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Apprenticeship Indenture for John Jacket, dated 9
September 1742
This Indenture, made the ninth Day of September in
Sixteenth? Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Second by
the Grace of God of Great Britain, France and Ireland, King, Defender of
the Faith, etc: Annoq; Dom 1742 WITNESSETH That Anthony Geake and
Hazeal
Bray Church-Wardens of the Parish of Egloskerry in the County of
Cornwall and Joseph Facy and William Smith Overseers of the Poor for the
said Parish, by and with the 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 John Jacket a poor
Child of the said Parish, Apprentice to Millicent Philips widow of the
Parish of St Nyott 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 four and twenty 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 his
during the said Term. And the said Millicent Philips 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 Mistress the said Apprentice in
husbandry shall 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 so 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 Parishoners harmless and imdemnified during the said Term. And at the
end of the said Term , shall and will make, provide, allow and deliver
unto the said Apprentice double Apparel of all Sorts, good and new (that
is to say) a good new Suit for the Holy-Days and another for the
Working-Days In WITNESS whereof, the Parties abovesaid to these present
Indentures, interchangeably put their Hands and Seals the Day and Year
above written.
Sealed and Delivered
in the Presence of
(signed) Chales Long
(signed) Francis Hambly |
WE whose Names are
subscribed, Justices of the Peace of the
County of Cornwall aforesaid do hereby consent to the putting
forth of the abovesaid John Jacket Apprentice, according to the
Intent
and Meaning of the Indenture abovesaid. |
(signed) Anthony Geake (sealed)
(the marke of) Hazael Bray (sealed)
(signed) Joseph Facy (sealed)
(the marke of) Wm Smith (sealed) |
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In consideration of an
Estate the said Millicent Philips
hath in the Parish of Egloskerry called Tregare
(signed) Hugh Symons
(signed) E Bennett |
N.B. Words in italics are inserts in a
pre-printed form, those in italics and brackets are
inserted by the transcriber.
Source: LDS Film No. 1596370
Contributed by Sue Mutton (OPC for Menheniot)
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