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Luke Mark to William Stephens, dated 16 September 1805

This Indenture, made the sixteenth Day of September in the forty fifth Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the third by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, France and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, and so forth; and in the Year of our Lord 1805 Witnesseth, That William Cowling and Benjamin Dyer the younger Church-Wardens of the Parish of Roach in the County of Cornwall And John Robins, Henry Snell and the said Benjamin Dyer Overseers of the Poor of 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 Luke Mark aged nine years or thereabouts, a poor Child of the said Parish Apprentice to William Stephens 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 William Stephens 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 William Stephens 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 William Stephens 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 William Stephens in case the said William Stephens 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 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

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 Luke Mark an Apprentice according to the Intent and Meaning of this Indenture
 
(signed) Hawkins Tremayne
(signed) Thos. Graham

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. 198/14/1/4

Contributed by John Evans

 
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