The history of the town of Dorchester, Massachusetts, By a committee of the Dorchester antiquarian and historical society ...

HISTORY OF DORCHESTER. 427
charge of WCh sayd wood to bee borne by the schollers for
the tyme beeing who shalbe taxed for the purpose at the
discretion of the sayd Wardens.
" Lastly. The sayd Wardens shall take care that the
Schoolmr for the tyme beeing doe faythfully prforme his
dutye in his place, as schoolemr ought to doe, as well in
other things as in these whch are hereafter expressed, viz.
"First. That the Schoolemr shall diligently attend his
Schoole, and doe his vtmost indeavor for Benefitting his
Schollers according to his best discretion, wthout vnnecessaryly absenting himself to the priudice of his schollers
and hindering there learning.
"21y. That from the beginning of the first moneth
vntill the end of the 7t, hee shall eury day beginn to
teach at seaven of the Clock in the morning and dismisse
his scholle'r at fyue in the afternoone. And for the other
fyue months, that is, from the beginn: of the 8th moneth
vntill the end of the 12th month he shall eury day beginn
at 8 of the Clock in the morning, & [end] at 4 in the
afternoon.
" 31y. Eury day in the yeere the vsuall tyme of dismissing at noone shalbe at 11, and to beginn agayne at
one, except that
" 41y. Eury second day in the weeke he shall call his
scholler's togeither betweene 12 & one of the Clock to examin them what they haue learned on the saboath day
preding, at wch tyme also he shall take notice of any misdemeanor or outrage that any of his Schollers shall haue
Committed on the saboath, to the end that at somme convenient tyme due Admonition and Correction may bee
administered by him according as the nature and qualitie
of the offence shall require, at wch sayd examination any
of the Elders or other Inhabitants that please may bee present, to behold his religious care herein, and to giue there
Countenance and apprbation of the same.