . * Some portions of this MB . are necessarily omitted .
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. THE CHARGE . " 1 . I am to adminish you to honour God and his Holy Church , and that you use no error , nor heresie in your understanding .
" 2 . To be true liegemen to the King without treason , misprison of treason , or falsehood ; and if you know of any one committing treason , you shall give notice to his Majesty ' s Privy Councell , or to some Magestrate commissioned to enquire thereof . " 3 . To be true to one another , and do as you would be done unto .
" 4 . To keep secret the obscure and misterious part of the Science Abstruse and true Councell of that which ought to be kept by the way of true Masonry , not discloseing the same to any but such as study and use the same . " 5 . To do your work truly and faithfully , endeavouring the proffit and advantage of him that is the owner of the work , and to be true to the Master and Lord you serve .
" 6 . To call Masters Brethren or Fellows , without the addition of knave , or any other bad or indecent language . " 7 . That you shall not # # * # " 8 . That you shall not * * # * ¦ . * " 9 . That you shall well and truly pay for your meat and drink where you are tabled , and do no manner of villany in the house , whereby the Craft may be slandred .
" . 10 . That you shall not take any man ' s work knowing yourself unable , and unexpert to perform and effect the same , that no aspersion or discredit be imputed to the science , or the lord of the work any ways prejudiced thereby . " 11 . That you shall not take any work at any unreasonable rates , to deceive the owners thereof , but so as he may truly and faithfully be served to his own good , and that the Master may live honestly by it , and pay his Fellows truly their pay as the Craft directs .
" 12 . That you shall not supplant any of your Fellows of their work , that is to say , if they or any of them have taken work up on him , or them , or any of them , or stand Master of any lord's works , or owner ' s , that you shall not put him or them out or from the said worke , altho you perceive him or them unable to finish the same .
" 13 . That you shall not take any Apprentice to serve in the Science or Craft of Masonry under the term of seven years , or any but such as are desended of honest parents , and of reputable birth and life , that no indignity may be layd to the charge of Masonry . " 14 . That you shall not take upon you to make any one a JFree
Mason without the privity or consent of five , or seven , right fellows ; and shall be assured that he who is to be made a Mason is free born , and no bond-man , desended of parents of good name and fame ; hath his right and perfect limbs , as a man should have , and is personable of body , and worthy the science .
" 15 . You shall not pay any of your fellows more than he , or they deserved , that you may not be deceived by false or slight work , and the owner thereof much wronged . * Some portions of this MB . are necessarily omitted .