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Excerpt from The White King; Or Charles the First, Vol. 2 of 2: And the Men and Women, Life and Manners, Literature and Art of England in the First Half of the 17th Century
Likewise we were bred tenderly, for my mother naturally did strive to please and delight her children, not to curse or torment them, terrifying them with threats or lashing them with slavish whips, but instead Of threats reason was used to persuade us, and instead of lashes the deformities of vice was discovered, and the graces and virtues were presented unto us. Also we were bred with respectful attendance, every one being severally waited upon; and all the servants in general used the same respect to her children (even those that were very young) as they did to herself, for she suffered not her servants either to be rude before us or to domineer over us, which all vulgar servants are apt, and ofttimes which some have leave to do.' Like wise she never suffered the vulgar serving-men to be in the nursery among the nursemaids, lest their rude love-making might do unseemly actions, or speak unhandsome words in the presence Of her children, knowing that youth is apt to take infection by ill examples, having not the reason of distinguishing good from bad. Neither were We suffered to have any familiarity with the vulgar servants or con versation, yet caused, us to demean ourselves with an humble civility towards them, as they with a dutiful respect to us; not because they were servants were we so reserved, for many noble persons are forced to serve through necessity, but by reason the vulgar sort Of servants are as ill-bred as meanly born, giving children ill-examples and' worse counsel.' That Margaret Lucas was fortunate in the possession Of a thoughtful and sagacious mother is evident from the educational system by which she and her sisters profited.
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