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John Brokenshire to James Rundle, dated 20 December1819
Document 1
This Indenture, made the twentieth Day of
December in the Year of our Lord 1819 WITNESSETH, That
John Robins and John Retallick Church-Wardens of the Parish of
Roach in the County of Cornwall And William Stevens and
William Faro Overseers of the Poor of the said Parish, in Pursuance
and in Execution of an Order under the Hands of Richard Gerveys
Grylls and Nicholas Kendall Clerks two of his Majesty’s
Justices of the Peace, acting in and for the Hundred of Powder
within the said County, bearing Date the twentieth Day of
December 1819 (testified by their Allowance hereof) have put and
placed, and by these presents do put and place John Brokenshire
aged fifteen years or thereabouts, a poor Child of the said
Parish, Apprentice to James Rundle of the said Parish of Roach,
Yeoman 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 twenty one 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 James Rundle 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 he the said
James Rundle the said Apprentice in the art of Husbandry
shall and will teach, and instruct, or cause to be taught and instructed
in the best way and manner that 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, Apparel, Lodging, Washing, and other things necessary and fit for
an Apprentice. (PROVIDED ALWAYS, That the said last mentioned Covenant
on the said James Rundle his Executors and Administrators, to
be done and performed, shall continue and be in force for no longer Time
than Three Calendar Months next after the Death of the said James
Rundle in case the said James Rundle shall happen to die
during the Continuance of such Apprenticeship, according to the
Provisions of an Act passed in the Thirty-second Year of the Reign of
King George the Third, intituled "An Act for the further Regulation of
Parish Apprentices"). AND also shall and will so provide for the said
Apprentice, that he 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.
IN WITNESS whereof, the Parties abovesaid to these present Indentures
interchangeably have set their Hands and Seals, the Day and Year first
above-written
Seal’d and deliver’d in the Presence of
(signed) John Rowe
(signed) Joanna Robins |
(signed) James Rundell |
(In the left margin)
We whose Names are here
under-written, Justices of the Peace for the
County aforesaid (whereof one is of the
Quorum) Do consent to the putting forth
John Brokenshire an Apprentice, according to
the Intent and Meaning of the above Indenture
(signed) R. Gerveys Grylls Junr
(signed) Nic. Kendall
N.B. Printed form with hand-written
insertions, shown in italics.
Words in both italics and brackets are
inserted by the transcriber e.g. (signed). Spellings are as
found.
Source: LDS Film No. 1596395, CRO Ref P. 198/14/1/30
Document 2
CORNWALL to wit. To William Stephens and William
Faro Overseers of the Poor of the Parish of Roach in the
said County
WHEREAS you the said Overseers having proposed unto us Richard
Gerveys Grylls and Nicholas Kendall Clerks two of his
Majesty’s Justices of the Peace, acting in and for the Hundred of
Powder within the said County, under and by virtue of an Act of
Parliament, passed in the fifty-sixth Year of the Reign of his present
Majesty intitled "An Act to regulate the Binding of Parish Apprentices"
to bind John Brokenshire a poor child, aged 15 Years,
belonging to your said Parish, Apprentice to James Rundle of
your said Parish of Roach in the said County Yeoman
And whereas we the said Justices having this day enquired into the
propriety of binding the said Child Apprentice, and having particularly
examined and considered the several directions contained in the said
recited Act and also the circumstances and character of the said
James Rundle do hereby declare that the said James Rundle
is a fit person to take the said John Brokenshire Apprentice as
aforesaid; and do order that you the said Overseers shall be at liberty
to bind such Child Apprentice accordingly.
Given under our Hands, this twentieth Day of December
in the Year of our Lord, One Thousand Eight Hundred and nineteen
(signed) R. Gerveys Grylls Junr
(signed) Nic. Kendall
N.B. Printed form with hand-written
insertions, shown in italics.
Words in both italics and brackets are
inserted by the transcriber e.g. (signed). Spellings are as
found.
Source: LDS Film No. 1596395, CRO Ref P. 198/14/1/23
Contributed by John Evans
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