St Clement Danes Parish:
Parish Apprenticeship Indentures and Registers
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15th June 1688 - 2nd October 1694

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This Indenture Wittnesseth that John Francis< no role > & Lancelott Coppleston< no role > Churchwardens Hugh
Mills Francis Morlye Edward Grisdell< no role > & Wm Lawrence< no role > Overseers of the poore of the
Parish of St Clement Danes my County of Middx with thassent of John Phellipps< no role > & Peter
Lugg Esqrs . Justices of the peace for the County of Middx & Citty & Libty of Westmr .
According to a Statute in that case made & provided have putt Elizabeth Wood< no role >
Daughter of James Wood< no role > late of the Parish of St Clement Danes Cordwainer Apprentice to
MaryLincolne of the parish of St SepulcresBoddice maker, and with her
after the manner of an Apprentice to dwell and serve from the day of the date hereof
unto the full end and terme of seaven yeares from hence next ensueing & fully to be
compleate & ended Dureing all which said terme wee the Churchwardens & Overseeres
of the poore Doe order and appoint that the said Eliz Wood< no role > as an Apprentice to the said
-Mary- Lincolne, well & faithfully shall serve, her secretts Keepe, her Commandmts.
lawfull and honest every where shall gladly doe. hurt to her said Mrs. she shall not doe, or
consent to be done of others but shall prevent it if she may, or else from time to
time admonish her there of the goods of her said Mrs. she shall not wast nor them to any
body send without her consent neither from her service by or night shall not
absent herselfe, but in all things as a good and faithfull servant ought to doe shall
behave herselfe towards her said Mrs. and all hers dureing the said terme of seaven
yeares Taverns or the houses she shall not frequent Except it be about her Mirs.
bussinesse there to be done, at Dice Cards et any other unlawfull games she shall not
play where by her Mrs. may receive any prejudice Fornication she shall not committ
Matrymony dureing the said terme she shall not contract And the said Mary
Lincolne shall wach and instruct or cause to be taught & Instructed her said
Apprentice in the trade of a Boddicemaker which she now useth according to her best
skill and knowledge And the said MaryLincolne shall give & find to her
said Apprentice sufficient meate drink washing Lodging Apparrell Linnen and all
other necessarys meete and convenient for such an Apprentice dureing the
said terme. And for the true Pformance of all the said Articles in forme aforesaid to be
Kept the said pcies bind themselves each to other by these prsents In Wittnesse
whereof the said Plies to these Prsent Inders interchangeably have sett their hands
and seales this five and twentieth day of July in the fourth Pare of the raigue
of or Severaigne Lord James ye 2d. over England Scottland France & Ireland
King Defender of the faith Etc Annoqr Dni 1688 .

Sealed and delivered
in the Prsence of
John Aspinall< no role > his [mark] marke
Robert Smith< no role > Vestry Clerk

Mary Wood< no role > .
her [mark] mark

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