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PRESENT

FOR A

Servant Maid.

OR, THE

Sure Means of gaining LOVE and ESTEEM,

Under the following Heads:

Observance.
Avoiding Sloth.
Sluttishness.
Staying on Errands.
Telling Family Affairs.
Secrets among Fellow-Servants.
Entering into their Quarrels.
Tale-bearing.
Being an Eye-Servant.
Carelesness of Children.
Of Fire, Candle, Thieves.
New Acquaintance.
Fortune-Tellers.
Giving saucy Answers.
Liquorishness.
Aping the Fashion.
Dishonesty.
The Market-Penny.
Delaying to give Change.

Giving away Victuals.
Bringing in Charwomen.
Waiting Victuals.
Quarrels with Fellow-Servants.
Behaviour to the Sick.
Hearing Things against a Master or Mistress.
Being too free with Men-Servants.
Conduct towards Apprentices.
Misspending Time.
Public Shows.
Vails.
Giving Advice too freely.
Chastity.
Temptations from the Master.
If a single Man.
If a married Man.
If from the Master's Son.
If from Gentlemen Lodgers.

 

To which are added,

DIRECTIONS for going to MARKET

ALSO,

For Dressing any Common Dish, whether FLESH, FISH or FOWL.
With some Rules for WASHING, &c.

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The whole calculated for making both the Mistresss and
the
Maid happy.
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DUBLIN:
Printed by and for GEORGE FAULKNER, 1744.


 

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