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Phillipps and
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a poore foundeling of the said Parish Apprentice to
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Thomas Bibb
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and St. Ann after the manner of an Apprentice to dwell
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and serve from the day of the date here of unto the full end and terme of
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eight
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years from thence next ensueing and fully to be compleate and ended Dureing all
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which said terme we the Churchwardens and Overseers of the poore wth thassent
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aforesaid Doe Order and appoint that the said
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well and faithfully
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Shall serve his secretts Keepe, his Commandmts. lawfull and honest every where
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shall gladly doe, hurt to his said Mar. she shall d not doe; or consent to be done of
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others, but shall prevent it if she may, or the from time to time admonish him
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thereof, the goods of this said Mar. he shall not wast nor them to any body lend without
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his consent neither from his service by day nor night shall not absent himselfe
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but in all things as a good and faithfull servant ought to doe shall behave himselfe
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towards this Mar and all this dureing the said terme of
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eight yeares Taverns or
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Alehouses he shall not frequent unlesse it be about his Mars. bussinesse there
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to be done at Cards Dice or any other unlawfull games, he shall not play
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whereby his Mar. may receive any prejudice Fornicacon dureing the said terme
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he shall not committ Matrymonye during the said terme he shall not
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contract And the said
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be taught and instructed his said Apprentice in the Crade of a Cutler which
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he now usech according to his best skill and Knowledge And the said
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Thomas Bibb
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Shall give and find to his said Apprentice sufficient meate drink washing
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Lodging Apparrell Linnen and all other necessaryes Meete & conveinent
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for such an Apprentice dureing the said terme And for the true Pformance
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of all the said Articles informe aforesaid to be Kept the said Pties to there prsent
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Indentures interchangeably have sett theire hands & seales this
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twenty first
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day of August in the fourth yeare of the raigue of or Soveraigne Lord
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James the 2d. over England Scotland France & Ireland King Etc Annoqr
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Dui 1688
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Sealed and delivered
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in the presence of
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Simon
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Robert Smith
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Thomas Bibb
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Memorand before ye sealeing & delivery hereof ye said
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Thomas Bibb
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doth Promise to give ye said
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John Clement
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twenty shillings upon ye expiracon of his time if he served
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it truely and honestly wittnesse my hand
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Simon
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