DUTY OF THE SERJEANT PORTER.

The Serjeant Porter is constantly to reside at his Lodge; for the cleanliness and decent Appearance of which, at all times, he shall be responsible.

He shall not suffer any Child to go out, without a Ticket, or an Order in Writing from the Commandant; nor any Servant, without leave from the proper Officer.

He shall not allow the Friends or Relations of any of the Children to pass into the Asylum, without the like permission.

The Attention of all, and every of the Officers, Assistants, and Servants, whose particular Duties have been pointed out in the foregoing Regulations, is required, and must constantly and invariably be given, to the following Order, contained in His Majesty’s Warrant of this Date:

“The Officers, Assistants, and Servants, belonging to our Royal Military Asylum, shall not, directly or indirectly, demand or receive any Perquisite; or any Emolument whatever, beyond the Pay and Allowances annexed to their respective Employments, as specified in this Our Warrant, or otherwise expressly authorized by Our Commissioners: and any such Officers, Assistants, or Servants, offending herein, shall be deemed to have forfeited their Situations.”

Given under Our Hands, at the Board Room of the Royal Military Asylum, this 26^th Day of April 1805.

FREDERICK, C. in C. President.

EDWARD, General.

ERNEST, Lieut. General.

ADOLPHUS FREDERICK, Lieut. General.

HARRINGTON, General.

CHATHAM, M. G. O.

B. LONDON.

B. WINTON.

W. WINDHAM.

W. DUNDAS.

CHARLES MORGAN, Judge Advocate General.

D. DUNDAS, Governor of Chelsea Hospital.

W. DALRYMPLE.

G. HEWITT, Lieut. General.

CHARLES HENRY SOMERSET, P.M. General.

J. WHITELOCKE, Major General.

ROBERT BROWNRIGG, Major General.

HARRY CALVERT, Major General.

BROOK WATSON.

J. GAMBLE, Chaplain General.

M. LEWIS.

F. MOORE.

DIET TABLE, ROYAL MILITARY ASYLUM, FOR ONE CHILD.

DAYS.	BREAKFAST.	DINNER.	SUPPER.
SUNDAY.	Milk Pottage. Milk, 1-6th of a Quart. Oatmeal, 1-20th of a Pound. Bread, 1-20th of a Quartern Loaf.	Beef, roasted, 8 Ounces. Potatoes, 12 Ounces. Bread, 1-40th of a Quartern Loaf. Beer, ½ a Pint.	Bread, l-20th of a Quartern Loaf. Cheese, 1½ Ounce. Beer, ½ a Pint.
MONDAY.	Ditto.	Pudding, Rice, 3 Ounces. Milk, 1-6th of a Quart. Potatoes, 8 Ounces. Beer, ½ a Pint.	Bread, l-20th of a Quartern Loaf. Milk, ½ a Pint.
TUESDAY.	Ditto.	Beef, boiled, 8 Ounces. 1 Pint of Broth. Potatoes, 8 Ounces. Bread, 1-40th of a Quartern Loaf. Beer, ½ a Pint.	Bread, l-20th of a Quartern Loaf. Cheese, 1½ Ounces. Beer, ½ a Pint.
WEDNESDAY.	Ditto.	Soup, Pease, 1 Gill. Potatoes, 12 Ounces. Bread, l-40th of a Quartern Loaf. Beer, ½ a Pint.	Bread, l-20th of a Quartern Loaf. Milk, ½ a Pint.
THURSDAY.	Ditto.	Beef, stewed, 8 Ounces. Potatoes, 12 Ounces. Bread, l-40th of a Quartern Loaf. Beer, ½ a Pint.	Bread, l-20th of a Quartern Loaf. Cheese, 1½ Ounce. Beer, ½ a Pint.
FRIDAY.	Ditto.	Pudding, Suet, 1½ Ounce. Flour, 6 Ounces. Potatoes, 8 Ounces. Beer, ½ a Pint.	Bread, l-20th of a Quartern Loaf. Milk, ½ a Pint.
SATURDAY.	Ditto.	Mutton, boiled, 8 Ounces. 1 Pint of Broth. Potatoes, 8 Ounces. Bread, l-40th of a Quartern Loaf. Beer, ½ a Pint.	Bread, 1-20th of a Quartern Loaf. Cheese, 1½ Ounce. Beer, ½ a Pint.

N. B. The Meat is estimated as taken from the Butcher, including Bone.
A Proportion of the very small Children on 6 Ounces of Meat.

DIET OF SERJEANTS, NURSES, &c.

DAYS.	DINNER.	WEEKLY ALLOWANCE.
SUNDAY.	Roast Beef 1 Pound, Potatoes 1 Pound, Bread 1 Pound.	Beer, 3 Pints.
MONDAY.	Boiled Beef 1 Pound, Ditto, Ditto.	A Serjeant, 1 Pound of Cheese Weekly. ½ a Pound of Butter Ditto.
TUESDAY.	Ditto, Ditto, Ditto.
WEDNESDAY.	Pease ½ a Pint, Bacon ½ a Pound, Potatoes 1 Pound Ditto.	A Nurse, ½ a Pound of Cheese Weekly. 1 Pound of Butter Ditto.
THURSDAY.	Stewed Beef, 1 Pound, Ditto, Ditto.
FRIDAY.	Mutton, baked, 1 Pound, Ditto, Ditto.
SATURDAY.	Mutton, boiled, 1 Pound, Ditto, Ditto.

D. ALEXANDER,
Quarter-Master
R. M. A.

CERTIFICATE AND RECOMMENDATION.

» [To be Signed by the Commanding Officer of the Regiment: unless the Regiment be abroad, and the Child at home; in which Case, it is to be signed by the Colonel, or (in his absence from Great Britain or Ireland) by the Senior Officer of the Regiment, who may happen to be at home.]

I HEREBY certify, That . . . served in His Majesty’s . . . Regiment of . . . Years, during which Time he conducted himself as a good Soldier; That he . . . [69]

I further certify, according to the best of my Knowledge and Belief, that the several Circumstances contained in the Petition on the preceding Page of this Paper are truly stated; and that the Applicant has no Parent capable of supporting Him; wherefore I recommend Him as an Object worthy of the benevolent Attention of the Commissioners of the Royal Military Asylum.

» Signature of the Officer †

N.B. The Children to be admitted into this Institution must be free from mental and bodily Defect or Infirmity. They must be the Children of Men actually serving in the REGULAR ARMY; or have been born, before their Fathers ceased to serve therein; and the Fathers, if living at the Time of Application, must either be still in the Regular Service, or Out-Pensioners.

The Age of the Females must not exceed Ten Years.

The Age of the Males must not exceed Twelve Years.

Children under the Age of Five Years will not be admitted, except when belonging to Regiments ordered to embark for Foreign Stations; or in the Case of Orphans, or under other Circumstances of peculiar Distress, which must be specially stated.

A MARRIAGE

FORMS OF APPLICATION, RECOMMENDATION, AND CERTIFICATES, FOR THE ADMISSION OF
BOYS
INTO THE ROYAL MILITARY ASYLUM.

To His Royal Highness the COMMANDER IN CHIEF, and Others His MAJESTY’S COMMISSIONERS for the Management of the Affairs of the Royal Military Asylum.

THE HUMBLE PETITION of . . .

in Behalf of . . .

the Child of . . . Soldier

in His Majesty’s . . . Regiment of . . .

SHEWETH, that the said . . . is the

lawful Child of . . . as by the

annexed Certificates will appear.

That . . . [70a]

Your Petitioner therefore humbly Prays, that the said . . . may be admitted into the Royal Military Asylum; and if this Prayer be granted, your Petitioner hereby agrees, that the said Boy shall remain in the Asylum as long as the Commissioners thereof shall think fit; and that, when of proper Age, he shall be disposed of at their Discretion, as an Apprentice, or Servant; or placed, with his own free Consent, as a Private Soldier, in the Regular Army.

† [70b]

CERTIFICATE