St Dionis Backchurch Parish:
Miscellaneous Parish and Bridewell Papers
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31st August 1669 - 21st March 1781

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This Indenture Witnesseth That Mary Mantell< no role > Daughter
of Edward Mantell< no role > late of the Parish of Saint Dionis Backchurch
London deceased
doth put herself Apprentice to Joseph Comber< no role > of West hoathly in
the County of Sussex Sacking maker
to learn his Art and with him after the manner of an Apprentice to serve from the
day of the date hereofunto the full end and
term of seven Years from thence next ensuring and fully to be compleat and ended
during which Term the said Apprentice her Master faithfully shall or will serve
his Secrets keep his lawful Commands every where gladly she shall do no Damage
to her said Master nor see it be done of others but to his Power shall let or forth
with give Notice to her said Masterof the same: The Goods of her said Master she shall not waste
nor the same without Licence of him to any give or lend Hurt to her said Master she shall not do
cause or procure to be done she shall neither buy not Sell without her Master's Licence Travers Inns or
Ale house she shall not haunt At Cards Dice Tables or any other unlawful Game she shall not play
nor from the service of her said Master
Day nor Night absent herself but in all Things as an honest and faithful Apprentice shall and will demean and
behave herself towards her said Master and all his during all the said term. And the said Master
the said Apprentice in the Art of a
Sacking makerwhich he now useth shall teach and instruct or cause to be taught and instructed
the best way and manner that he can finding and allowing unto her said Apprentice Sufficient Meat Drink Apparel
Washing Lodging and all other Necessaries during the said Term, And at the End thereof shall and will
make provide allow and deliver unto the said Apprentice double Apparel of all sorts good and New
that is to say a good new Suit for the Holy days and another for the Working days
And for the true Performance of all and every the Covenants and Agreements aforesaid either of the said Parties Vindeth
themselves to the otherfirmly by these Presents In Witness whereof the Parties abovesaid to these Indentures inter
changeably have set their Hands and Seal the ThirteenthDay of September
in the Twentieth Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the third by the Grace of God of
Great Britain France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith and in the Year of our Lord 1780 .

A3. The Indenture. Convent. Article or Contract must bear date the day it is executed, and what
Money or other thing is given or Contracted for with the Clerk or Appentice, must be
inserted in words at length and the duty paid to the Stamp Office if in London or within-
the weekly Bills of Mortality within One Month after the Execution and if in the Country and-
out of the said Bills of Mortality within Two Months to a Distributor of the Stamps or his Substi-
tute; otherwise the Indentre will be said the Master or Mistress forfeit Fifty Pounds and another
Penalty, and the Apprentice be disabled to follow his Trade or be made free.

Sealed and delivered In the
Presence of. Joseph Comber< no role > Junt.
the Mark [mark] of John Streeter< no role > witness
the Mark [mark] of Mary Mantle< no role >

Joseph Comber< no role >




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