ccomplish their designs, twelve of them
recanted, but the other three were base enough to carry their
atrocious designs into execution. Their names were JUBELA, JUBELO, and
JUBELUM.

"It was the custom of our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff, every day at high
twelve, when the crafts were from labor to refreshment, to enter into
the sanctum sanctorum, and offer his devotions to the ever living God,
and draw out his plans and designs on the Tressle-Board for the crafts
to pursue their labor. On a certain day (not named in any of our
traditional accounts), JUBELA, JUBELO and JUBELUM placed themselves at
the South, West, and East gates of the Temple, and Hiram having
finished his devotions and labor, attempted (as was his usual custom)
to retire at the South gate, where he was met by JUBELA, who demanded
of him the Master Mason's word (some say the secrets of a Master
Mason), and on his refusal to give it, JUBELA gave him a violent blow
with a twenty-four-inch gauge across the throat; on which Hiram fled
to the West gate, where he was accosted in the same manner by JUBELO,
but with more violence. Hiram told him that he could not give the word
then, because Solomon, King of Israel, Hiram, King of Tyre, and
himself had entered into a solemn league that the word never should be
given, unless they three were present; but if he would have patience
till the Grand Lodge assembled at Jerusalem, if he was then found
worthy he should then receive it, otherwise he could not; JUBELO
replied in a very peremptory manner, "If you do not give me the
Master's word, I'll take your life;" and on Hiram's refusing to give
it, JUBELO gave him a severe blow with the Square across the left
breast, on which he fled to the East gate, where he was accosted by
JUBELUM, in the same manner, but with still more violence. Here Hiram
reasoned as before; JUBELUM told him that he had heard his caviling
with JUBELA and JUBELO long enough, and that the Master's word had
been promised to him from time to time for a long time; that he was
still put off, and that the Temple was almost finished, and he was
determined to have the word or take his life. "I want it so that I may
be able to get wages as a Master Mason in any country to which I may
go for employ, after the Temple is finished, and that I may be able to
support my wife and children." Hiram persisting in his refusal, he
gave Hiram a violent blow with the gavel on the forehead, which felled
him to the floor and