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Know all Men by these Presents That I
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Bateman of
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Watch Movement maker in twenty Pounds
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of Good and lawfull Money of Great Britain To be paid to the
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said John Abchurch
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or his certain Attorney Executor Administrators Assignes For
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which Payment to be well and Faithfully made I bind myself
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my
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Heirs Executors and Administratorsfirmly
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by these Presents Sealed with my Seal Dated this
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day ofin the fourthYear of the Regin of our Sovereign
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Lord George the third by the grace of God Great Britain France
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and Ireland King Defender of the Faith and so forth and in the Year of
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our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and sixty four
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Months to come and unexpired as by said Indentures
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relation being thereunto had more fullly may appear And
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Apprentice hath not only at several times absconded himself
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from the Service of his said Master but hath also greatly
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misbehaved himself in many other respects and for which he
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And Whereas upon Application now made by the said
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Bateman the Father and the said
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the Son non promises from hence forth to serve
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the residue to his time justly And also in Consideration that the
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