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 and give it them in Quality, Quantity, Time and order, according to the Physicians directions, they shall see their Linnen conveniently changed so as to prevent all annoyance to the sick; They shall in watching endevour to observe all remarkable Accidents hapning in the night, as whether they raved or talked much in their sleepe, snorted, coughed. &c. all which they shall punctually report to the Physician, shewing him the Urines and other Excrements, telling him the time and manner wherein they were voyded, and in breife, they being the lowest Members of the house, they shalbe in all things obedient to their Superiours.

It is hard so to assigne to every Minister his particular duty, as that the businesse (which is the Recovery of the Patients, and the Improvement of every mans knowledge in his proper way) cannot be done better then by this distribution: And it would be of ill Consequence, if hereupon the Apprentice having done his owne work, should refuse to help his fellow, being perchance at some time overburthened, wherefore it is to be understood that this contrivance shalbe no warrant to any man, not to help his fellow, in case of Exigence, but chiefely to shew what we desire should be done amongst them all. For we hope that their common Frendship and desire of helping the sick and enabling themselves, will tye them enough to performe all these things in the most advantagious manner to these Ends.

Having now after a fashion gone through the description of such Societies and Institutions, as we have thought most fit for the advancement of Reall Learning, and among the rest, of the Ergastulum Literarium for the Education of Children, we now come to speak of such Bookes, as being well studied and expounded in those Schooles, would lay a very firme foundation of Learning in the Schollers.

We recommend therefore in the first place (besides those Bookes of Collection, by us formerly mentioned, and Master Pells three Mathematical Treatises) the compiling of a Rh