A present for a servant-maid: or, the sure means of gaining love and esteem. Under the following heads. Observance. Avoiding sloth. Sluttishness. Staying on Errands. Telling Family Affairs. Secrets among Fellow-Servants. Entring into their Quarrels. Tale-Bearing. Being an Eye-Servant. Carelessness of Children. Of Fire, Candle, Thieves. New Acquaintance. Fortune-Tellers. Giving saucy Answers. Liquorishness. Apeing the Fashion. Dishonesty. The Market Penny. Delaying to give Change. Giving away Victuals. Bringing in Chair-Women, Wasting Victuals Quarrels with Fellow-Servants. Behaviour to the Sick. Hearing Things against a Master or Mistress. Being too free with Men Servants. Conduct toward Apprentices. Mispending Time. Publick Shews. Vails. Giving Advice too freely. Chastity. Temptations from the Master. If a single Man. If a married Man. If from the Master's Son. If from Gentle men Lodgers. To which are Added, Directions for going to Market, Also. For Dressing any Common Dish, whether Fles

People / Organizations

• Eliza Haywood (Author)
• Thomas Gardner ("printed by and for", or "by/for and sold by")

Imprint

London : printed and publish'd by T. Gardner, at Cowley's Head, without Temple-Bar; and sold by the booksellers of town and country, [1743]

Publication year

1743

ESTC No.

T76347

Grub Street ID

298823

Description

[4],76p. ; 8°.

Note

Anonymous. By Eliza Haywood

P.63 misnumbered 6

This edition has running titles, and on the titlepage the price is 'one shilling, or 25 for a guinea'

Price from imprint: price One Shilling, or 25 for a Guinea to those who gives them away.