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<p n="235">Whereas <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15006_n235-11">William Gratwicke</rs>
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son of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15006_n235-1">Thomas Gratwicke</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15006_geo118">Ham</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15006_geo119">County of Sussex</rs>
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by<lb></lb>
Indenture beareing date on or about the Fifteenth day of June last past before the date of these prsents<lb></lb>
Hath put himselfe <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15006_occ51">Apprentice</rs>
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unto <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15006_n235-2">Samuel Clarke</rs>
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Citizen and <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15006_occ52">Mercer</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15006_geo120">London</rs>
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<lb></lb>
of England and free of the East Hand Company to learne his Art and with him after the manner of<lb></lb>
an Apprentice of to serve from the day of the date thereof unto the full end and terme of Eight years<lb></lb>
from thence<obscured></obscured>
following to be fully compleate and ended As by the recited Indenture amongs<lb></lb>
other things therein conteyned relacon being thereunto had more plainly may appeare And<lb></lb>
whereas it was agreed upon by the said Thomas Gratwicke and the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15006_n235-3">Samuel Clarke</rs>
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at and<lb></lb>
before the Se<obscured></obscured>
ing and executeing the said Indenture That the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15006_n235-4">Samuel Clarke</rs>
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should at<lb></lb>
the end of the First Six yeares of the said terme of Eight yeares send his said Apprentice as<lb></lb>
then liveing<obscured></obscured>
Hambrough Dantzick or else where to remaine and continue there Two<lb></lb>
years at least for the better improvement of the said Apprentice in the way of merchandizes<lb></lb>
and should permitt and Sufferr the said Apprentice to deale and trade for himselfe in any<lb></lb>
goods and merchandizes whatsoever dureing the last years of the said terme of Eight years<lb></lb>
save onely in ye Wollon<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
mann Facture which he is not to doe without the consent of his said Master<lb></lb>
Now these prsents witnesse That the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15006_n235-5">Samuel Clarke</rs>
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(pursuant to the said Agreement) Doth<lb></lb>
herely for himselfe the executors and Adminstrators covenant promise and agree to and<lb></lb>
with the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15006_n235-6">Thomas Gratwicke</rs>
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his executors adminstrators and assignee That he the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15006_n235-7">Samuel Clarke</rs>
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shall and will at or before the end or expiracon of the First Six years of the said<lb></lb>
terme of Eight yeares comenceing from the date of the said Indenture at his owne charges<lb></lb>
Send over the said William the Apprentice to Hambrough Dantzick or else where thereto<lb></lb>
reside and continue dureing the full time and space of Two yeare or near thereabouts Allowing<lb></lb>
his said Apprentice at the rate of One hundred and twenty Dollars Currant money per Annum for<lb></lb>
the said two half years of his said Apprentiship<del>such time as he shall continue there on his Masters account</del>
for his maintenance for the<lb></lb>
Sitting and improving the said Apprentice in the trade and affairs of the Country and<lb></lb>
shall and will else permitt and sufferr the said William his said Apprentice to deale and trade in<lb></lb>
the name of him the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15006_n235-8">Samuel Clarke</rs>
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or otherwise in any goods wares and merchandizes<lb></lb>
whatsoever dureing the last yeare of the said terme of Eight years comenceing as aforesaid Other<lb></lb>
then and excepting Wollen manufacturer<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
which he is expressely hereby decarred and hundred from dealing<lb></lb>
or tradeing in dureing the said last yeare without the Spetiall licence and consent of the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15006_n235-9">Samuel Clarke</rs>
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his Execradmidr an writeing therefore first had and obtained under his or their<lb></lb>
hand or hands & seale or seales The said Indenture or any thing therein contained or any Lane<lb></lb>
use or Custome to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding In witnesse whereof the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15006_n235-10">Samuel Clarke</rs>
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hath hereto sett the hand and seale the <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15006_date39">Sixteenth day of May Anno Dm<lb></lb>
1695</rs>
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And in the Seaventh year of the reigne of King William the Third of England<lb></lb>
Etc.</p>
<p n="236">Sealed and delivered in the<lb></lb>
prsence of us the Paper<lb></lb>
being First duely Stampt<lb></lb>
(after the obliteracon & interlinings above)</p>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15006_n237-2">Ashmore Mason</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15006_geo121">Exca Alley</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15006_n237-4">Fra: Mosse</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="238"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15006_n238-1">Samuel Clarke</rs>
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