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Apprenticeship Indenture for William Sweet, dated 9
September 1742
This Indenture, made the Ninth Day of
September in the 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
Hazael Bray Churchwardens 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 William Sweet a poor Child of the
said Parish, Apprentice to John Hawkin the younger yeoman of the
Parish of Lewannick 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 Four and twenty 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 John Hawkin
the younger 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 John
Hawkin the younger the said Apprentice in Husbandry shall
and instruct or cause to be 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 indemnified 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) John Hocken (sealed)
(signed) Samuell Jenkin
(signed) John Hocken Junr. |
WE whose Names are subscribed, Justices
of the Peace of the
County aforesaid do one of ye ?--- consent
to the putting forth of the abovesaid William Sweet
Apprentice, according to the Intent and Meaning of the Indenture
abovesaid
In consideration of an Estate the said Hawkin hath in the
Parish of Egloskerry called Bad? Harlick? |
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(signed) Hugh Pyper
(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 e.g. (signed).
Source: LDS Film No. 1596370
Contributed by Sue Mutton (OPC for Menheniot)
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