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day of December in the Year of our Lord One Thousand seven hundred
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and Sixty Eight It is Witnessed That
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Peter Ayrey
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did put
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himself Apprentice to your petitioner to learn his Art and with him
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after the manner of an
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to serve from the day and date
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thereof unto the full end and term of seven Years from thence next
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ensuing and fully to be compleat and Ended And that your Petitioner
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in Consideration of the Sum of ten pounds of lawfull Money of Great
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Britain his said Apprentice in the Art of a Taylor which he then used
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did thereby Covenant to Teach and Instruct or cause to be taught
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and Instructed in the best way and manner that your Petitioner could
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finding and allowing unto his said Apprentice sufficient Meat
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Drink washing Cloaths Lodging and all other necessaries during
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the said Term of Seven Year's as by the said Indenture or Deed poll
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Relation being thereunto had will more fully and at large Appear
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That your Petitioner from the Time of making the said Indenture
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or Deed poll hitherto hath performed fulfilled and kept all and every
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the Covenants and Agreements in the said recited Indenture or Deed poll
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mentioned or his part to be performed fulfilled and kept according to the
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Tenor and Effect of the said recited Indenture or Deed Poll And that
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the said
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hath not performed fulfilled and Kept all
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mentioned on his part to be performed fullfilled and kept according to
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after the first three Months of his said
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without your Petitioners Leave or Consent at Eight
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sundry Times both by Night and by Day from his said Service hath
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absented himself even for a fortnight together sometimes for about a
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Week and at other Times for less Likewise hath frequently disposed of his
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Cloaths and returns back to your petitioner sometimes by himself and at
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other Times brought home by the Watchman all in Rags.
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