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A52447 Observations and advices oeconomical North, Dudley North, Baron, 1602-1677. 1669 (1669) Wing N1286; ESTC R616 31,061 156

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the_o high_a baseness_n to_o accuse_v a_o fellow-servant_n xxxi_o the_o industry_n of_o a_o servant_n be_v not_o more_o useful_a in_o any_o office_n then_o that_o of_o a_o gardener_n who_o beside_o his_o care_n in_o garden_n of_o pleasure_n by_o his_o improvement_n of_o the_o orchard_n and_o kitchen_n garden_n may_v bring_v great_a plenty_n with_o little_a charge_n to_o the_o kitchen_n and_o so_o by_o consequence_n to_o the_o table_n from_o which_o arise_v the_o chief_a honour_n of_o housekeep_v xxxii_o the_o porter_n care_n be_v also_o of_o great_a use_n in_o a_o family_n who_o shall_v be_v a_o man_n somewhat_o age_a that_o he_o may_v be_v endue_v with_o patience_n to_o give_v attendance_n at_o the_o gate_n and_o take_v account_n of_o all_o strange_a face_n who_o shall_v desire_v entrance_n and_o especial_o of_o such_o as_o by_o habit_n or_o countenance_n give_v any_o the_o least_o suspicion_n for_o it_o be_v most_o usual_a to_o suffer_v by_o such_o admittance_n but_o most_o of_o all_o in_o city_n dwelling_n and_o this_o officer_n ought_v constant_o to_o see_v the_o gate_n make_v fast_o in_o due_a time_n at_o night_n xxxiii_o and_o since_o the_o well_o order_v of_o a_o table_n give_v so_o much_o honour_n to_o a_o housekeeper_n the_o office_n of_o clerk_n of_o the_o kitchen_n and_o of_o cook_n can_v but_o be_v of_o great_a concernment_n that_o of_o the_o clerk_n to_o provide_v and_o appoint_v what_o be_v to_o be_v use_v and_o of_o the_o cook_n to_o dress_v it_o and_o especial_o the_o cook_n office_n which_o make_v i_o call_v to_o mind_n how_o in_o the_o family_n to_o which_o i_o have_v relation_n there_o be_v a_o time_n when_o notice_n be_v give_v of_o very_o extraordinary_a person_n to_o come_v to_o dinner_n and_o the_o warning_n be_v so_o short_a as_o there_o be_v no_o time_n to_o fetch_v in_o achates_n fit_a for_o such_o a_o entertainment_n the_o cook_n who_o have_v be_v train_v up_o at_o court_n be_v such_o a_o master_n in_o his_o culinary_a way_n as_o by_o 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common_a use_n have_v make_v the_o govern_n of_o diet_n and_o housholstuff_n so_o proper_a to_o the_o wife_n as_o a_o name_n of_o reproach_n be_v frame_v for_o such_o husband_n as_o shall_v interpose_v in_o those_o matter_n but_o that_o which_o be_v she_o most_o particular_o be_v government_n of_o female_n within_o the_o family_n and_o good_a order_n of_o they_o be_v so_o necessary_a as_o all_o that_o be_v neat_a depend_v upon_o it_o they_o have_v one_o good_a quality_n wherein_o men-servant_n be_v defective_a which_o be_v the_o keep_n themselves_o constant_o within_o door_n and_o so_o many_o thing_n beside_o be_v do_v by_o they_o with_o more_o perfection_n then_o by_o man_n as_o it_o shall_v be_v in_o that_o of_o women-servant_n if_o i_o will_v exceed_v my_o number_n in_o any_o kind_n xxxvi_o have_v in_o the_o last_o article_n intimate_v the_o oeconomical_a virtue_n of_o woman_n it_o will_v be_v injurious_a to_o they_o not_o to_o mention_v one_o of_o they_o in_o particular_a it_o be_v 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