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Apprenticeship Indenture for Francis Hands, dated 5 July 1826

(Transcribed as found, including errors)
 
This Indenture, made the fifth day of July in the seventh 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 1826 Witnesseth that Samuel Lyne and Robert Warren Church-Wardens of the Parish of Sheviock in the said County and Robert Rickard and Thomas Bewes Overseers of the Poor of the said Parish of Sheviock by and with the consent of his Majesty’s Justices of the Peace for the said County of Cornwall whose Names are hereunto subscribed, and by virtue and in pursuance of an Order in Writing made by and under the Hands and Seals of Francis Glanville Esquire and William Little Esquire Two of His Majesty’s Justices of The Peace in and for the said County, in pursuance of the Statute in that case made and provided, and bearing even date herewith, have put and placed, and by these Presents do put and place Francis Hands aged Ten Years or thereabouts a poor Child of the said Parish of Sheviock Apprentice to Thomas Bewes yeoman with him to dwell and serve from the Day of the Date of these Presents, until the said Apprentice shall come to the 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 Thomas Bewes 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 Francis Hands 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 Thomas Bewes 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 Thomas Bewes in case the said Thomas Bewes 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 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 South Division Hundred of East in and for the County of Cornwall (whereof one is of the Quorum) Do consent the putting forth Francis Hands a Poor Boy an Apprentice, according to the Intent and Meaning of this Indenture; and do sign this our allowance of such Indenture of Apprenticeship before the same hath been executed by any of the other parties thereto, in pursuance of the Statute made and provided. Dated this Fifth Day of July in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Twenty Six.
    (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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