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William Thomas to Robert Edyvean, dated 8 September 1835

Document 1

This Indenture, made the eighth Day of September in the Year of our Lord 1835 WITNESSETH, That John Robins and John Bate Churchwardens of the Parish of Roach in the County of Cornwall, And Joseph Lawry and William Rouse Overseers of the Poor of the said Parish, in pursuance and in execution of an Order, under the Hands and Seals of Nicholas Kendall and Richard Gervys Grylls Clerks two of his Majesty’s Justices of the Peace, acting in and for the Tywardreath Division of the Hundred of Powder within the said County, bearing date the eighth day of September 1835 (testified by their allowance hereof,) have put and placed, and by these presents do put and place Wiliam Thomas aged nine years or thereabout, a poor Child of the said Parish, Apprentice to Robert Edyvean 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 Robert Edyvean for himself, his Executors and Administrators doth covenant and grant to and with the said Churchwardens 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 Robert Edyvean the said Apprentice in the occupation 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 Robert Edyvean 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 Robert Edyvean in case the said Robert Edyvean 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 interchangeable have set their Hands and Seals, the Day and Year first above written

(In the left margin) We whose Names are hereunder
written, Justices of the Peace for the County aforesaid,
do consent to the putting forth
William Thomas an Apprentice, according to
the Intent and Meaning of this Indenture
(signed & sealed) Nic. Kendall
(signed & sealed) R. Gervys Grylls Junr

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. 198/14/1/101

Document 2

CORNWALL to wit. To Joseph Lawry and William Rowse Overseers of the Poor of the Parish of Roach in the said County.
Whereas you the said Overseers, having proposed to us Nicholas Kendall and Richard Gervys Grylls Clerks two of his Majesty’s Justices of the Peace, acting in and for the Tywardreath Division of the Hundred of Powder within the said County, under and by virtue of an Act of Parliament intituled "An Act to regulate the Binding of Parish Apprentices" to bind William Thomas a poor Child, aged nine Years belonging to your said Parish, Apprentice to Robert Edyvean of the said Parish 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 recited Act, and also the circumstances and character of the said Robert Edyvean do hereby declare that the said Robert Edyvean is a fit person to take the said William Thomas 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 and seals, this eighth day of September One Thousand Eight Hundred and thirty five

(signed & sealed) Nich. Kendall
(signed & sealed) R. Gervys Grylls Jnr

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. 198/14/1/101

Contributed by John Evans

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