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Apprenticeship Indenture, James Harris to Clement Morrish,
dated 19 February 1725
(Printed form with handwritten insertions, shown
in italics)
This Indenture, made the Nineteenth Day of February in the
Twelfth Year
of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George by the Grace of God of Great
Britain, France, and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, etc Annoq;
Dom. 1725.
Witnesseth that John Vivian and Anthony Moyle Church Wardens of the
Parish of Padstow in the County of Cornwall and
John Prideaux Esq. and
Nicholas Butstone Overseers of the Poor of the said Parish, by and with
the Consent of his Majesty’s Justices of the Peace of the said
County
whose Names are hereunto subscribed, have put and placed, and by these
Presents do put and place James Harris, a poor Child of the said Parish,
Apprentice to and with Clement Morrish, Mariner and with him to dwell
and serve from the Day of the Date of the 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 toward his said Master and all his during the said Term. And the
said Clement Morrish 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 Clement Morrish, the said
Apprentice in the Art or skill of a Mariner shall teach & Instruct by
the best ways and means he can.
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 h be not 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. And at the end of the said Term, shall and 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 have put their Hands and Seals, the Day and Year
above-written.
Sealed and
Delivered
in the presence of
Peter Bennet (signed)
Grace White (signed) |
(all
signed)
John Vivian
Anthony Moyle
John Prideaux
Nicholas Bustone |
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Church Wardens
Overseers
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We whose Names are subscribed, Justices of the
Peace
of the County aforesaid do (Quortiunus) consent
to the putting forth of the abovesaid James Harris
Apprentice,
according to the Intent and Meaning of the
Indenture abovesaid.
E. Jn. Prideaux (signed)
John Peters (signed) |
(On the reverse)
James Harris Indenture
to Clement Morrish
N.B. Words in italics are
insertions in a printed form, those in brackets and italics are inserted
by the transcriber
Source:- LDS Film No. 1596395
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