The Iron
Ring Ceremony
The
Obligation
I _____, in
the presence of these my betters and my equals in my Calling, bind myself upon
my Honour and Cold Iron, that, to the best of my knowledge and power, I will
not henceforward suffer or pass, or be privy to the passing of, Bad Workmanship
or Faulty Material in aught that concerns my works before mankind as an
engineer, or in my dealings with my own Soul before my Maker.
My Time I
will not refuse; my Thought I will not grudge; my Care I will not deny towards
the honour, use, stability and perfection of any works to which I may be called
to set my hand.
My Fair
Wages for that work I will openly take.
My Reputation in my Calling I will honourably guard; but I will in no
way go about to compass or wrest judgement or gratification from any one with
whom I may deal. And further, I will
early and warily strive my uttermost against professional jealousy and the
belittling of my working- colleagues in any field of their labour.
For my
assured failures and derelictions I ask pardon beforehand of my betters and my
equals in my Calling here assembled, praying that in the hour of my
temptations, weakness and weariness, the memory of this my Obligation and of
the company before whom it was entered into, may return to me to aid, comfort
and restrain.
Upon Honour
and Cold Iron, God helping me, these things I purpose to abide.
