St Clement Danes Parish:
Parish Apprenticeship Indentures and Registers
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15th June 1688 - 2nd October 1694

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Image 18 of 14828th July 1688


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 > and Wm Lawrence< no role > Overseeres of the poore of the Parish of St
Clement Danes in ye County of Middx with thassent of John Phillipps< no role > & Peter Lugg< no role > Esqrs . Justices
of the Peace for ye County of Middx & Citty & Libty of Westmr . According to a Statute in that
case made & provided Have put Mathew Lander< no role > sonne of Lander late of ye Parish of
St Clement Danes Apprentice to John Temple< no role > of the Parish of St Clement
Danes Taylor and with him after the manner of an Apprentice to dwell & serve from the
day of the date hereof unto the fullend and terme of seaven yeares from thence next
ensueing and full to be compleate and ended Dureing all which said terme wee the
Churchwardens and Overseeres of the poore with the assent aforesaid Doe Order and
appoint that the said Mathew Lander well and faithfully shall serve his secretts Keepe
his Commandments lawfull & honest every where shall gladly 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 Mar. 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 & faithfull servant ought
to doe Shall be have himselfe towards his master and all his dureing the said terme of
seaven yeares Tavernsor Alehouses he shall not frequent unlesse it be about his
Mars. bussinesse there to be done, at Cards Due or any other unlawfull games she
Shall not play where by his Mar may receive any prejudice, Fornication dureing the
said terme he shall not committ Matrymony dureing the said terme he shall not
contract And the said John Temple shall leach and instruct or cause to be taught
and instructed his said Apprentice in the trade of a Taylor which he now useth
according to his best skill and Knowledge And the said John Temple shall give and
find to his said Apprentice sufficient meate drink washing Lodging Linnen
Apparrell and all other necessarys meete and convenient for such an Apprenti [..]
dureing the said terme And for the trade Pformance of all the said Articles in
forme aforesaid to be kept the said Pties bind themselves each to other by these
prsents In Wittnesse whereof the said Pties to these prsent Indres interchangeably
have sett theire hands and seales this eight & twentieth day of July in the fourty
yeare of the raigue of or soveraigne Lord James the 2d. over England Scottland
France & Ireland King Etc Annoqr Dui 1688 .

Sealed and delivered
in the prsence of
[..] Best
Robert Smith< no role > Vestry Clerk

John Temple< no role >




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