You may venture to be drunk much oftener than the Coachman, whatever he pretendeth to alledge in his own Behalf, because you hazard nobody's Neck but your own; for, the Horfe will, probably, take fo much Care of himself, as to come off with only a Strain, or a Shoulder-flip.

When you carry your Master's Riding-coat in a Journey, wrap your own in it, and buckle them with a Strap, but turn your Master's Infide out, to prevent the Outside from Wet and Dirt; thus, when it beginneth to rain, your Master's Coat will be first ready to be given him; and, if it get more Hurt than yours, he can afford it better, for your Livery must always ferve its Year's Apprenticeship.

When you come to your Inn, with the Horfes wet and dirty, after hard riding, and are very hot, make the Oftler immediately plunge them into Water, up to their Bellies, and allow them to drink as much as they please; but, be sure to gallop them, full-speed, a Mile at least, to dry their Skins, and warm the Water in their Bellies. The Oftler underftandeth his Business, leave all to his Difcretion, while you get a Pot of Ale and fome Brandy at the Kitchen-fire to comfort your Heart.

If your Horse drop a Fore-fhoe, be fo careful to alight, and take it up; then ride with all the Speed you can (the Shoe in your Hand,

that every Traveller may obferve your Care)

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to the next Smith on the Road, make him put it on immediately, that your Mafter may not wait for you, and that the poor Horfe may be as fhort a Time as poffible without a Shoe.

When your Master lieth at a Gentleman's House, if you find the Hay and Oats are good, complain aloud of their Badness; this will get you the Name of a diligent Servant; and be fure to cram the Horfes with as much Oats as they can eat, while you are there; and you may give them so much the lefs for fome Days at the Inns, and turn the Oats into Ale. When you leave the Gentleman's House, tell your Master what a covetous Hunks that Gentleman was; that you got nothing but Butter-milk, or Water, to drink; this will make your Master, out of Pity, allow you a Pot of Ale the more at the next Inn; but, if you happen to get drunk in a Gentleman's House, your Master cannot be angry, because it coft him nothing; and fo you ought to tell him, as well as you can, in your prefent Condition; and let him know, it is both for his and the Gentleman's Honour, to make a Friend's Servant welcome.

A Master ought always to love his Groom, to put him into a handfome Livery, and to allow him a Silver-laced Hat. When you are in this Equipage, all the Honours he receiveth on the Road, are owing to you alone; that he is not turned out of the Way by every Carrier, is caused by the Civility he receiveth, at secondhand, from the Refpect paid to your Livery.

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You may now and then lend your Master's Pad to a Brother-fervant, or your favourite Maid, for a fhort Jaunt, or hire him for a Day, because the Horse is fpoiled for want of Exercife; and, if your Master happeneth to want his Horse, or hath a Mind to see the Stable, curfe that Rogue the Helper, who is gone out with the Key.

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When you want to spend an Hour or two with your Companions, at an Ale-house, and you ftand in Need of a reasonable Excufe for your Stay, go out of the Stable-door, or the back Way, with an old Bridle, Girth, or Stirrup-leather, in your Pocket, and, on your Return, come home by the Street-door, with the fame Bridle, Girth, or Stirrup-leather,

dangling in your Hand, as if you came from

the Sadler's, where you were getting the fame mended; if you are not miffed, all is well; but, if you are met by your Mafter, you will have the Reputation of a careful Servant. This I have known practifed with good Success.

CHAP. VI.

DIRECTIONS to the HOUSE-STEWARD, and LAND-STEWARD.

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ORD Peterborough's Steward that pulled down his House, fold the Materials, and charged my Lord with Repairs. Take Money

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for Forbearance from Tenants. Renew Leafes, and get by them, and fell Woods. Lend Lend my Lord his own Money. (Gilblas faid much of this, to whom I refer.)

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DIRECTIONS to the PORTER.

F your Mafter be a Minifter of State, let him be at Home to none but his Pimp, or Chief Flatterer, or one of his Penfionary Writers, or his hired Spy and Informer, or his Printer in ordinary, or his City-follicitor, or a Land-jobber, or his Inventor of new Funds, or a Stock-jobber,

CHAP. VIII.

DIRECTIONS to the CHAMBER-MAID.

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HE Nature of your Employment differeth according to the Quality, the Pride, or the Wealth, of the Lady you ferve; and this Treatise is to be applied to all Sorts of Families; fo, that I find myself under great Difficulty to adjust the Business for which you are hired. In a Family, where there is a tolerable Estate, you differ from the House-maid; and, in that View, I give my Directions. Your

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particular Province is your Lady's Chamber, where you make the Bed, and put Things in Order; and, if you live in the Country, you

take Care of Rooms where Ladies lie who come into the House, which bringeth in all the Vails that fall to your Share. Your ufual Lover, as I take it, is the Coachman; but, if you are under twenty, and tolerably handfome, perhaps, a Footman may caft his Eyes on

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Get favourite Footman to help you in making your Lady's Bed; and, if you ferve a young Couple, the Footman and you, as you are turning up the Bed-cloaths, will make the prettieft Obfervations in the World; which, whispered about, will be very entertaining to the whole Family, and get among the Neighbourhood.

Do not carry down the neceffary Veffels for the Fellows to fee, but empty them out of the Window, for your Lady's Credit: It is highly improper for Men-fervants to know, that fine Ladies have Occafion for fuch Utenfils; and do not scour the Chamber-pot, because the Smell is wholesome.

If you happen to break any China, with the Top of the Whifk, on the Mantle-tree or the Cabinet, gather up the Fragments, put them together as well as you can, and place them behind the reft, fo that when your Lady cometh to discover them, you may safely fay they were broke long ago, before you came to

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