Domestics - Conduct of life - Early works to 1800
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Religious courtship being historical discourses on the necessity of marrying religious husbands and wives only. As also of husbands and wives being of the same opinions in religion with one another. With an appendix ..
Daniel DefoeDate: 1796- E-books
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The conduct of servants in great families. Consisting of dissertations upon several passages of the holy scriptures, relating to the office of a servant: With Ejaculations upon the Subject-Matter of Each Discourse. To these are annex'd, a persuasive to a constant attendance at the devotions of the family, and at the Holy Communion: And an Earnest Exhortation to refrain from Swearing, Cursing, and Drunkenness: Each of which Subjects are distinctly treated in several Chapters. To which are added, Some Directions to Regulate the Private Devotions of Servants; with Prayers and Hymns for that Purpose. The Whole is composed for the Especial Use of Noblemen and Gentlemen's Servants. By Thomas Seaton, M. A. Chaplain to the Right Honourable Daniel Earl of Nottingham, and Fellow of Clare-Hall in Cambridge
Seaton, Thomas.Date: MDCCXX. [1720]- E-books
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Advice from farmer Trueman to his daughter Mary , upon her going to service, in a series of discourses, designed to promote the welfare and true interest of servants. With reflections Of no less Importance to Masters and Mistresses. Abridged by consent of the author, from the works of Jonas Hanway, Esq.
Hanway, Jonas, 1712-1786.Date: Printed in the Year 1792- E-books
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Serious advice and warning to servants , more especially those of the nobility and gentry. By Thomas Broughton, M. A. Rector of Allhallows, Lombard-Street, and Chaplain to the Right Hon. The Earl of Moray.
Broughton, Thomas, 1712-1777.Date: [1800]- E-books
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Advice from farmer Trueman , to his daughter Mary, upon her going to service. In a series of discourses, designed to promote the welfare and true interest of servants, ..
Hanway, Jonas, 1712-1786.Date: 1792