This Indenture Wittnesseth that John Francis< no role > & Lancelott Coppleston< no role >
ChurchWardens Hugh Mills< no role > Francis Morly< no role > Edward Grisdell< no role > & Wm Lawrence< no role > Overseeres
of the Poore of the Parish of St Clement Danes in the County of Middx with the
Assent of John Phellipps< no role > and Peter Lugg< no role > Esqrs . Justices of the Peace for the
County of Middx and Citty and Liberty of Westmr according to a Statute in that
Case made & provided have putt Wm. Bromwell sonne of John Bromwell< no role >
of the Parish of St Clement Danes Cordwainer Apprentice to James
Townsend of the Parish aforesaid Cordwainer and with him after the
manner of an Apprentice to dwell and serve from the day of the date
of these Prsents unto the full end and terme of Seaven yeares from
thence next ensueing and fully to be compleate and ended Dureing all wth
said for me wee the Churchwardens and Overseeres of the Poore with the
Assent aforesaid and by force of the said satct Doe Order and appoint
That the said William Bromwell, as an Apprentice to the said
James Townsend < no role > well and faithfully Shall Serve his secreetts fee pd, his Comandmts
lawfull and honest every where shall doe, hurt to his said Master he
Shall not doe or consent to be done of others but shall Prevent it if he
may or else from time to time admonish him thereof, the goods of his
Said Master he shall not wast nor them to any body lend without his
Consent, neither from his service by day or night Shall not absent
himselfe; but in all things as a good and faithfull Servant ought to doe
Shall be have himselfe towards his said Mar. and all his dureing the said
terme of Seaven yeares Taverns or Ale houses hee Shall not frequent
Except it be about his masters Bussinesse there to be done, at Due Cards
or any other unlawfull games sie Shall not Play whereby his Master
may receive any prejudice, Fornication he shall not committ
Matrimony dureing the said terme he shall not contract And the
said James Townsend< no role > shall leach and instruct his said Apprentice, or
cause him to be taught and instructed in the trade of a Cordwainer
which he now usech according to his best skill and Knowledge, and
Shall give and find to his said Apprentice Sufficient meate drinke
washing Lodging Apparrell Linnen and all other necessarys meete
and convenient for such an Apprentice dureing the said terme
And for the true Pformance of all the said Articles in forme aforesaid
to be kept the sd Pties find themselves each to other by these Prsents
In Wittnesse whereof the said pties to these prsent Indentures
interchangeably have sett theire hands and Seales this fifteenth day
of June in ye fourth yeare of the raigue of or Soveraigne Lord James
the second over England Scotland France & Ireland King Definder
of the faith Etc Annoqr Dni 1688 .

Sealed & delivered
in the prsence of
Robert Smith< no role >
Robert Smith< no role > Vestry Clerk

James Townsend< no role >