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 eng Charity-schools -- England -- Middlesex -- Early works to 1800. Charity-schools -- England -- Westminster -- Early works to 1800. Broadsides -- England -- 17th century. eebo A proposal for the better education of infants. n/a 1687 1 744 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2014-06 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2014-08 Sampled and proofread 2014-08 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2015-03 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
A PROPOSAL For the Better Education of Infants .

ALtho many good Provisions have been heretofore made by the Charity of well-disposed Persons , for the Maintenance and Education of Youth : Yet no Convenience or Education hath yet been thought on , or taken care of , for poor Infants , who can least provide for themselves , or be provided for .

For want whereof , many great Evils and Inconveniences are daily found , by the wilful and careless causing , or suffering many Infants to perish , or to Suck in wicked and debauched Principles , to the ruin , as 't is to be fear'd , often of their Souls , as well as Bodies .

Now for the remedying thereof , a General Nursery , or Infantory , is recommended by His Majesties Justices of the Peace , at the Quarter Sessions for Middlesex and Westminster , to the Inhabitants therein , as by their Orders at their several Sessions may appear .

And for that purpose , the Justices of the Peace of the County of Middlesex . have already disposed of , and appropriated a great publick Bulding , at Clerkenwell ( whose good Examples , 't is hop'd , will soon be followed by others ) and such Orders and Provisions are there already made , that Infants shall be there Received and Provided for , with all manner of necessaries , and be taught to Read and Write , and be bred up in true Religion and Virtue .

And 't is supposed , that when Persons are satisfied of the great Conveniences and Advantages of this Infantory or Nursery , many Charitable and Religious Persons will be Liberal Benefactors thereunto , whereby the Charge of the Maintenance and Educatiion of the Poor may be at least eas'd , if not wholly taken off .

But the Children first brought in , must first be provided for , out of such Charities .

The great Conveniences and Advantages by this Nursery will be ,

1. To the Fatherless and Motherless . 2. To the Poor ; the Trouble and Charge of Breeding up such Infants , taking them much off from earning their Liverlyhoods . 3. To all such whose Employments require , or cause their Absence from their Dwellings , as Seafaring men , users of Fairs and Markets . 4. And to all such as would not otherwise keep Houses , unless it were for the Looking after , and Breeding up their Children .

It is also believed this Provision may prevent the great Trouble and Charge to all Persons , by Children left and laid in the several Parishes .

Or that at least it may ease the Parishes , and their Officers , in Providing for , and Breeding up of their Parish Children .

And by this Education , we may be assured there will be better Subjects , better Masters , and better Apprentices and Servants , for all Persons that shall need them .

And as this good Work takes , many other Proposals shall be made for the taking off , and wholly providing for Infants , for small sums of Money , which shall be secured by certain and sufficient Funds .

The Rates propos'd for such Maintenance and Education are ,

Twenty Shillings Entrance , which is for new Cloaths and Bedding .

And 3 s . a Week , for Meat , Drink , Cloaths , and all other things for the future .

The Days to receive them , are Thursdays weekly , from Nine till Noon , at the Nursery or Infantory at Clerkenwell , &c.

But the place and accommodation being so much approved of by all that see it , and the confluence of people thither on those days being great , for the greater ease and dispatch to the business , It is desired that all persons approving of the Undertaking , will come and bring in their children on the Mondays before , and leave the Name and Age of the Child with the Officer , who is appointed to attend there on those days to that purpose .

Note , That you may take the Child away at any time , when you have an opportunity of a better Provision for it , and the new Cloaths with it .