Indenture for E J Williams to Thomas Burroughs Parker

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This Indenture Witnesseth That Edward (MS) Joseph (MS) Williams (MS)
of 45, (MS) Wellington (MS) Street (MS), Victoria (MS) Park, (MS)
in the parish (MS) of Bett (MS) [crossed out] St. (MS) Matthew’s, (MS) Bethnal (MS) Green (MS)
Son of Charles (MS) Williams (MS) [MS insert to:] deceased (MS) & (MS) Sarah (MS) Ann (MS)
Williams (MS), doth
of his own free will and accord, and by and with the consent and approbation of
his Mother (MS) testified by her (MS) executing these Presents, doth [crossed out] put himself
Apprentice to Thomas (MS) Burroughs (MS) Parker (MS) of (MS) the (MS) firm (MS)
of (MS) Brown (MS) & (MS) Parker (MS)) Printers (MS)
of North (MS) Bristone [?] (MS) Eton (MS) Street (MS)
in the parish (MS) Stepney
to learn the Art, Trade or Business of a (MS) Printer, (MS) both (MS) at (MS)
[?] [?] and (MS) all (MS) its (MS) branches (MS)
And with him after the manner of an Apprentice to serve from the date (MS) hereof (MS)
day [crossed out] of [crossed out] November (MS) 19 (MS), one thousand eight hundred and sixty (MS) six (MS) until the
full end and term four (MS) years from the [nce crossed out] [date inserted below:] 19th (MS) of (MS) January (MS) next following, fully to be
complete and ended.
During which term the said Apprentice his Master faithfully shall serve, his secrets keep, and
His lawful commands obey; - he shall do no damage to his said Master or his Goods, nor suffer
It to be done by others, but shall forthwith give notice to his said master of the same, when
Necessary; - he shall not waste the Goods of his said Master, nor lend them unlawfully to any;
Nor shall he do any act whereby his said Master may sustain any loss, with his own Goods or
Others’ during the said term without License of his said Master; - he shall neither buy nor
Sell during his Apprenticeship; nor shall he absent himself from his said Master’s servie
Day or night unlawfully; but in al things as a faithful Apprenntice shall behave himself towards
His said Master and others, during the said term. And the said
Thomas (MS) Burroughs (MS) Parker (MS) shall (MS) teach (MS)
His said Apprentice in [crossed out] the Art, Trade, or Business of Printing (MS)
which [crossed out] he [crossed out] useth [crossed out]
by the best means in his power shall [crossed out] teach [crossed out] and [crossed out] instruct [crossed out] or [crossed out] cause [crossed out] to [crossed out] be [crossed out] taught [crossed out] and [crossed out] instructed; - [crossed out]
the [crossed out] said [crossed out and (MS) likewise (MS) pay (MS)
finding [crossed out] unto the said Apprentice good [crossed out] and [crossed out] sufficient [crossed out] Meat, [crossed out] Drink, [crossed out] lodging, [crossed out] and [crossed out] all [crossed out other [crossed out]
necessaries [crossed out] during [crossed out] the [crossed out] said [crossed out] term [crossed out] wages (MS) at (MS) the (MS) following {MS) rates, (MS) viz: (MS)
[The next six lines are all MS:}
For the year ending January 19, 1867 – 8/- per week
Ditto ditto ditto 1868 – 10/- ditto
Ditto ditto ditto 1868 – 12/- ditto
Ditto ditto ditto 1869 – 14/- ditto
Ditto ditto ditto 1868 – 16/- ditto
These payments will (underlined) cease (underlined) when absent from illness or any other cause [The six lines above are marked with an MS asterisk equivalent to a marginal note in MS:]
These sums are paid in lieu of board, lodging,
Clothing, & medical attendance, the said Edward
Williams being an outorn [?] Apprentice only.
AND for the true performance of all and every of the said Covenants and Agreements the
Said Parties bind themselves by these Presents. IN WITNESS whereof they have to this
Indenture set their Hands and Seals the nineteenth(MS) day of November,(MS)
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty six (MS)
Signed, Sealed and Delivered
In the presence of
[signature:] Charles Rowland [signature:] Sarah Ann Williams
Brown [signature:] Edward Joseph Williamd
[signature:] Thos. B. Parker