[..] Indenture Witnesseth,
[..] Harrow of the Parish of Saint Bennett
[..] London
doth put h imself Apprentice to John Pettey< no role > of the Parish [..]
Saint Luke in the County of Middlesex Taylor
to learn h is Art, and with h im (after the Manner of an Apprentice) to serve
from the [..] of the date of these Presents unto the full End and Term of
six Years, from thence next following, to be fully compleat, and ended. During which Term, the said Apprentice
h is Master faithfully shall serve, h is Secrets keep, h is lawful Commands every where gladly do. h e shall
do no Damage to h is said M aster nor see to be done of others, but to h is Power shall let or forthwith
give Warning to h is said M aster of the same. h e shall not waste the Goods of h is said M aster nor
lend them unlawfully to any, h e shall not commit Fornication, nor contract Matrimony within the said Ter [..]
shall not play at Cards, Dice, Tables, or any other unlawful Games, whereby h is said M aster may have any Loss.
With h own Goods or others, during the said Term, without Licence of h is said [..] Master shall neither buy nor sell.
he shall not haunt Taverns or Playhouses, nor absent h im self from h is said M asters Service, Day or Night
unlawfully: But in all Things as a faithful Apprentice shall behave h im self towards h is said M aster and all
h is during the said Term, And the said John Pettey< no role > for and in Consideration of the Sum of
Eight Pounds of lawful Money of Great Britain the Charity of Edmund Arnold< no role > Esqr.
decease to him in hand paid by Roger Altham< no role > Esquire Treasurer to the said
Charity [..] the said Charles Harrow< no role >
h is said Apprentice in the Art of a Taylor which h e useth, by the best Means that
h e can, shall teach and instruct, or cause to be taught and instructed, finding unto the said Apprentice sufficient
Meat, Drink, Washing Cloaths Lodging, and all other Necessaries during the said
Term. of Seven Years
And for the true Performance of all and every the said Covenants and Agreements, either of the said Parties bindeth
h imself unto the other by these Presents. In Witness whereof, the Parties above named to these Indentures interchangeably
have put their Hands and Seals the Seventeenth Day of March in the Eighteenth
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, Etc. and in the Year of our Lord 177 8.

Sealed and delivered in the Presence of
Charles Horne< no role >

The Mark of
John [mark] Pettey< no role >

THE Indenture, Covenant, 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 Apprentice, 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 Substitute; otherwise the Indenture
will be void, the Master or Mistress forfeit Fifty Pounds and another Penalty,
and the Apprentice be disabled to follow his Trade or be made free.