Sir Walter Raleighs instructions to his sonne and to posterity

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Title
Sir Walter Raleighs instructions to his sonne and to posterity
Author
Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618.
Publication
London :: Printed for Beniamin Fisher, dwelling in Aldersgate-street at the Talbot,
1632.
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Subject terms
Young men -- Conduct of life.
Conduct of life -- Early works to 1800.
Cite this Item
"Sir Walter Raleighs instructions to his sonne and to posterity." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A10362.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 7, 2024.

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CHAP. VI.

LEt thy servants be such as thou mayest com∣mand, and enter∣tayne none about the but yeomen to

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whom thou givest wages, for those that will serve thee without thy hire wil cost thee trouble as∣much, as they that know their fare; If thou trust any Ser∣vant with thy purse, bee sure thou take his account ere thou sleepe, for if thou put it off thou wile then afterwards for tedi∣ousnesse

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neglect it, I my selfe have lost thereby more then I am worth. And whatsoever hee gaines thereby hee will never thanke thee, but laugh thy simplicity to scorne; and besides, it is the way to make thy Servants theeves, which else would be truest.

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