so of your own free will and; accord, you will say, I, pronounce your name, and repeat after me:
"I,.................., do solemnly and sincerely promise, upon my honor as a Royal Arch Mason, that I will never unlawfully reveal any of the secrets or private ceremonies of the Order of Rameses.
"I do further promise that I will, so far as within me lies, conform to and comply with the Decrees and Judgment of Amenti.
"I do further promise that I will, to the best of my ability, support and maintain the laws of the Order.
"I do further promise that I will not be present nor consent to the conferment of this Order upon any person unless it be within a Council of the Order legally constituted by the Supreme Council of the Order of Rameses.
"All this under the penalty of being put to death, and having my body cut into fourteen pieces and scattered, as was the body of Osiris, throughout the realms of Egypt. So mote it be!"
Having assumed the obligation, you will await in patience and meditation the coming of the great Messenger of Abydos, whom you will follow in silence.
Hoodwinks replaced. Enter Rek-Mara, forward. Candidates are led about room while throne for Nit is arranged, with steps, etc., during which Rek-Mara says:
Rek-Mara—Arise. By your obligation you are forever bound to us, and in fulfilling that obligation you will be taken before the Council of Amenti for hearing and decree. Before that
