I found this little pamphlet on one of the many outings with my husband. As I read through it, I could imagine an old school Master or Marm controlling their charges with these rules as their guide. The following is only the first chapter. As the "long" title at the bottom states, there is a chapter for each topic.
THE SCHOOL OF MANNERS
Short and mixt Precepts
1. FEAR God.
2. Honour the King.
3. Reverence thy Parents.
4. Submit to thy Superiors.
5. Despite not thy inferiors.
6. Be courtious with thy equals.
7. Pray daily and devoutly.
8. Converse with the Good.
9. Imitate not the wicked.
10. Hearken to Instruction.
11. Be desirous of Learning.
12. Love the School.
13. Be always cleanly.
14. Study Vertue.
15. Provoke thy Schoolfellows.
17. Please thy Master.
18. Let not play entice thee.
19. Refrain thy tongue.
20. Cover future Honour , which only Vertue and Wisdom can procure.
The School of Manners or Rules for Childrens Behavior: At Church, at Home, at Table, in Company, in Discourse, at School, abroad, and amoung Boys. With some other short and mixt Precepts. By the Author of the English Excerises. Fourth Edition. LONDON. Printed in the Cockerill at the ThreeLegs and Bibleagainst Grocers-Hall in the Poulerey, 1701
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