Apprenticeship & Apprenticeship Education in Colonial New England & New York, Issue 85 |
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according Acts and Resolves aforesaid Anno apprentice to read apprenticed Apprenticeship and Apprenticeship apprenticeship system bind Boston Records bound children and apprentices children and servants Church Wardens Citty City of N. Y. colonies Common Council Connecticut County Court of Sessions covenant craft custom Daniel Cook dicti Johannis dicto dictum enacted England English enrolled Gilds girls hath haue Haven colony Hull Huntington Town Ibid indentures of apprenticeship instruction John Joseph Dodge Laws of N. Y. Leet legislation Liber 29 London Massachusetts Bay Massachusetts Bay colony master and apprentice Mayors Court N. Y. City neglect Newtown Records ordinances Overseers parents and masters parents or masters Plymouth Poor Law poor-children prentice Province read and write Recs Richmond County Salem Selectmen serve Statute Statute of Artificers Thomas Town Records unto Watertown write and Cypher York's Laws Yorke Indentures
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Page 44 - It is therefore ordered, That every township in this jurisdiction, after the Lord hath increased them to the number of fifty householders, shall then forthwith appoint one within their town to teach all such children as shall resort to him to write and read...
Page 89 - Lord one thousand seven hundred and eight, and in the seventh year of the reign of our Sovereign Lady Anne, by the Grace of God. of Great Britain, France and Ireland, Queen, Defender of the faith, etc.
Page 54 - ... have a vigilant eye over their brethren and neighbors, to see first, that none of them shall suffer so much barbarism in any of their families as not to endeavor to teach by themselves or others their children and apprentices so much learning as may enable them perfectly to read the English tongue and knowledge of the capital laws, upon penalty of twenty shillings for each neglect therein...
Page 104 - ... to take account from time to time of all parents and masters and of their children, concerning their calling and employment of their children, especially of their ability to read and understand the principles of religion and the capital laws of this country...
Page 56 - ... that all parents and masters, do duly endeavor, either by their own ability and labor, or by improving such schoolmaster, or other helps and means as the plantation doth afford, or the family may conveniently provide, that all their children and apprentices, as they grow capable, may through God's blessing, attain at least so much, as to be able duly to read the scriptures, and other good and profitable printed books in the English tongue, being their native language, and hi some competent measure...
Page 55 - ... also, that all masters of families do, once a week, at least, catechise their children and servants in the grounds and principles of religion, and if any be unable to do so much, that then, at the least, they procure such children...
Page 55 - English tongue, and knowledge of the capital laws, upon penalty of twenty shillings for each neglect therein; also, that all masters of families do, once a week at least, catechise their children and servants in the grounds and principles of religion...
Page 55 - ... and further, that all parents and masters do breed and bring up their children and apprentices in some honest lawful [calling,] labor, or employment, either in husbandry or some other trade profitable for themselves and the commonwealth, if they will not nor can not train them up in learning, to fit them for higher employments...
Page 55 - ... and if any of the Selectmen, after admonition by them given to such masters of families...
Page 54 - Town, in the several precincts and quarters where they dwell, shall have a vigilant eye over their brethren and neighbors to see, first that none of them shall suffer so much barbarism in any of their families, as not to endeavor to teach by themselves or others, their children and apprentices so much learning as may enable them perfectly to read the English Tongue : and a knowledge of the Capital Laws : upon a penalty of 20s for each neglect therein.