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G. R.
(Signed & Sealed) John Worth
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HIS
INDENTURE made the Sixteenth day of October, in the Thirty fourth Year
of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Third by the Grace of God
of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, and
so forth, and in the Year of our Lord 1794. WITNESSES, That NICHOLAS
STEER, and WILLIAM BRENT, Church-Wardens of the Parish of Saint
Dominick, AND, WILLIAM BOND and RICHARD COWL 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, have put
and placed, and by these Presents do put and place THOMAS HEWETT a poor Child of the said Parish Apprentice
to JOHN WORTH 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 JOHN WORTH 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 JOHN
WORTH the said Apprentice in Husbandry shall and will 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, Apparel, Lodging, Washing, and other Things
necessary and fit for an Apprentice; 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 said Parish and Parishioners harmless and indemnified during the
said Term;
IN WITNESS whereof, the Parties above said to these present Indentures
Interchangeably have set their Hands and Seals the Day and year first
above written.
Sealed and Deliver'd in
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We whose Names are subscribed, Justices of the Peace for
the
County
Aforesaid, (one whereof was the
Quorum) Do consent to the putting
Forth of the Abovesaid
THOMAS HEWITT, Apprentice, according to
The Intent
and Meaning of the above
Indenture.
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(Signed) John Coryton
(Signed) Weston Helyar |
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ON THE REVERSE:
Marten HEWETT's Indenture to
Mr John WORTH 1795 |