King Edward.
London, June 4.
The royal household at Windsor Castle has just received fresh proof of the King’s determination to- , abolish the lax system which had grown up under his mother, The King has dug up from some forgotten corner “ on' " ancient blaok-letter document prescribing “ Twelve good rules found in the study of Charles I. of blessed memory.” These rulos Edward has had framed a"d placed in a prominent position in the castle. Here are the rules:—
TWELVE RULES EDWARD ENJOINS AT WINDSOR. Profane no Divine ordinance. Touch no State matters. Urge no health. Pick no quarrels. Maintain no ill opinions. Encourage no vice. Bepeat no grievances. Reveal no secrets. Make no comparisons, Keep no bad company. Make no long meals. Lay no wagers. These rules observed will maintain thy place and everlasting gain. The gambling mania rages violently among high and low in the Boyal household, and Windsor supports more bookmakers than any town of its size in England. The posting of these ordinances provokes considerable resentment in the household, although the King has signified that they constituted the best rule of life for his Boyal servants and others that he had yet seen.
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Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 173, 2 August 1901, Page 3
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