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Elizabeth Retallick to Thomas Knight, dated 24 Jun 1824
Document 1
This Indenture, made the twenty fourth Day
of June in the Year of our Lord 1824 WITNESSETH, That
John Pearse Truscott and John Robins Church-Wardens of the
Parish of Roach in the County of Cornwall; And John Hicks
and Thomas Dyer Overseers of the Poor of the said Parish, in
pursuance and in execution of an Order under the Hands of John Kempe
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 this twenty first Day of June
instant (testified by their allowance hereof) have put and placed,
and by these presents do put and place Elizabeth Retallick aged
ten years or thereabouts, a poor Child of the said Parish, Apprentice to
Thomas Knight of the said parish yeoman 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 day of marriage 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 said Master and all his during the said
Term. And the said Thomas Knight 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
Thomas Knight the said Apprentice in the art of Housewifery
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 Thomas Knight 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 Thomas
Knight in case the said Thomas Knight 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 above said to these present Indentures
interchangeably have set their Hands and Seals, the Day and Year first
above written
| Sealed and delivered in the
Presence of |
The Mark of Thomas Knight (sealed) |
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(signed) John Rowe
(signed) James Knight |
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(In the left margin) We whose Names are
hereunder
written, Justices of the Peace for the County aforesaid,
do consent to the putting forth
Elizabeth Retallick an Apprentice, according to
the Intent and Meaning of this Indenture
(signed) John Kempe
(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. 198/14/1/67
Document 2
CORNWALL to wit. To John Hicks and Thomas Dyer Overseers of the Poor of the Parish of Roach in the
said County of Cornwall
WHEREAS you the said Overseers having proposed unto us John Kempe 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 late
Majesty intitled "An Act to regulate the Binding of Parish Apprentices"
to bind Elizabeth Retallick a poor child, aged ten
Years, belonging to your said Parish, Apprentice to Thomas Knight
of the said parish of Roach 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
Thomas Knight do hereby declare that the said Thomas Knight is a fit person to take the said
Elizabeth Retallick
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 twenty first Day of June
in the Year of our Lord, One Thousand Eight Hundred and twenty four
(signed) J. Kempe
(signed) Nic. Kendall
Chwdns
John Pearce Truscott
John Robins
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. 198/14/1/66
Contributed by John Evans
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