IN 30 Henry VIII (1538-9), the Manor of Sulgrave, parcel of the dissolved Priory of St. Andrew, with all the lands in Sulgrave and Woodford, and certain lands Lawrence Washington, after the sale of this estate retired to Brington, where he died. His second son, John Washington, emigrated to America about the ARMS. Argent, two bars, gules in chief, three mullets of the second. Crest, a raven with wings indorsed proper, issuing out of a ducal coronet or. 1 W. ELIZABETH, wid. of William Gough, of Northampton, ob. s. p. 1 w. ELIZA-1. BETH, dau. and h. of Walter Light, of Radway, co. Warwick. = WESTFIELD, of co. Lanc.; 1 w. MARGARET, dau. of Robert Kilson, of Warton, and sister of Sir Thos. Kilson, Ald. of London. 2. THOMAS WASHINGTON. 1. LAWRENCE WASHINGTON, of Northampton, and of Gray's Inn, Middlesex, esq., Mayor of Northampton 1532 and 1545, grantee of Sulgrave, 50 Hen. VIII. (1538-9) ob. 19 Feb. 26 Eliz. (1583- ROBERT WASH-2. W. ANNE, INGTON, of Sulgrave, | dan. of.... esq., æt. 40 esc. 26 Fisher, of Eliz., jointly with Hanslope, his son Lawrence co. Bucks, sold Sulgrave, 8 Jac. oc. 1601. 1610. -7 ELLEN, wife of Samuel Mason of Warton. 2 w. ANNE, d. of Robert Pargiter, of Gretworth, gent., ob. 7 Oct. 1564. 2. SIR LAW-ANNE, 1643, t. 64. bur, at Garsdon 16 June, 1645. d. of Miles Whittington, = AGNES, d. of of Barwick, co. Lanc.; 2 w. co. Westm.; 3 w. ..... Bateman, of Hersham, 1. FRANCES, w. of 5. BARDARA. JANE, W. of Humphrey Gardiner, of Cockeram, co. Lanc. THOMAS WASHING-= 1. Every action in company ought to be with some sign of re- APPENDIX, spect to those present. No. II. Behavior. 2. In the presence of others, sing not to yourself with a hum- Rules of ming noise, nor drum with your fingers or feet. 3. Sleep not when others speak, sit not when others stand, speak not when you should hold your peace, walk not when others stop. 4. Turn not your back to others, especially in speaking; jog not the table or desk on which another reads or writes; lean not on any one. 5. Be no flatterer; neither play with any one, that delights not to be played with. 6. Read no letters, books, or papers in company; but, when there is a necessity for doing it, you must ask leave. Come not near the books or writings of any one so as to read them, unless desired, nor give your opinion of them unasked; also, look not nigh when another is writing a letter. 7. Let your countenance be pleasant, but in serious matters somewhat grave. 8. Show not yourself glad at the misfortune of another, though he were your enemy. 9. When you meet with one of greater quality than yourself, stop and retire, especially if it be at a door or any strait place, to give way for him to pass. 10. They that are in dignity, or in office, have in all places precedency; but, whilst they are young, they ought to respect those that are their equals in birth, or other qualities, though they have no public charge. 11. It is good manners to prefer them to whom we speak before ourselves, especially if they be above us, with whom in no sort we ought to begin. 12. Let your discourse with men of business be short and comprehensive. The source These Rules are taken from a manuscript book in Washington's handwriting, which was written when he was thirteen years old. from which they were derived is not mentioned. APPENDIX, No. II. Rules of if 13. In visiting the sick, do not presently play the physician, you be not knowing therein. 14. In writing, or speaking, give to every person his due title, according to his degree and the custom of the place. 15. Strive not with your superiors in argument, but always submit your judgment to others with modesty. 16. Undertake not to teach your equal in the art himself professes; it savors of arrogancy. 17. When a man does all he can, though it succeeds not well, blame not him that did it. 18. Being to advise or reprehend any one, consider whether it ought to be in public or in private, presently or at some other time, in what terms to do it; and, in reproving, show no signs of choler, but do it with sweetness and mildness. 19. Take all admonitions thankfully, in what time or place soever given; but afterwards, not being culpable, take a time or place convenient to let him know it that gave them. 20. Mock not nor jest at any thing of importance; break no jests that are sharp-biting, and, if you deliver any thing witty and pleasant, abstain from laughing thereat yourself. 21. Wherein you reprove another, be unblamable yourself; for example is more prevalent than precepts. 22. Use no reproachful language against any one, neither curse, nor revile. 23. Be not hasty to believe flying reports to the disparagement of any. 24. In your apparel, be modest, and endeavor to accommodate nature, rather than to procure admiration; keep to the fashion of your equals, such as are civil and orderly with respect to times and places. 25. Play not the peacock, looking everywhere about you to see if you be well decked, if your shoes fit well, if your stockings sit neatly, and clothes handsomely. 26. Associate yourself with men of good quality, if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone, than in bad company. 27. Let your conversation be without malice or envy, for it is a sign of a tractable and commendable nature; and, in all causes of passion, admit reason to govern. 28. Be not immodest in urging your friend to discover a secret. 29. Utter not base and frivolous things amongst grave and learned men; nor very difficult questions or subjects among the ignorant; nor things hard to be believed. |