 It is ordered that the selectmen of every town, in the several precincts and quarters where they dwell, shall have a vigilant eye over their brethren and neighbors, to see first that none of them shall suffer so much barbarism in any of their families,...  Hazard's Register of Pennsylvania - Page 254edited by - 1833Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Miller - 1805 - 422 pages
...schools in every part of the country. In 1641 the following law was enacted: " If any do not teach their children and apprentices so ,much learning as may enable them to read perfectly the English language, to forfeit twenty shillings ; and the selectmen of .every town are... | |
 | James Gordon Carter - 1824 - 150 pages
...dwell, shall have a vigilant eye over their brethren and neighbours, to see ; " First, that none of them shall suffer so much barbarism in any of their families,...apprentices, so much learning, as may enable them perfectly to read the English tongue, and knowledge of the capital laws : " Also, that all masters... | |
 | William Newnham Blane - 1824 - 532 pages
...quarters, shall have a vigilant eye over their brethren and neighbours, to the end that none of them shall suffer so much barbarism in any of their families, as not to endeavour, by themselves or others, to teach their children and apprentices so much learning, as may enable them... | |
 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1868 - 766 pages
...dwell shall have a vigilant eye over their brothers and neighbors, to see, .first, that none of them shall suffer so much barbarism in any of their families as not to endeavor to teach, by themselves or others, their children and apprentices so much learning as may... | |
 | 1826 - 782 pages
...dwell, shall have a vigilant eye over their brethren and neighbors, to see; ' First, that none of them shall suffer so much barbarism in any of their families, as not to endeavor to teach, by themselves or others, their children and apprentices, so much learning, as may... | |
 | William Wirt - 1826 - 690 pages
...Jllltrfi Biographical Dictionary. * In 1641, the Massachusetts colony enacted, that " If any do not teach their children and apprentices so much learning as may enable them to read ' perfectly the English language, they shall forfeit twenty shillings." Not long afterwards, a la,v... | |
 | 1826 - 788 pages
...dwell, shall have a vigilant eye over their brethren and neighbors, to see; ' First, that none of them shall suffer so much barbarism in any of their families, as not to endeavor to teach, by themselves or others, their children and apprentices, so much learning, as may... | |
 | 1832 - 636 pages
...culture least requires the fostering care of government. With the exception of some of the New England states, particularly Massachusetts and Connecticut,...teach, by themselves or others, their children and apprenticea so much learning as may enable them to read the English tongue, and ktwj)ledge of the capital... | |
 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1837 - 594 pages
...they dwell, shall have a vigilant eye over their brethren and neighbours, to see that none of them shall suffer so much barbarism in any of their families,...apprentices, so much learning, as may enable them perfectly to read the English tongue, and knowledge of the capital laws." In 1647, being now strong... | |
 | James Luce Kingsley - 1838 - 128 pages
...laws respecting schools. Accordingly, the select-men of every town were required to see that none " suffer so much barbarism in any of their families," as not to "teach their children and apprentices so much learning, as may enable them perfectly to read the English... | |
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