ended, they fhall employ them felves in Reading, Writing, and in the Mathematicks. On Solemn Festivals they fhall be prefent at High-Mafs, and at Vefpers; after Supper they fhall recreate themfelves till Prayer-time, and they fhall commonly be in Bed at Ten a Clock, I forbid them to go out of the Palace into the City, without their Governours leave, and without being atten ded by one of their Footmen, whom he fhall name; even tho they are going to fee their Father, Relations &c. And if the faid Footman is examin'd where the Page has been, and does not tell the Truth, he shall be immediately turn'd away as foon as the Truth is known, and the Page Chaftis'd, They fhall not be allow'd to Dine or Sup abroad, without having leave from their Governour. 1W For the Stewards. Will have my Stewards, as well as the Comptrollers of my Houfe be present at the Exercifes of Piety, as the L 4 Divine Divine Service, the Exhortation, and the Catechizing; to be at Evening Prayers, and to make all the Servants be there who are under their Care. Let them advertise those who act contrary to my Orders, that if they do not obey they fhall be turn'd out the Wages being paid that is due to them. Let them take a particular care that there be given to every one what is fuitable to him, conformably to the appointed State of my Houfe-keeping, and that the whole be good and fit to be receiv'd, otherwife I fhall lay the blame on them when any complaint is made of it. Let all the Officers of my Houfhold know, that those who go away for any notorious Fault, fhall have no Gratification, but only what is precitely due to them. ORDER ORDER Which my Gentlman of the Horse fhall make my Footmen obferve. MY Y Gentleman of the Horfe must have an Eye over them, and be exact in Chaftifing them when they commit any Faults I will not have them go out of the Houfe unless they have leave, and that it be known where they go. They fhall return by Seven a Clock at fartheft, and Care must be taken that none of them lye abroad; one fhall go every Night into the Chambers to fee if they are all there. I will have always two of them in my Antichamber. If any of them are Thieves, Drunkards, Blafphemers, or Haunters of ill Houses, they fhall be turn'd away without Pardon. They fhall be order'd to follow my Coach, because they get out of the way all day, so that there is never any but but two or three of them with me; and my Gentleman of the Horse fhall charge the first of them to give him an Account of those who fail to attend me. They must have them taught to read, and to write in the Morning, and make them be at Prayers. My Gentleman of the Horfe fhall forbid the Porters, on pain of being turn'd away, not to open the Gate at Night for any one of what Condition foever, after a Eleven a clock, unless it were for fick Perfons, or for my Affairs; and he fhall order likewife that in the Day time there fhould be always one of them at least at the Gate. And that no Footman fhall take any Money in Gift from any Perfon whatfoever, on pain of being turn'd away. My Gentlemen of the Horfe fhall alfo take care to have them go every Evening to Prayers in the Chapel, and to the Morning Prayer, before which he fhall not give them leave to go out. When there are Iuftructions made in the Chapel, they fhall be oblig'd to be prefent. When any new Footmen are taken, they fhall be fhew'd thefe Rules, that they may not pretend Ignorance of them. RULES RULES for the Coach-men, Poftilions, and Groom. TH HERE fhall be given to each of them a Form of Prayer, which they fhall ufe in Private every. Morning. They must be exhorted to hear Prayers every Day, but care must be taken that they do fo without fail every Sunday and Holy-day, in the Chapel or in the Parish; of which my Gentleman of the Horfe fhall take the care. They fhall rife early in the Morning to look after their Horses, that they may be present at the Prayers which are faid every Morning in the Cha pel; and at Evening Prayer, and the Catechizing when there is any. They fhall be made to go to Confeffion, and to Communicate at Eafter. Let them be advertis'd also to be at home every Evening at Six in Winter, and at Eight in Summer, and never to lie abroad, unless those who are married. Let |