Letters on the Importance of the Rising Generation of the Laboring Part of Our Fellow-Subjects (Volume 2); Being an Account of the Miserable State of ... for Exposed and Deserted Young Children Prope - Softcover

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1767. Excerpt: ... 7 J " I (a (i) of the parifh of " in the county of do hereby " certify that (') aged or there ' abouts, apprentice to (/) (e ' of this parifh, did appear before me this day, and did « read half a chapter in the New Teftament of my " chufing, which he performed in a fatisfactory mari' ner; and did alfo repeat without book and without " prompting, the belief or apoftles creed, the ten corri" mandments, the Lord's prayer, and a morning and " evening prayer--And the faid (f) did t' alfo declare to me, that the faid apprentice had been " accuftomed to attend divine fervice on the fabbath day, " and to fay (g) prayers morning and evening. ' And the faid (h) (figning hereto) did fur " ther declare that they had conftantly and uniformly " endevored to keep up in the mind of the faid appren" tlce, a juft fenfe of.duty to God and neighbor. " Witnefs my hand in this of. in the " year of our Lord 17 Signed by i Churchwardens or 5 " Elders. 1 Mailer or Miftrefs. («)-Name of the perfon certifying. (i) Keillor, vicar, or curate. (') 'Prentice name (rf) Mafler or miftrefs's name. (i') Mafter or miftrefs's trnde or occupation. (/) Mafter or miftiels's name. (g His or her. (b) Mafter or miArefs's name.. 7' ,.,fc. The certificate fo given to b'e in a printed Form, with blanks to fill up the name,. age, and fex of the apprentice, mafter or miftrefs, as abovementioned 7. Two fhillings to be paid to the re&or, vicar or curate, who examines the party, and figns the certificate, fo that forty JbiUings fhall remain to the mafter or miftrefs. 8. If in addition to the forty fhillings allowed the mafter, the value of ten fhillings were given to the 'prentice, it would the more ftrongly enforce the execution of fuch a plan: Thefe ten fhillings might be laid out, three jn a...

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