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Apprenticeship Indenture, James Venning to Katherine Laws

This Indenture made the fourth Day of June in the thirtyeth Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the 2nd by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, France and Ireland, King, Defender of the faith, and so forth and in the Year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred and fifty seven. Witnesseth that Edmund Bennett and Francis Hambly Church-Wardens of the Parish of Altarnon in the County of Cornwall AND Thomas Whale and John Downing Overseers of the Poor of the said Parish, by and with Consent of his Majesty’s Justices of the Peace for the said County whose Names are hereunto subscribed, have put and placed, and by these Presents do put and place James Venning a poor Child of the said Parish, Apprentice to Katherine Laws with her to dwell and serve from the Day of the Date of these Presents, until the said Apprentice shall accomplish his full Age of Twenty Four Years according to the Statute in that Case made and Provided. DURING all which Term the said Apprentice his said Mistress faithfully shall serve in all lawful Business, according to his Power, Wit and Ability and honestly, orderly and obediently in all Things demean and behave himself towards his said Mistress and all hers during the said Term. And the said Katherine Laws for herself her Executors and Administrators doth Covenant and Grant to and with the said Church-Wardens and Overseers and every of them, their and every of their Executors and Administrators, and their and every of their Successors for the time being, by these Presents, That the said Katharine Laws the said Apprentice in Husbandry shall Instruct
And shall and will, during all the Term aforesaid, find provide and allow unto the said Apprentice meat, competent, and sufficient Meat, Drink and Apparel, Lodging, Washing and all other things necessary and fit for an Apprentice: AND also shall and will so provide for the said Apprentice, that he be not any way a Charge to the said Parish, or parishioners of the same; but of and from all Charge shall and will save the said Parish and Parishioners harmless and indemnified during the said Term.
In Witness whereof the Parties abovesaid to these present Indentures interchangeably have put their hands and seals, the Day and Year above written.
 
(In left margin) The sign of Catthren Laws (sealed)

Seal'd and deliver'd in the Presence of:-
The sign
of Ann Taylor

We whose Names are subscribed, Justices of the Peace for the County aforesaid (one of the Quorom) do consent to the putting forth of the abovesaid James Venning Apprentice according to the Intent and meaning of this Indenture.

J. S. Rodd
Wm. Webb
 

N.B. Words in italics are hand-written insertions in a pre-printed form. Those in both italics and brackets are insertions by the transcriber e.g. (signed).
Source: LDS Film No. 1596370

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