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This Inventure witnessetly, That [..] son of
John [..] Citizen & Dr [..]
doth put himself Apprentice toHenry [..]
Brentford [..] County of Middlesex [..]
to learn his Art, and with him (after
the Manner of an Apprentice) to serve from the [..] of the
Date here ofunto the full End
and Term ofFourYears, from thence next follow-
ing to be fully compleat and ended. During which Term, the said Apperentice his said
Master faithfully shall serve, his Secrets keep, his lawful Commands every where gladly do He
shall do no Damage to his said Master, nor see to be done by others, but that he [..] to his Power,
shall let or forthwith give Warning to his said Master of the same. He shall not [..] the Goods
of his said Master, nor lend them unlawfully to any. He shall not commit Fornication, nor
Contract Matrimony within the said Term. He shall not play as Cards, Dice, Tables, or any
other unlawful Games, whereby his said Master may have ay Loss. With his own Goods or
others, during the said Term, without License of his said Master, he shall neither buy nor sell.
He shall not hannt Taverns or Play-house not absent himself from his said Master's Service Day
or Night unlawfully; but in all Things, as a faithful Apprentice, he shall behave himself to
wards his said Master, and all his, during the said Term. And the said Master, in Con-
sideration ofthe Sume of Te [..] on [..]
being the Money given with his sail [..] his fall Apprentice, in the father Art and
Masters which the useth, by the best Means that he can, shall teach and instruct, or cause
to be caught and instructed, finding unto his said Apprentice Meat, Drink [..] Lodg-
ing, and all other Nacessaries, [..] ye two first Yeatsduring
the said Term. And for the true [..] of all and every the said Covenants and
Agreements, either of the said Parises [..] themselves unto the other by these Presents. In
Witness whereof the Parties above [..] to the In Indentures Interchargeably have put their
Hands and Seals thetwenty SixthDay ofOctober in theEighth
Year he Reign of our SovereignLord Georgeof Great Britain,
France, and Ireland,KingDefender or the Faith,EtcAnnoAnnoqr Dom. 1721

Seal'd and deliver'd
in the Presence of

Tho: Ponting< no role >

[..]

Hen: Vanghan< no role >

Sold by P. Barret, [..] ner, at the More against Chancery Line in Fleet-Streets

[..] upon him [..] that he is not [..]
Masters business (nor was not for some time) as severall persons will
Justify to this Honble Bench & besides Yor. Peticoner (to all humble Submission
to your Worspp.) looks upon the sd Indenture to be void in Law being bound
Court for four years.

P W Henman


Yor Petr. therefore most humbly Pray Yor. Worspps to be pleased
to order that has sd Master may appear one day this prsent
Sessions to shew Cause before Yor Worspps why he may not
be discharged from his sd Apprentice hood.

And Yor Petr. shall ever pray Etc.




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