The great law of subordination consider'd : or, the insolence and unsufferable behaviour of servants in England duly enquir'd into. Illustrated With a great Variety of Examples, Historical Cases, and Remarkable Stories of the Behaviour of some particular Servants, suited to all the several Arguments made use of, as they go on. In ten familiar letters. Together with a Conclusion, being an earnest and moving Remonstrance to the House-Keepers and Heads of Families in Great-Britain, pressing them not to cease using their utmost Interest (especially at this Juncture) to obtain sufficient Laws for the effectual Regulation of the Manners and Behaviour of their Servants. As also a proposal, containing such heads or constitutions, as wou'd effectually answer this great end, and bring servants of every class to a just (and yet not a grievous) regulation.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Household employees--Great Britain.

Household employees.

Labor and laboring classes--Great Britain.

Labor and laboring classes.

Great Britain--Social life and customs.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([2],ii.302,[2]p. )

Other Title:

Great law of subordination consider'd

Place of Publication:

London : sold by S. Harding, at the Post-House, in St. Martin's-Lane ; W. Lewis, in Covent-Garden ; T. Worrall, at the Judge's-Head, against St. Dunstan's-Church, Fleet-Street ; A. Bettesworth, in Pater-Noster-Row ; W. Meadows, in Cornhill ; and T. Edlin, at the Prince's-Arms, against Exeter-Exchange, in the Strand, [1724]

Notes:

Anonymous. By Daniel Defoe.

With a final leaf of advertisements.

Later issued as 'The behaviour of servants in England .. '.

Price from imprint: Price Three Shillings Sixpence.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

Moore, 457

English Short Title Catalog, T70340.

OCLC:

642666397