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This Indenture Wittnesseth That
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Hugh Mills
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Edward Grisdell
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in the County of Middx with thassent of John
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Phellipps. and
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for ye County of Middx and Citty &
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. according to a Statute in yt Case made & provided Have putt
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Some of
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William Wills
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Wm. Walker
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and with him
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after the manner of an
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to dwell and serve from the day of the
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date thereof unto ye full end and terme of tenne yeares from thence next
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ensueing & fully to be compleate & ended Dureing all wth. said terme wee the
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Overseeres of the Poore
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wth thassent aforesaid Doe
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Order and appoint That the said
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William Willis
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and faithfully Shall
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serve his secrets keepe his Commandmts. lawfull and honest ever where Shall
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gladly doe, hurt to his said Mar. he Shall not doe or consent to be done of others
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but that he shall prevent the same,or else from time to time admonish him
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thereof the goods of his said Mar. he shall not wast nor them to any body
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lend without his consent neither from his Service by or night shall not absent
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himselfe, but in all things as a good and faithfull Servant ought to doe Shall
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be have himselfe towards his Mar. and all his dureing the said terme of tenne
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Yeares Taverns or Alehouses he Shall not frequent without it be about his
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Mar. Bussinesse there to be done, At Cards Dice or any other unlawfull
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games he Shall not play whereby his Mar. may receive any prejudice
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Fornication he Shall not committ, Matrymony dureing ye said terme he
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or cause to be taught and instructed his said Apprentice in ye Trade of a
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Fir binman which he now useth according to his best bill & knowledge
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And the said
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shall give and find to his said Apprentice
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sufficient meate Drinke, Washing Lodging Apparrell Linnen and all
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other necessaryes meete and convenient for such an Apprentice
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dureing the said terme And for the true Pformance of all the said
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Articles informe aforesaid to be kept the said Pties find themselves each
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to other by these presents In Wittnesse where of the said parties to these
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Prsents Indentures interchangeably have sett theire hands & seales this
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tenth day of sept in the fourth yeare of the Raigue of et Soveraigne Lord
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James ye 2d over England Etc King Annoqr Dui 1688
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