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WE whose names are hereunder written; Justices of the Peace for the County of Cornwall (whereof one is of the Quorum) Do
consent the putting forth ELIZA BENNETT 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 in such case made and provided. Dated this
Third Day of June in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and
Twenty four
(Signed) J. K. FLETCHER
(Signed) H. WOOLLCOMBE |
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THIS INDENTURE made the Third Day of June in the
Fifth year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Fourth by the
Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King,
Defender of the Faith, and so forth, and in the year of our Lord 1824
Witnesseth, that EDMUND HAMBLY and NICHOLAS BRENT Churchwardens of the
Parish of Saint Dominick in the County of Cornwall And the said EDMUND
HAMBLY and RICHARD PIPER Overseers of the Poor of the said Parish by and
with the consent of his Majesty’s Justices of the Peace for the said
County whose Names are hereunto subscribed, and by virtue and in
pursuance of an Order in Writing made by and under the Hands of JOHN
KENDALL FLETCHER, Doctor in Divinity and HENRY WOOLLCOMBE, Clerk
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 ELIZA
BENNETT aged Ten years or thereabouts, a poor Child of the said Parish
of Saint Dominick Apprentice to MARY BOND of the said Parish with her 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 or until she
shall marry, as shall first happen, according to the Statute in that
Case made and provided: During all which Term, the said Apprentice her
said Mistress faithfully shall serve in all lawful Businesses, according
to her Power, Wit, and Ability; and honestly, orderly, and obediently in
all things demean and behave herself towards her said Mistress and all
hers during the said Term, And the said MARY BOND for herself, her
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 she the said MARY
BOND the said Apprentice in Housewifery shall and will teach, and
instruct, or cause to be taught and instructed in the best way and
manner that she 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 part of the said MARY BOND her 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 MARY BOND in case she the said MARY BOND 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 she be not any way a Charge to the said Parish of Saint
Dominick 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 abovesaid to these present Indentures
have set their Hands and Seals the Day and Year first above written.
(Signed) MARY BOND (and sealed)
On the Reverse:
1824
Mary Bond
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