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<p n="59">Articles of Agreement<lb></lb>
Indented made Concluded and fully agreed upon this<lb></lb>
twenty fifth day of May in the year of our Lord<lb></lb>
Due House and Seven hundred and Eighty Eight<lb></lb>
Between <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50863_n59-1">Richard Graves</rs>
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Esquire of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50863_geo90">Hembury Fort</rs>
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<lb></lb>
in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50863_geo91">county of Devon</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50863_occ19">Captain</rs>
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in His Majestys<lb></lb>
Royal Navy and <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50863_n59-2">William Mutter</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50863_geo92">the Strand</rs>
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in<lb></lb>
the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50863_geo93">County of Middlesex</rs>
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of the one part and <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50863_n59-99">Thomas<lb></lb>
Lingbam</rs>
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of the Stand in the said <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50863_geo94">County of<lb></lb>
Middlesex</rs>
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Breeches and Waistcoat Manufacturer of the<lb></lb>
other part</p>
<p n="60">Witness that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50863_n60-1">William Mutter</rs>
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by and with the<lb></lb>
Consent and approbation of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50863_n60-2">Richard Graves</rs>
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his Friend<lb></lb>
testified by his being party to and exceeding these presents hath<lb></lb>
become bound and by these presents Doth bind himself to the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50863_n60-3">Thomas Lingham</rs>
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as his Articled or Apprenticed Servant for and<lb></lb>
<obscured></obscured>
the full Term of Seven Years from the date hereof during all<lb></lb>
with said Term be use said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50863_n60-4">William Mutter</rs>
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his Said Master<lb></lb>
well and faithfully shall serve in and about the said Trade and<lb></lb>
Business of a Breeches and Waistcoat Manufacturer and in all<lb></lb>
Matters and things relating thereto his secrets keep and his lawful<lb></lb>
Commands very where do He shall not nor will do nor lawfully<lb></lb>
suffer to be done by any other person or persons any hurt or injury<lb></lb>
to his said Master brot to the best of his ablity present the same<lb></lb>
or give Notice thereof to his said Master He shall not nor will at<lb></lb>
any time absent himself from his said Masters Service without the<lb></lb>
leave of his said Master but shall and will in All Matters and<lb></lb>
things behave himself towards his said Master during the said term<lb></lb>
as a good and faithful Apprentice and these Presents<lb></lb>
further Witness that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50863_n60-5">Thomas Lingham</rs>
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Hath accepted<lb></lb>
and doth hereby accept and take the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50863_n60-6">William Mutter</rs>
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as his<lb></lb>
Apprentice for the Tern aforesaid And also for and in Consideration</p>
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