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9. And seeing I have touched something before of his Servants and Lacquaies, I will adde this, that seeing it is none of the least blessings of a young Gentleman to have good Servants about him, it belongs to his Governour'', not only to choose him good ones, but also to have power to turn away bad ones. Many men carry over with them English Servants, because they were their School-fellows, or their Tenants Sons; and these are little useful for a long time, and even then when a man hath most need of Servants. Besides, they are often too familiar with their Masters, their old Play-fellows; and as often troublesome to their Governours, by taking their young Masters part against them; and by ravelling out at night, as they get their Masters to Bed, all that the prudent Governour hath been working in the day time. Others carry over Frenchmen with them; but these often, by reason of their prerogative of Language, which their Masters want at first, get such an ascendant over them, that they come oftentimes to be bold and sawcy with them, Fer my part, I would''