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Return to St Buryan Parish Page Apprenticeship Indenture for Ann GartrellThis Indenture, made the Twenty ninth Day of
May 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 Thomas Williams and William Ladner Church Wardens
of the Parish of St. Buryan in the County of Cornwall And
Arthur Carthew and James Weymouth 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 Ann Gartrell
age twelve years a poor child of the said Parish, Apprentice to
John Thomas of the Parish of St. Levan, for his estate of
Vallandrusia in St. Buryan, with him to dwell and serve from the Day
of the Date of these Presents, until the said Apprentice shall
accomplish her full Age of twenty one years or be married
According to the Statute in that Case made and provided, During all
which term the said Apprentice her said Master faithfully shall
serve in all lawful Business, according to her Power, Wit and Ability;
and honestly, orderly, and obediently in all things demean and behave herself,
towards her said Master and all his during the said
Term. And the said John Thomas 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 Ann
Gartrell the said Apprentice in the art of good housewivefry
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 she 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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