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Apprenticeship Indenture for William Willcocks, dated 3 May 1810

This Indenture, made the third day of May in the fiftieth year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Third by the Grace of God of Great Britain, and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, and so forth: and in the Year of our Lord 1810 Witnesseth that Samuel Lyne Church-Warden of the Parish of Sheviock in the County of Cornwall and Nathaniel Hawkins and John Littleton Overseers of the Poor for the said Parish, by and with 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 William Willcocks aged seven years or thereabouts a poor Child of the said Parish, Apprentice to Thomas Littleton 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 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 Littleton 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 Thomas Littleton 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 said Thomas Littleton 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 Littleton in case the said Thomas Littleton 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 Parishoners of the same: but of and from all Charge shall and will save 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.
 
We whose Names are subscribed, Justices of the Peace for the County aforesaid one whereof is of the Quorum do consent to the putting forth of the abovesaid William Willcocks an Apprentice, according to the intent and Meaning of the above Indenture.

 
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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