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Apprenticeship Indenture for Grace Rowe, dated 4
January 1731
This Indenture, made the fourth Day of
January in the fifth 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 1731
Witnesseth That Walter Bate and William Smith
Church-Wardens of the Parish of Egloskerry in the County of
Cornwall and Richard Short and Nicholas Hill 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 Grace Rowe a poor Child of the said Parish,
Apprentice to William Rawle of this Parish yeoman 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 until the time of her marriage 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
Master 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 Master the said
Apprentice in housewifery shall 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 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 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
(the sign of) William Rama (sealed)
(the signe of) Mary Harper |
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 Grace Rowe Apprentice, according
to the Intent
and Meaning of the Indenture abovesaid. |
| (the signe of) Mary Marten |
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(signed) John
Saltren
(signed) Edward 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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