<P> "So mote it be" is a ritual phrase used by Freemasons, in Rosicrucianism, and more recently by Neopagans . It was also used by the old church, and ancient pagans, but is now adapted by Wiccans . It means "so may it be", "so it is required", or "so must it be", and may be said at the end of a prayer in a similar way to "amen". The phrase appears in the Halliwell or Regius Manuscript, the earliest known document relating to a society of Masons in England dating from the first half of the 15th Century . "Amen! amen! so mot hyt be! Say we so all per charyté". </P> <P> The phrase has been taken up by neopagans and they use it in a similar way in their ceremonies and rituals . </P>

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