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John Shirman to Elizabeth Retallick, dated 17 July 1806

This Indenture, made the seventeenth Day of July in the forty sixth 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 1806 Witnesseth, That Benjamin Dyer and William Cowling Church-Wardens of the Parish of Roach in the County of Cornwall And the said Benjamin Dyer, Robert Gouge and William Stephens 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 John Shirman aged seven years or thereabouts, a poor Child of the said Parish Apprentice to Elizabeth Retallick of the said Parish widow with her 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 Mistress 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 Mistress and all hers during the said Term. And the said Elizabeth Retallick for herself, her 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 she the said Elizabeth Retallick 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 she 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 Elizabeth Retallick 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 Elizabeth Retallick in case the said Elizabeth Retallick 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

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 Shirman an Apprentice according to the Intent and Meaning of this Indenture
(signed) Hawkins Tremayne
(signed) John C. Rashleigh

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. 198/14/1/5

Contributed by John Evans

 
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