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This Inventure witnessetly, That
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son of
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doth put himself Apprentice toHenry
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Brentford
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to learn his Art, and with him (after
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the Manner of an Apprentice) to serve from the
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of the
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Date here ofunto the full End
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and Term ofFourYears, from thence next follow-
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ing to be fully compleat and ended. During which Term, the said Apperentice his said
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Master faithfully shall serve, his Secrets keep, his lawful Commands every where gladly do He
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shall do no Damage to his said Master, nor see to be done by others, but that he
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to his Power,
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shall let or forthwith give Warning to his said Master of the same. He shall not
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the Goods
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of his said Master, nor lend them unlawfully to any. He shall not commit Fornication, nor
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Contract Matrimony within the said Term. He shall not play as Cards, Dice, Tables, or any
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other unlawful Games, whereby his said Master may have ay Loss. With his own Goods or
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others, during the said Term, without License of his said Master, he shall neither buy nor sell.
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He shall not hannt Taverns or Play-house not absent himself from his said Master's Service Day
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or Night unlawfully; but in all Things, as a faithful Apprentice, he shall behave himself to
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wards his said Master, and all his, during the said Term. And the said Master, in Con-
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sideration ofthe Sume of Te
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being the Money given with his sail
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his fall Apprentice, in the father Art and
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Masters which the useth, by the best Means that he can, shall teach and instruct, or cause
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to be caught and instructed, finding unto his said Apprentice Meat, Drink
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Lodg-
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ing, and all other Nacessaries,
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ye two first Yeatsduring
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the said Term. And for the true
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of all and every the said Covenants and
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Agreements, either of the said Parises
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themselves unto the other by these Presents. In
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Witness whereof the Parties above
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to the In Indentures Interchargeably have put their
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Hands and Seals the
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twenty SixthDay ofOctober
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in theEighth
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Year he Reign of our SovereignLord Georgeof Great Britain,
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France, and Ireland,KingDefender or the Faith,EtcAnnoAnnoqr Dom. 1721
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Seal'd and deliver'd
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in the Presence of
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Tho: Ponting
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Sold by P. Barret,
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ner, at the More against Chancery Line in Fleet-Streets
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upon him
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that he is not
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Masters business (nor was not for some time) as severall persons will
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Justify to this Honble Bench & besides Yor. Peticoner (to all humble Submission
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to your Worspp.) looks upon the sd Indenture to be void in Law being bound
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Court for four years.
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P W Henman
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Yor Petr. therefore most humbly Pray Yor. Worspps to be pleased
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to order that has sd Master may appear one day this prsent
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Sessions to shew Cause before Yor Worspps why he may not
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be discharged from his sd Apprentice hood.
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And Yor Petr. shall ever pray Etc.
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