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Mary Oliver to William Blake, dated 30 June 1756
This Indenture, made the Thirtieth Day of
June in the Thirtieth 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, and so forth;
and in the Year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred and Fifty six
Witnesseth, That Nicholas Thomas and Peter Higman
Church-Wardens of the Parish of Roach in the County of
Cornwall And the said Nicholas Thomas and Thomas Hore
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 Mary Oliver a poor Child of the said Parish,
Apprentice to William Blake of the Parish of St Collumb Major in the
said County Husbandman 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 be Married
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 Master
and all his during the said Term. And the said William
Blake 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
William Blake the said Apprentice in the Art of Housewifery
shall and will teach and instruct or 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 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 put their Hands and Seals the Day and Year
above-written
Seal’d and deliver’d in the Presence of
(signed) Barnabas Willford
(signed) Thomas Brewer |
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The Sign of William Blake |
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We whose Names are subscribed, Justices of the
Peace
for the County aforesaid (one whereof is of the
Quorum) do consent to the putting forth of the
abovesaid Mary Oliver Apprentice, according to the
Intent and Meaning of the above Indenture |
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(signed) J. Fortescue
(signed) William Trevanion |
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. 198/14/1/1
Contributed by John Evans
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