Q. How were those knocks answered? A. By three times five from within.
Q. To what do they allude? A. The fifteen elected Masters.
Q. What followed? A. I was asked, "Who comes there?"
Q. Your answer? A. An Elected Knight who is desirous of joining the other Knights, for the purpose of discovering the other assassins.
Q. What was then said to you? A. I was told to wait until the Most Potent had been informed of my request, and his answer returned.
Q. What was his answer? A. Let him be introduced in due form.
Q. What was that due form? A. I was conducted to the altar, and caused to make fifteen steps in a triangular form, which brought me again to the altar, when the Most Potent ordered me to kneel, and thus addressed me: "My brother, the Elected Masters here present, wish me to admit you to this degree; will you take the obligation appertaining to the same?" which being answered in the affirmative, I took the obligation.
Q. Repeat that obligation? A. (Same as Perfect Master.) Under penalty of having my body cut open perpendicularly, and my head cut off and placed on the highest pinnacle in the world. So help me, etc.
Q. What did the Most Potent then communicate to you? A. He gave me the signs, words, and token of this degree.
Q. Give me the signs? A. (Hold the thumb of the right hand at the bottom of the belly, and move it perpendicularly upwards.) The second sign (that of the Entered Apprentice, with the fingers clenched.)