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Apprenticeship Indenture for James Butters, dated 8 April 1822

This Indenture, made the eight day of April in the (blank) year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George 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 twenty two Witnesseth that in Pursuance and in Execution of an Order under the Hands of Fras. Glanville Esqr. and William Little Esqr. two of his Majesty’s Justices of the Peace, acting in and for the South Division of the East Hundred within the County of Cornwall bearing the Date the (blank) Day of the date hereof (testified by their Allowance hereof.) Robert Warren Church-Wardens of the Parish of Sheviock in the said County of Cornwall and Nathaniel Hawkings and Richard Bickford Overseers of the Poor of the said Parish have put and placed, and by these Presents do put and place James Butters aged nine years and upwards a poor Child of the said Parish Apprentice to William Martyn of Kerslake in the said Parish farmer 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 William Martyn for himself, his Executors, and Administrators, doth Covenant and Grant, to 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 William Martyn 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 William Martyn 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 William Martyn in case the said William Martyn 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 Parishioners of the said 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, Justices of the Peace for the County aforesaid (whereof one is of the Quorum) do consent to and allow the putting forth James Butters of Sheviock an Apprentice, according to the Intent and Meaning of this Indenture.
(signed) Fras. Glanville
(signed) Wm. Little

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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