Patrick Delány, Chancellor of St. Patrick's; the Reverend Doctor Francis Wilson, Prebendary of Kilmactolway; Eaton Stannard, Efq; Recorder of the City of Dublin; the Reverend Mr. Robert Grattan, Prebendary of St. Audeon's; the Reverend Mr. John Grattan, Prebendary of Clonmethan; the Reverend Mr. James Stopford, Vicar of Finglafs; the Reverend Mr. James King, Prebendary of Tipper; and Alexander M'Aullay, Efq; my Executors.

In Witness whereof, I have hereunto fet my Hand and Seal, and published and declared this as my last Will and Teftament, this third Day of May, 1740 forty.

JONATHAN SWIFT.

Signed, Sealed, and published by
the above named JONATHAN
SWIFT, in Prefence of Us,
who have fubfcribed our
Names in his Prefence,

Jo. WYNNE,

Jo. ROCHFORT,

WILLIAM DUNKIN.

DIRECTIONS

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SERVANTS.

DUBLIN:
Printed in the Year M DCC LI.

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PUBLISHER'S PREFACE.

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HE following Treatife of Directions to Servants was began fome Years ago by the Author, who had not Leisure to finish and put it into proper Order, being engaged in many other Works of greater Ufe to his Coun try, as may be seen by most of his Writings. But, as the Author's Defign was to expose the Villainies and Frauds of Servants to their Mafters and Miftreffes, we fhall make no Apology for its Publication, but give it our Readers in the fame Manner as we find it, in the Original, which may be seen in the Printer's Cuftody. The few Tautologies that occur in the Characters left unfinished, will make the Reader look upon the Whole as a rough Draught with feveral Outlines only drawn: However, that there may appear no Daubing or Patchwork by other Hands, it is thought most adviseable to give it in the Author's own Words.

It is imagined, that he intended to make a large Volume of this Work; but as Time and Health would not permit him, the Reader may draw, from what is here exhibited, Means to detect the many Vices and Faults, which VOL. VIII. People,

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People, in that Kind of low Life, are subject

to.

If Gentlemen would seriously confider this Work, which is written for their Inftruction, (although ironically) it would make them better OEconomists, and preferve their Estates and Families from Ruin.

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It may be seen by fome scattered Papers, (wherein were given Hints for a Dedication and Preface, and a Lift of all Degrees of Servants) that the Author intended to have gone through all their Characters.

This is all that need be faid as to this Treatife, which can only be looked upon as a Fragment.

Dublin, Nov. 8,
1745.

G. F.

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