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

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Image 28 of 14810th September 1688


This Indenture Wittnesseth That John Francis< no role > & Lancelott Copleston< no role > Churchwardens
Hugh Mills< no role > , Francis Morlye< no role > , Edward Grisdell< no role > & William Lawrence< no role > Overseeres of ye poore
of the Parish of St Clement Danes in the County of Middx with thassent of John
Phellipps. and Peter Lugg< no role > Esqrs . Justices of ye Peace for ye County of Middx and Citty &
Libty of Westmr . according to a Statute in yt Case made & provided Have putt
Wm. Wills< no role > Some of William Wills< no role > an Apprentice to Wm. Walker< no role > and with him
after the manner of an Apprentice to dwell and serve from the day of the
date thereof unto ye full end and terme of tenne yeares from thence next
ensueing & fully to be compleate & ended Dureing all wth. said terme wee the
Churchwardens and Overseeres of the Poore wth thassent aforesaid Doe
Order and appoint That the said William Willis< no role > and faithfully Shall
serve his secrets keepe his Commandmts. lawfull and honest ever where Shall
gladly doe, hurt to his said Mar. he Shall not doe or consent to be done of others
but that he shall prevent the same,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 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 Mar. and all his dureing the said terme of tenne
Yeares Taverns or Alehouses he Shall not frequent without it be about his
Mar. Bussinesse there to be done, At Cards Dice or any other unlawfull
games he Shall not play whereby his Mar. may receive any prejudice
Fornication he Shall not committ, Matrymony dureing ye said terme he
Shall not contract And the said William Walker< no role > Shall teach & instruct
or cause to be taught and instructed his said Apprentice in ye Trade of a
Fir binman which he now useth according to his best bill & knowledge
And the said William Walter< no role > shall give and find to his said Apprentice
sufficient meate Drinke, Washing Lodging Apparrell Linnen and all
other necessaryes meete and convenient for such an Apprentice
dureing the said terme And for the true Pformance of all the said
Articles informe aforesaid to be kept the said Pties find themselves each
to other by these presents In Wittnesse where of the said parties to these
Prsents Indentures interchangeably have sett theire hands & seales this
tenth day of sept in the fourth yeare of the Raigue of et Soveraigne Lord
James ye 2d over England Etc King Annoqr Dui 1688

Sealed and Delivered
in the Prsence of
Sam [..] oldham< no role >
Robert Smith< no role > Vestry Clerk

William Walker< no role >




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