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} * * * * *