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<p n="3673"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sr. Tho: Rawlinsons<lb></lb>
propossall of a forme<lb></lb>
of Instruccons for Apprentt.<lb></lb>
Ordred to be printed & to be<lb></lb>
delivered to every boy who<lb></lb>
shall become Apprentice</note>
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Also att this Court the Right Worshippll Sr. <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20203_n3673-1">Thomas<lb></lb>
Rawlinson</rs>
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. <rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20203_occ2417">Aldran</rs>
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and <rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20203_occ2418">President</rs>
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of these hospitals<lb></lb>
proposed a form of instruccons to be given to the apprtices<lb></lb>
in this hospital which was read as followes vizt.</p>
<p n="3674">Instructions for the Apprentices in the <rs type="placeName" id="BBBRMG20203_geo1164">Hospital<lb></lb>
of Bridewell</rs>
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London You Shall constantly and devoutly<lb></lb>
every morning and evening in the most Humble manner<lb></lb>
upon your knees worshipp God and Say your prayers in<lb></lb>
private by your Selfe. And when you Shall have leisure<lb></lb>
from your Masters business, and Shall have your Masters<lb></lb>
leave you Shall goe to the publick prayers of the Church &<lb></lb>
there behave your Selfe devoutly and decently. You shall<lb></lb>
carefully attend to the Sermons on the Lord's day's and<lb></lb>
endeavour to fix them upon your mind-and be sure to<lb></lb>
practise them in your life and conversation. You Shall<lb></lb>
reverence and obey your Superviors and Governors. You<lb></lb>
Shall doe diligent and faithfull Service to your Master<lb></lb>
for the time of your Apprentice Ship and deal truely in<lb></lb>
what you Shall be trusted You Shall alwayes avoid<lb></lb>
evill Company, and all occasions that may draw you<lb></lb>
thereunto and make Speedy returne when you Shall<lb></lb>
be Sent on your Master's or Mistresse's Errands you<lb></lb>
Shall avoid idleness and be ever employed either in<lb></lb>
God's Service or in your masters business. You shall<lb></lb>
be of fair gentle and lowly Speech & behaviour to all<lb></lb>
men, and according to your carriage expect your reward<lb></lb>
for good or ill from God and your friends But for yor<lb></lb>
better help & instruccon to the performance of your<lb></lb>
duty. you Shall doe well as often to read. & Seriously to<lb></lb>
consider of the Holy Scripture, So in particular those passages therein<lb></lb>
which direct Servants how to behave themselves, Some few<lb></lb>
thereof are here inserted, and in Special recommended to<lb></lb>
your frequent perusal and practice Ephesians the Sixth<lb></lb>
Chapter Ver: 5.6.7.8Colossians the third Chapter Ver: 22<lb></lb>
23.24.25.1. Epist to Timothy the Sixth Chapter Ver 2;3.</p>
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