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Return to St Buryan Parish Page Apprenticeship Indenture for John CarneThis Indenture, made the third Day of
April in the twenty third Year of the Reign of our Sovereign
Lord George the Third 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 eighty three
Witnesseth that William Ladner and Charles Williams Church
Wardens of the Parish of St. Buryan in the County of Cornwall
And Martin Williams and John Harvey the younger Overseers of the
Poor of the said Parish, by and with the consent of His Majesty’s
Justices of the Peace for the said County whose Names are hereunder
subscribed, have put and placed, and by these presents do put and place
John Carne a poor child of the said Parish, Apprentice to Joel Rogers of
the said Parish, Cordwainer with him to dwell and serve from the Day of
the Date of these Presents, until the said Apprentice shall accomplish
his full Age of twenty one years According to the Statute in that Case
made and provided, During all which term the said Apprentice his said
Master 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 Master and all his
during the said Term. And the said Joel Rogers for himself, his
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 Joel
Rogers The said Apprentice in the Art or Mystery of a Cordwainer, shall
and will teach and instruct or cause to be taught and instructed And
shall and will during all the Term aforesaid, find, provide, and allow,
unto the said Apprentice, meet, competent, and sufficient Meat, Drink,
and Apparel, Lodging, Washing, and all other Things, necessary and fit
for an Apprentice. And also shall and will to provide for the said
Apprentice, that he be not in 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, inter-changeably have put their Hands and Seals, the Day and
Year above-written. We whose Names are subscribed, Justices of the Peace
for N.B. Words in both italics and brackets
are inserted by the transcriber e.g. (signed) |
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