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clean the windows very often, to clean the court-yard 

 every day, and even to clear away the rubbish from 

 the street in front of the building to a considerable 

 distance on every side. 



Those who frequented this establishment were ex- 

 pected to arrive at the fixed hour in the morning, 

 which hour varied according to the season of the year : 

 if they came too late, they were gently reprimanded ; 

 and if they persisted in being tardy, without being able 

 to give a sufficient excuse for not coming sooner, they 

 were punished by being deprived of their dinner, 

 which otherwise they received every day gratis. 



At the hour of dinner a large bell was rung in the 

 court, when those at work in the different parts of the 

 building repaired to the dining-hall, where they found 

 a wholesome and nourishing repast; consisting of 

 about a pound and a quarter avoirdupois weight of a 

 very rich soup of peas and barley, mixed with cuttings 

 of fine white bread, and a piece of excellent rye bread, 

 weighing seven ounces^ which last they commonly put 

 in their jDockets, and carried home for their supper. 

 Children were allowed the same portion as grown per- 

 sons, and a mother who had one or more young chil- 

 dren was allowed a portion for each of them. 



Those who from sickness or other bodily infirmi- 

 ties were not able to come to the workhouse, as also 

 those who on account of young children they had to 

 nurse, or sick persons to take care of, found it more 

 convenient to work at their own lodgings (and of 

 these there were many), were not on that account 

 deprived of their dinners. Upon representing their 

 cases to the committee, tickets were granted them, 

 upon which they were authorized to receive from the 



