My purpose is not to persuade children from their parents; men from their wives; nor servants from their masters; only, such as with free consent may be spared; But that [English] parish, or village, in city or country, that will but apparel their fatherless children, of thirteen or fourteen years of age, or young married people, that have small wealth to live on; here by their labor may live exceeding well; provided always that first there be sufficient power to command them...and sufficient masters (as carpenters, asons, fishers, fowlers, gardeners, husbandment, swyers, smiths, spinsters, tailors, weaves and suchlike) to take ten twelve, or twenty, or as is their occasion for apprentice. The masters by this may quickly grow rich; these [apprentices] may learn their trades themselves, to do the like; to a general and an incredible benefit for king, and country, master and servant.”