a Book. The Nurses of the Ward have the Care of their Cloathing, and fee they keep themselves cleanly. They teach them to read at the Times appointed for that Purpose. They also see them rife at Five O'Clock in Summer, and Seven in the Winter, and that they are out of the Ward, in a Quarter of an Hour. In an Hour after the Time of Rifing, the Nurfes of the Ward, with the Affiftance of the Girls of the Hofpital, see the Beds made, the Rooms cleaned, and every Thing in Order.

At half an Hour after Five in Summer, and Half an Hour after Seven in Winter, the Boys are called over, in the School room, by the Mafter, and from thence go to Work, either in the Garden, or other Place appointed for that Purpofe, in the open Air, unless in extreme bad Weather.

Their Work confifts in fuch bodily Labour as is fuitable to their Age and Strength, and may best fit them for the Sea Service, alfo for Agriculture, fuch as Digging, Houghing, Plowing, Hedging, cleaving Wood, carrying Burdens, and fuch like Employments, for which Purpose proper Tools are provided.

Manufactures in general feem improper for the Employment of the Boys, being likely to incline them to a Way of Life not intended for them; when any are made, it is only fuch as are fimple and laborious, as fpinning and twisting Thread and fall Ropes, or the like.

At Eight in Summer, and Nine in Winter, they breakfast in the Prefence of the Nurfes of the Wards; and have an Hour allowed them for that Purpose.

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The reft of the Morning, till Twelve, is spent in their Labour, or at their Book.

From Twelve to Two is allowed for Dinner, Play, and Reft. At Two, they return to their Work, till Six in the Summer, and till it is dark in the Winter. -2,

The Mafter calls them to read in Claffes, at fuch Times as fhall be convenient, fo that each may be inftructed once, at least, every Day. And Part of the Time till Supper is employed in learning to read; the reft, they play in the open Air, or School-rooms.

Eight o'Clock in the Summer, and Seven o'clock in the Winter, are the Hours of Supper, and at Nine they go to Bed.

On Sundays, and other Days appointed for public Worship, they are inftructed in the Principles of Religion and Morality; attend at Chapel, and are there taught the Catechifm used by the Church of England: at other Hours they read fuch Parts of the Holy Scripture as are most fuitable to their Understanding.

On Saturdays in the Afternoon, and in the Afternoons of fome public Holidays, they are allowed to divert themselves with fuch Exercises, as will increase their Strength, Activity and Har-. dinefs; but are never to play at Games of Chance, which they are taught to confider as immoral and base; and a Punishment is affixed to this Offence.

The Girls are kept in Wards, entirely feparate from the Boys; they are dreffed plain and neat, with Numbers vifible in fome Part of their Cloathing; rife at the fame Hours with the Boys, clean the Houfe, make the Beds, and do Houfhold

Hou hold Business till Breakfast; after that they are employed in making Linen or Cloaths, or in fuch other Labour, or ufeful Manufactory, as is fuitable to their Age and Strength.

They are always kept apart from the Boys, and attended by the Miftreffes of the feveral respective Wards.

8. The Diet of the Children of the Hofpital.

This is plain and good of the Sort, and confifts in Meat fome Days, others, in Roots or Herbs, raised by the Children's Labour; their Drink is Water, their Bread good, but coarte.

Strong Drink, Tea, Coffee, and Tobacco, are never permitted to be used by any Child in the Hofpital, nor is any Butter allowed them.

§. 9. The Methods of placing them out to proper Employments.

The Children are put out Apprentice as foon as poffible. This is done by Indenture between the Hospital and the Mafter or Mistress who takes the Child, which Indenture contains proper Co. venants to fecure the Child's Maintenance and good Ufage, during the Time of the Servitude, fpecifying the Place where, or Ship's Name on board which, the Child is to ferve. Thefe Agreements are made either by the General or SubCommittee, but the last must be approved of by the General Committee, and fealed with the Seal of the Hofpital, and the Counterpart is figned by the Master. A Bible, and printed Inftructions, are allo given to every Child when apprenticed out.

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The Governors and Infpectors will find in what Inland Places Boys are wanted for Husbandry, and inform the Committee thereof. The Girls are placed out as Houshold Servants, or put out for a Term of Years, to be employed in the Linen or other Manufactory, as early as poffible, due Enquiry after the Character of the Perfons who take them being firft made.

As it will be impoffible for the Hospital in Town to contain fo great a Number of Children, as are taken in, and as the Keeping of Children near Town is much more expenfive, than at a Distance, it will be abfolutely neceffary to fend out Colonies of them. The Boys to be employed, and educated, in the Manner beforementioned, will be bred under proper Mafters; near Yarmouth, Lynn, Liverpool, Hull, &c. And the Girls near Manchester, Nottingham, Braintree, Devizes, &c. The good Effects of the Charity will thus be more visible; the Money collected for their Support more diffused; and the Masters and Miftreffes more readily fupplied, than they could be, if the Children were all brought up in London.

§. 10. Of the Discharge of the Children from the Hofpital.

The Children are difcharged when they have attained the Age appointed by Act of Parliament, or when they are claimed by their Parents, or when the Girls are married.

When any Perfon claims a Child, they are to leave a Petition with the Secretary, directed to the Governors; the Secretary delivers it to the General

General Committee, who enquire what Right the Petitioner has to the Child; in what Circumftances; whether able and willing to provide for the Child, and to give Security for that Purpose, with two Perfons, in the Sum of 40/. each, and if they will make Satisfaction to the Hofpital, for the Expence it has been put to, by the Mainte nance of the Child, which Expence is to be paid whether the Child be alive or dead.

If the Propofal made by the Parent is fatisfactory, the Committee orders the Billets to be opened, and the Register searched, and, if they' find the Child is living, make an Order to deliver the Child to it's Parent or Relation, the Expence which the Hofpital has been at, being first paid.

Every Perfon, to whom a Child is fo delivered, is to provide Cloathing for their Child, the Cloathing of the Hofpital remaining with

the Steward.

When any Perfons are kept, till the Age appointed for their Discharge, (i. e. Twenty-four for Males, or Twenty-one for Females, or when any of the Girls fhall be married, with the Confent of the Committee) the General Committee may give, at their Difcretion, Cloaths, Money, or Neceffaries, not exceeding the Value of Ten Pounds. But as it is to be hoped, that the Males and Females will be able, long before thofe years, to get an honest Livelihood by their Induftry, this Charity will be cautiously, and rarely, practifed, except on the Marriage of the Girls.

The Discharge of each Child is entered in the General Register.

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