The schoole of vertue, the second part: or, The young schollers paradice Contayning verie good precepts, wholesom[e] instructions, the high-way to good manners, dieting of children, and brideling their appetites. Godly graces, and prayers. Verse fit for all children to learne, and the elder sort to obserue.
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- The schoole of vertue, the second part: or, The young schollers paradice Contayning verie good precepts, wholesom[e] instructions, the high-way to good manners, dieting of children, and brideling their appetites. Godly graces, and prayers. Verse fit for all children to learne, and the elder sort to obserue.
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- West, Richard, fl. 1606-1619.
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- London :: Printed by Edw: Griffin for Nathaniel Butter, and are to be sold at his shop being the signe of the Bull, neare S. Austins-gate by Pauls-Churchyard,
- Anno Dom. 1619.
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- Table etiquette -- Early works to 1800.
- Etiquette for children and teenagers -- Early works to 1800.
- England -- Social life and customs -- 17th century -- Early works to 1800.
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"The schoole of vertue, the second part: or, The young schollers paradice Contayning verie good precepts, wholesom[e] instructions, the high-way to good manners, dieting of children, and brideling their appetites. Godly graces, and prayers. Verse fit for all children to learne, and the elder sort to obserue." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A14957.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 12, 2024.
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How thou oughtest to prepare thy selfe, when thou risest in the morning.
WHen moderate sléep thy head hath possest, And giuen thy body his naturall rest, Shake sluggishnesse off, bethinke thée of things, That for thy soules health swéet melody brings. Seuen houres for a childe is temperate and good, If more, it offendeth and hurteth the blood. With heart then vnfained, to God first of all Frame well thy petition, and thus to him call.Morning Prayer.
THou father of mercy and maiesty great, That sittest aboue in superiour seat, Cast downe on me (God) thy pittifull eyes, And order my doings when I shall arise. O Father omnipotent, doe not permit. My thoughts to be wauering, bad or vnfit: But that my heart may goe with my tongue In prayer deuout; and though I be young, Assist me (O God) with wisdome and wit, That in this day following, whether I goe, or sit,Page [unnumbered]
The charge of children in their carriage.
THy prayer so commended to God: haue a care To wash hands & face, and to kembing thy haire, And then for the schoole bethinke thou to goe, The secrets of God the better to know. In entring to schoole, let eyes be vpcast, To God for his blessings formerly past, To endue thée with godlinesse, vertue and piety, Sent thée from heauen from God in his Deity. For without his help can nothing be done, Nothing be finished, nothing begunne. Then marke thou with diligence being so prouided, What shall at schoole be sayd or decided.Page [unnumbered]
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The charge of children in going from schoole and comming.
IN going from schoole, obserue it full well, In streets stand not staring, nor tales sée thou tell, What hath béene at schoole, sayd, spoken, or done Among thy companions: but home get thée gone, And vnto thy parents fee duty thou doe, With reuerent carriage and modesty too, Not bold or vnmannerly, gentle and milde, And shew them the office of a dutifull childe. If that thou haue time, ere dinner begin, Rehearse to thy selfe the lesson or thing Thou heardst at the schoole, let time be well noted, The déeper with wisdome thy braines will be quoted.Laying the cloth, and making ready the table.
BE sure to be ready, the bord to prepare At times: as accustom'd with diligent care: The table-cloth first sée fairely be spread, Faire trenchers, cleane napkins, the salt & the bread, Let glasses be scowred, in countrey guise, With salt and faire water, and euer deuise The place most conuenient, where they may stand, The safest from breaking and néerest at hand.Page [unnumbered]
Grace before dinner.
BLessed is God in all his gifts, And holy in all his deeds, Our help is in the name of the Lord, From whence all good procéeds, Who giues repast to hungry hearts, And comforts rich and poore, His name be euer sanctified, From henceforth euermore, Blesse vs (O Lord) and this our meat, By thy grace to vs sent, God grant we vse it moderately, Our bodies to content. Amen.Another.
THe Lord, who sends to all mens vse, In all their time of need, Prouiding all and euery thing, His children for to féed, Blesse vs (O God) and these thy gifts, Of thy great mercy sent, Lord giue vs grace to vse them well, And grace for to repent, And eke amend our wickednesse, In time while we haue space,Page [unnumbered]
Grace after meat.
GLory and euerlasting praise be giuen to the most high and mighty God, the most holy and blessed God, and the great King of heauen, who hath fed our hungry bodies in such abundance, and giuen vs this so pleasant and comfortable refection. Fill vs (O Lord) with grace and gladnes in thy holy Spirit, that we may also be found worthy to taste of thy spirituall and heauenly food: and be for euermore dwelling in thy presence. And that we neuer be ashamed or con∣fused, when thou shalt bee pleased to call vs to ac∣count, euery one according to his déeds, through our Lord and Sauiour Iesus Christ. Amen.
Another.
WE giue thée thankes most gracious God, Which by thy power and might, Hast all prouided graciously, And sent all things aright, Who giuest strength to Christians all, To magnifie thy name, Grant that for these thy benefits, We all may doe the same,Page [unnumbered]
Dinner ended.
Thinke and haue a carefull minde, To help the poore, the lame and blinde, Remember God, who sent thy store, Whose name be prais'd for euermore.Blessed is hee that considereth the poore and néedy, the Lord shall deliuer him in the time of trouble.
He that taketh pity vpon the poore, lendeth vnto the Lord, and looke what he layeth out, the Lord will repay in his kingdome.
Demeanour in seruing at the table.
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How to behaue thy selfe at the Church.
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Not to walke in the Church.
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Necessary rules to be obserued for the guiding of children in their apparrell and otherwise.
LEt not children haue their pleasures in the or∣dring of their garments, some delight to haue them iagged and cut: but such fantasticknesse ought to be reformed by wiser and elder, considering their foolishnesse is beyond measure, if all may bee done at their pleasure: and ancient writers repute them out of their wits and mad men that fauour it.
Againe, painted and gawdy apparrell is not so fan∣tasticke in childrens eyes; but as costly to the parents purses, whereby ancient writers proclaime such pa∣rents fellow-fooles with their children.
The modesty and decency of the vestments of chil∣dren are strong and good, not curious to the eye alone: And such as are cleane and without fowlnesse or fil∣thinesse: Which after the estate and meanes of the parents ought to bee principall, so long as by the crafts man it be made with reasonable, and good form and fashion.
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How to order a childe in his diet for drinke.
FOr a childe to make the beginning of his dinner drinke, is a good way to bréed him vp to drunken∣nesse. Especially, if he take it for wanton custome, and not for necessity of thirst. It is dishonest to bee suffered, and anoysome to the health of the body of a childe.
Let not a childe drinke after he hath supt hot broth, immediately vpon it; much lesse if he haue béene fed with milke.
Let not a childe drinke aboue twice or thrice at the most at one meale, and that gently, and not without reason: who bestoweth wine and beere on his childe beyond reason, defameth and abuseth him more by dishonouring his reason, and prouoking him to an vn∣reasonable diet.
To moderate the appetite of a childe from saw∣cinesse and being liquorish.
SOcrates being olde, would not drinke of the first cup: for why? his braine was light, and the first drinke is euer the most fuming and ouercomming.
If thy childe be set with his betters, let his hand be last in the dish. And that hee doe it not at all, vn∣lesse he bee first bidden. Neither suffer your children
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to put their hands or fingers into brothes, sawces caudles, or such like, at the table especially. Other wise let correction bridle their wantonnesse.
If he be of sensible yéeres, let him forbeare his fin∣gers in a dish, and vse a knife without chusing at his pleasure: for it is vnséemely.
Homer often reprehendeth sawcinesse in these 〈◊〉〈◊〉 such like words, They boldly put their hands into the meat that is set before them. And as it is vnséemely to a liquorish person to traine his hands to euery side of the dish, so is it more vile to turne the best morsels in a dish towards thy selfe.
To gnaw bones belongeth chéefly to doggs, but is is a ciuill thing to picke them cleane with a knife.
The licking of a dish belongeth to cats and dogs and not to children nor men, be the reliques neuer so swéet, and betokeneth liquorishnesse, not manners.
To drinke or speake with meat in the mouth, is most vnciuill and dangerous withall.
Let the children rise from the boord when nature is sufficed, either by asking leaue, or withdrawing them∣selues.
Let children beare away with them their tren∣chers, saluting their parents, and first the chéefe in the company, then the rest.
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When the dinner is ended, let children euer bee ready to giue God thankes: euery man holding their peace, let the children turne their faces reuerently to him that sitteth vppermost at the boord, saying:
Grace after meat.
O Reuerend, most holy, and immortall father of heauen, powre downe thine inestimable bles∣sings vpon these thy creatures, which thou hast giuen vs moderately to féed vpon, for the sufficing of our hungry bodies: Giue vs grace, to call vpon thee euer∣lastingly, and grant vs, we humbly beséech thee, for euer to obtaine thy continuall fauour and comfort, for our needfull sustenance, soberly to vse thy louing gifts, and willingly to adore thy holy name, through our onely Lord and Sauiour Iesus Christ. Amen. God preserue thy vniuersall Church, the King and Queenes most excellent Maiesties, the Prince and No∣bility. God send vs peace and truth in Iesus Christ. Amen.
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Grace before meat.
BLesse vs (O Lord) we beseech thee with thy cele∣stiall fauour, and sanctifie these thy creatures, which (of thy louing mercy) thou hast bestowed vpon vs: adorne them with thy fauour, enrich vs with thy continuall grace, and so possesse vs with reuerence to thy most blessed Maiesty, that what wee receiue may be thankefully taken, thy holy name for euer blessed and worshipped, and our hungry bodies sufficiently recreated through the same, through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen. God preserue, &c.
Grace after meat.
GLory and honour be to thee (O God) which hast fed vs since our creation and tender yeeres: now (blessed Lord) enrich vs so with gladnesse and ioy, that our hearts may reioyce to consider of thy tender care euer had ouer vs, and continuing still thy for∣mer fauours: O Lord encrease our faith, and grant vs thy euerlasting peace. Amen.
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Grace before Supper.
AS day doth passe, so night doth come, and man still waxeth old, Which warneth vs our liues to mend, in sinne not to be bold. For suddenly the Lord will come, his trump will vs awake, And then from world & worldly things, our farewell we must take. Lord grant vs that we may in time, so farre embrace thy loue, That euermore we may receiue it of thée from aboue, Blesse vs (O Lord) and this our meat, our King and Queene defend, And grant thy people may enioy thy peace vnto the end. Amen.Grace after Supper.
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Grace before meat.
OF Diues and of Lazarus the Scripture telleth plaine, How Diues liu'd in wealth and ease, and Lazarus in great paine, The rich man he was clothed well, and fared of the best, But Lazarus for hunger great, could take but little rest: But crying aad lamenting still, for some man to releeue him, With crums that fell from Diues boord, whereof no man did giue him. Thus perished poore Lazarus, and that by want of food, And also the rich glutton died, for all his worldly good:Page [unnumbered]
Grace after meat.
NOw we (O Lord) haue had repast, and eke our bodies fed, O Lord preserue vs with thy grace at boord and eke at bed: O Lord behold the comfortlesse, and send vs grace, that wee May help the poore, according as Our states and wealth may bee. Amen. God saue, &c.Page [unnumbered]
[illustration] A Prayer to bee sayd in the Morning.
O Most gracious God, In the name of thee, and thy Sonne, and the holy Ghost. Amen.
O Lord God blesse, preserue and kéepe vs, and haue mercy and compassion on vs this day following, and for euermore. Amen.
Our Father which art in heauen, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdome come, thy will be done in earth as it is in heauen, giue vs this day our daily bread, & forgiue vs our trespasses, as we forgiue them that trespasse against vs, and lead vs not into temptation, but deliuer vs from euill, for thine is the kingdome, the power and the glory, for euer and euer. Amen.
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O Most gracious and euerliuing God, Creatour and Maker of all the world, by whose power we haue receiued comfortable ease and rest, without in∣terruption of any meane or inferiour power, and hast permitted vs quietly to come to the beginning of this day: Protect vs and kéepe vs (O Lord) within the same by thy might and maiesty, and through thine e∣ternall power. And kéep vs (Lord) that we may bee possessed with no sinnefull thought, nor incurre any manner of wrong, nor rush into any kinde of danger, either of the soule or body: But whatsoeuer wee doe (O Lord) that it may wholly redound to thy honour and glory, and to the aduancement of thy euerlasting name, and that by thy gouernment we may be ordred to doe all in equity and righteousnesse, according to thy holy will and pleasure: to thy honor and glory, & to thy euerlasting praise, from this time forth for euer∣more, world without end. Amen.
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A Prayer for children ere they goe to Schoole (to be sayd.)
EUerlasting God, which of thy free abundance hast bestowed vpon all mankinde all things need∣full, and hast prouided for all men, such sundry graces, as in thy fatherly wisdome are meetest: Powre vpon me (thy most vnworthy seruant) the spirit of vnderstanding, knowledge, and vtterance, and reueale vnto me (O Lord God) the hidden secrets of thy glorious Gospell, that whatsoeuer I shall stu∣dy, read, thinke, say, or doe, it may redound to thy honour and praise: O Lord guide my heart & tongue aright, that I may (with sence and reason) compre∣hend what I shall read, or what I shall bee taught: To the end, that vnderstanding the right, I may not any way erre: But with purenesse and sanctitie of heart I may euer praise thy most magnifi∣cent and euerlasting name, through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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A Prayer to be sayd by children after they haue studied, at their going to bed.
I Giue thee most humble and hearty thanks, O most gracious & blessed Father of heauen, in that it hath pleased thee, of thy most gracious goodnesse, to heare my request. O Lord still giue me grace to go onward in vnderstanding and knowledge, that I may euer∣more praise thy holy name, and grant me thy grace to amend my life, and to returne vnfainedly vnto thy seruice. And for as much as no creature can breath without thy protection and fauour, vouchsafe to ex∣tend thy mercies vnto mee this night, that I may peaceably and quietly take that rest, which thou hast appointed for the refreshment of my body and minde, the night and darknesse being by thy goodnesse ordai∣ned, as a time conuenient to take the same in, and to cease from our bodily labours. And grant vnto me (O Lord my God) who of my selfe am neither a∣ble to lie downe, nor being laid able to rise vp, thy e∣speciall assistance & help, that I may repose my selfe, and receiue (at thy mercifull hands) swéet and com∣fortable rest, not according to the gréedinesse of cor∣rupt nature, but as shall bee most expedient for the comfort and refreshing of my wearied body and mind,
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that both may be strengthened and enabled to goe for∣ward with that study and exercise, which thou hast or∣dained and appointed for me. Lastly, grant me true repentance for my sinnes, blesse and defend my pa∣rents, brethren, sisters, kinsfolke, neighbours, and others, whom thou wouldst I should commend to thy fatherly protection, wheresoeuer they remaine, and for the more true and zealous calling vnto thée for these things, giue me grace in faith, to say that prayer which thy sonne Iesus Christ hath taught mee saying, O our Father which art in heauen, &c.
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Notes
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* 1.1
Silence.
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Seruing or fil∣ling drinke.
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If on an er∣rand.
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To Schoole againe.
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To vse the browes.
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The eyes.
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The fore-head.
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Countenance.
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The nose.
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Blowing or breathing.
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Snuffling in the nose when you speake.
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Neezing.
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The Cheekes.
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Breathing.
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Lips.
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Yawning.
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Laughing.
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Biting the lip.
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Biting the vp∣per lip.
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The tongue.
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Spitting.
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Hammering in speech.
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Belching.
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Vomiting.
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Keeping the teeth cleane.
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Kembing the head.
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Hanging down the head.
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Carriage of the body.
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Hanging the head aside.
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Priuy mem∣bers.
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Vrine or winde.
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Sitting.
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Curtesie.
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The gate in going.
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Apparrell.