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Apprenticeship Indenture for Rebecca Bennett, dated 6 April 1834

(Transcribed as found, including any errors)
 
This Indenture, made the first day of April in the fourth year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord William the Fourth by the Grace of God of Great Britain, and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, and in the Year of our Lord, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty four Witnesseth that in Pursuance and in Execution of an Order under the hands of William Little and John Boger Esquires two of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace, acting in and for the South Division of the Hundred of East within the County of Cornwall bearing even date herewith (testified by their Allowance hereof.) Samuel Lyne one of the Church-Wardens of the Parish of Sheviock in the said County of Cornwall and Thomas Bews and Thomas Button Overseers of the Poor of the said Parish have put and placed, and by these Presents do put and place Rebecca Bennett aged Eleven Years and upwards, a poor Child of the said Parish Apprentice to Nathaniel Hawkings of the said Parish of Sheviock Farmer 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 sooner marry 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 him said Master and all his during the said Term. And the said Nathaniel Hawkings 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 Nathaniel Hawkings the said Apprentice in husbandry shall 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, and Apparel, Lodging, Washing, and all other Things, necessary and fit for an Apprentice; (PROVIDED ALWAYS, That the said last mentioned Covenant on the Part and Behalf of the said Nathaniel Hawkings his Executors and Administrators, to be done and performed, shall continue to be in Force, for no longer Time than Three Calendar Months next after the death of the said Nathaniel Hawkings in case the said Nathaniel Hawkings 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 of Sheviock or Parishioners of the same; but of and from all Charge shall and will save the Parish 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.

(In left margin)
We whose Names are hereunder written, and Seals affixed, Justices of the Peace for the South Division of the Hundred of East in the County aforesaid (whereof one is of the Quorum) do consent to and allow the putting forth Rebecca Bennett a Poor Child aged Eleven years and upwards of the said Parish of Sheviock an Apprentice, according to the Intent and Meaning of this Indenture.
    (signed & sealed) Wm. Little
    (signed & sealed) John Bogers

N.B. Words in italics are inserts in a pre-printed form, those in italics and brackets are inserted by the transcriber.
Source:- LDS Film No. 1596395

Contributed by Fred Hancock

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