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The Maids petition to the honourable members of both Houses, or, The humble petition of many thousands of the well-affected, within and without the lines of communication, virgins, maids, and other young women not married, &c. And in the behalf of the whole kingdome for their lawfull dayes of recreation. With their declaration to hold out stifly and to comply with the apprentices or others for their tollerable tolleration. Presented on Tuesday the 9. of August the 2d. recreation day for apprentices, 1647
Great Britain. Parliament
in the yeere of Englands freedome and liberty, 1647
Anon.
The Maids petition to the honourable members of both Houses, or, The humble petition of many thousands of the well-affected, within and without the lines of communication, virgins, maids, and other young women not married, &c. And in the behalf of the whole kingdome for their lawfull dayes of recreation. With their declaration to hold out stifly and to comply with the apprentices or others for their tollerable tolleration. Presented on Tuesday the 9. of August the 2d. recreation day for apprentices, 1647
Great Britain. Parliament
in the yeere of Englands freedome and liberty, 1647
Anon.
A New Year's gift for female servants : or the secret of their getting and keeping good places
Dunn, Samuel (1798-1882)
1833
Second edition, 1834, has title: A present for female servants.
A present for a servant-maid. Or, the sure means of gaining love and esteem : Under the following heads. Observance. Avoiding sloth. Sluttishness. Staying on errands. Telling family affairs. Secrets among fellow-servants... To which are added, directions for going to market: also, for dressing any common dish, whether flesh, fish or fowl. With some rules for washing, &c. The whole calculated for making both the mistress and the maid happy
Haywood, Eliza Fowler (1693?-1756)
1743
Attributed to Eliza Fowler Haywood by ESTC.
A present for a servant-maid: or, the sure means of gaining love and esteem : Under the following heads: observance, avoiding sloth, sluttishness, staying on errands, telling family affairs, secrets among fellow-servants... To which are added, directions for going to market; also, for dressing any common dish, whether flesh, fish, or fowl. With some rules for washing, &c. The whole calculated for making both the mistress and the maid happy
Haywood, Eliza Fowler (1693?-1756)
1749
Attributed to Eliza Fowler Haywood by ESTC.