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GENERAL COURT
Held at iB of/ion, in the rear 7'6
ST is Ordcred by this Cousrt and the Authority thereof, that the folIowirrg
'~ftj[~Orderfhill hr dirc&cd and rcnt by the Cleekt of the 1Ccveral Shire Courts,
to the Conk,6lcs of thicTowns POiihN their Shire, who arcecnjoynrd faith.
~f~c4J~Ifully to Extcutc the lame; and if upon the Return mtdc. itdoth appear
that the Sc!C& men arc negligent in exi luting t he Lueas.ghcrcin mentioned , the Court
(l~ul proceed aglinft them by Admwtsition, or Fiat, as the merit of tho cafe may require
and !hall alto difpofe of f ngle perrons, (hubbora Children or Scrvantsto the hour. of Car.
rm1ion~according {tht intent of thc Law, any Laev, Caome or lUfage to the Goso
trary notwithfiandiu g.
To the Conflable of
Hc~7urwa the Lmvn pabli ffe d. by ibe honoured qeneral Conrt Lib, t.., Psge 6,',
V V Sc E. 3. Do ,rvqui re 4 Vow'ntfrom time o ir, tod fpo eof 49l fimgit perfons
and in-a,,arer wi~bs's their Townss to ferric(, or otbavwifc, and in page t6. tit. Ch~ild-
ren a,,d Toulb. itr is Required of the Sclcft m..n, that they fee
thpt all Chidren and Youth, unde Fambly Governmcnr, be .taught to Read 'perfcary
the~ Engltih Tongue, have kiiowledge in the Gapital Lswcs, anui be taught Come
Orthodox Catechifm,.and thmtc hcy'be brought up, to fom;.honclft im~loyrment
profitablk to thenifctvcs and the Common wealth ; and in cafe of Degle&t on the
part of tht Furnily.Goveriiours, after Admonition given them, the faidS elcf& men
arc required, with the heap of two.MAgiftrates, or next .Coartof that Shiro to rake
loch Children or Apprentices from them, avid place them forth, with fuch to
will look more ftraitIy to them.
The nigpla wbqreof', as by fadi experience fromz Court to Cour. a6ndaasly appeerrs
dotb occaim rmucb fiii and pro pbrlnefs to increafe onsong al, to tbe deisitour of Gtod,
aad the eprairing of uma's Cbstdrstg and, Strvarn,, .by tie dqfohste lives and fraltife,
of ruch as do lire freom under Fdm~ilp qo~ernotnt, 4end~i ?I grfat difcourageugogt is
tf Fa 0ily Goptrnoors, who .csnfcieistiovsfy endeavouv to brine .p their outb in, ai
cJh,-iap nyerturt, as the Leave of God aad this Commuoun racalb dotb require :
fric ettie fort in it 'g e.cljeft Na~te, to equire you to acquaint the
Selea min of yoar Town, that the Court loth cxpec1 and wilt requtire, char
thr raid Laws be accordingly at~taded,*thc prcvalanCy of the fotm-r negle~t nottivith.
ftandm i: And you are alfo required to takesa Lift of the Names. of thofe young
p vrfon.s within the Bounds of your 'Town, and all adjaent Fareic., though ontof all
To'dfu tiounds, who do livcfromn under Family Governmexnt, vs'.... do notfcrve rheir
parents or Ma(tert, as Chuidren;. Apprentices, hired Scrvants, or journey men ought
to, do, ow ufually did la otv N'ative Country, being. fobjes to- thcit Commaqgdu
nod Ptfcipanc; and the (nmc you -are to - retuc to the next Court to be held
di n tedayof tend kmrof you are to retke
a true Rttwii usdcr your hand, and pat to fe~yle.
fly the Court edMr4 Rawfon Secww~
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