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racked too high, and that the nearest friends that be 

 sound in religion, and like to give the ward good 

 education, be preferred. 



Fourthly, That it be examined carefully whether 

 the ward s revenues consist of copyholds for lives, 

 which are not to be comprised in the lease, and that 

 there be no neglect to grant commissions for the same, 

 and that the master take order to be certified of the 

 profits of former courts held by the ward s ancestor, 

 that it may be a precedent and direction for the com 

 missioners. 



Fifthly, That the master make account every six 

 months, (the state appoints one in the year) to his 

 majesty ; and that when he bringeth the bill of grants 

 of the body for his majesty s signature, he bring a 

 schedule of the truth of the state of every one of 

 them, as it hath appeared to him by information, 

 and acquaint his majesty both with the rates and 

 states. 



Thus much concerning the improvement of the 

 king s profit, which concerneth the king as &quot; pater 

 familias ;&quot; now as &quot; pater patriae.&quot; 



First, for the wards themselves, that there be 

 special care taken in the choice of the committee, 

 that he be sound in religion, his house and family 

 not dissolute, no greedy person, no step-mother, nor 

 the like. 



Further, that there be letters written once every 

 year to certain principal gentlemen of credit in every 

 county, to take view not only of the person of the 

 wards in every county, and their education ; but of 



