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Article A PICTURE OF PIETY AND ŒCONOMY. ← Page 3 of 3 Article ANTIENT CHARTERS. Page 1 of 2 →
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A Picture Of Piety And Œconomy.
how much that income would afford him every week and day in the year . One of his ceconomical practices was , as soon as any repair was wanting in or about his house , to have it immediately performed . When he had money to spare , he chose to lay in a provision of linen or clothes , or other necessaries ; as then , he said , he could afford itwhich he miht not be so well able to do when
, g the actual want came ; in consequence of which method , he had a considerable supply of necessary articles lying by him , beside what was in use . " But the main particular that seems to have enabled him to do so much with his income , was , that he paid for every thing as soon he had itexceptalonewhat were current accountssuch as rent
as , , , , for his house and servants' wages ; and these he paid at the stated times with the utmost exactness . He gave notice to the tradesmen of the neighbouring marlcetrtowns , that they should no longer have his custom if they Tet any of his servants have any thing without their paying for it . Thus he put it out of his power to commit those imprudencies , to which those are liable that defer their paywhere it ht
ments by using their money some other way than oug to go . And whatever money he had by him , he knew that it was not demanded elsewhere , but that he mig ht safely employ it as he pleased . " His example was confined , by the sequestered place of his abodeto the observation of fewthough his prudence and vjrtue
, , would have made it valuable to all who could have known it . — These few particulars , which I knew myself , or have obtained from those who lived with him , may afford instruction , and be an incentive to that wise art of living , which he so successfully practised . "
Antient Charters.
ANTIENT CHARTERS .
HPHERE is handed about , a Charter of Malcolm III . granted J |_ to-Hunter of Polmood , written in Scottish rhyme ; but many circumstances , and this one in particular , that about the same age / there was a charter granted by William the Conqueror , to one Hunterwritten almost " in the same wordswhich . Stow in his
, ; Chronicle , p . 3 , relates he had taken out of an ancient Chronicle in the Richmond Library . Speed , lib . 9 . cap . 2 . page 424 , says the same ; but the style not agreeing with the times , convinces us , that it is suppositious , and this particularly , that the free-duty , payable for the land , is ordained to be a Bow with Arrows , when the King comes to the river YARROW ; but this district , lying pn Yarrow ,
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A Picture Of Piety And Œconomy.
how much that income would afford him every week and day in the year . One of his ceconomical practices was , as soon as any repair was wanting in or about his house , to have it immediately performed . When he had money to spare , he chose to lay in a provision of linen or clothes , or other necessaries ; as then , he said , he could afford itwhich he miht not be so well able to do when
, g the actual want came ; in consequence of which method , he had a considerable supply of necessary articles lying by him , beside what was in use . " But the main particular that seems to have enabled him to do so much with his income , was , that he paid for every thing as soon he had itexceptalonewhat were current accountssuch as rent
as , , , , for his house and servants' wages ; and these he paid at the stated times with the utmost exactness . He gave notice to the tradesmen of the neighbouring marlcetrtowns , that they should no longer have his custom if they Tet any of his servants have any thing without their paying for it . Thus he put it out of his power to commit those imprudencies , to which those are liable that defer their paywhere it ht
ments by using their money some other way than oug to go . And whatever money he had by him , he knew that it was not demanded elsewhere , but that he mig ht safely employ it as he pleased . " His example was confined , by the sequestered place of his abodeto the observation of fewthough his prudence and vjrtue
, , would have made it valuable to all who could have known it . — These few particulars , which I knew myself , or have obtained from those who lived with him , may afford instruction , and be an incentive to that wise art of living , which he so successfully practised . "
Antient Charters.
ANTIENT CHARTERS .
HPHERE is handed about , a Charter of Malcolm III . granted J |_ to-Hunter of Polmood , written in Scottish rhyme ; but many circumstances , and this one in particular , that about the same age / there was a charter granted by William the Conqueror , to one Hunterwritten almost " in the same wordswhich . Stow in his
, ; Chronicle , p . 3 , relates he had taken out of an ancient Chronicle in the Richmond Library . Speed , lib . 9 . cap . 2 . page 424 , says the same ; but the style not agreeing with the times , convinces us , that it is suppositious , and this particularly , that the free-duty , payable for the land , is ordained to be a Bow with Arrows , when the King comes to the river YARROW ; but this district , lying pn Yarrow ,