[...] has to pay 6d for each of these transgressions of the Rule & if at any time one or the other of these articles be found in the yard, or the Entry, & the offender not discovered, every room shall pay 1 Sh if in a room, the room company has to pay 1 Sh.
6.
Sitting on the Windows is absolutely forbidden. Fine for transgression 6d.
7.
When the first bell rings in the evening every child has to undress, & put on her Night gown, & go into the yard, which after Evening prayer, is not allowed. Fine for transgression 6d.
8.
Noise in the Entry & Yard – the children are bound to remind each other of their duty to conduct themselves with propriety in & without the house. As the voices are pretty well known, the offender will not be surprised at hearing the demand of 6d.
9.
For putting the Dipper or any thing else, that is not very clean, into the Water Tubs 6d .
10.
For speaking at Meals except to the Tutoresses, 1d each time.
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English transcription by Barbara Ballard
with annotations by James Talarico
Andrew Benade's fines
for violations of rules at the
Bethlehem Boarding School
for Girls, 1801-1810
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Benade transcription is presented as
written, with underlined/crossed out text,
original spelling and capitalization.