Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    HN4/1/30/14
  • Title
    Apprenticeship Indenture for Frederick Moore of Ampthill apprenticed to James Wildman of Ampthill, carpenter.
  • Date free text
    19 February 1870– 10 March 1874
  • Production date
    From: 1870 To: 1874
  • Scope and Content
    This Indenture made the nineteenth day of February one thousand eight hundred and sixty nine Between William Samuel Slinn and Samuel Henry Barton churchwardens of the parish of Ampthill in the County of Bedford and William Stephen Allen and Levi Farrer Overseers of the Poor of the said parish of Ampthill (the trustees or managers for the time being of that portion of the funds of a certain public charity called Arthur Wintchelse’s Charity which is available for putting out poor children of the said Parish of Ampthill apprentices) of the first part James Moore of Ampthill aforesaid coal merchant’s clerk of the second part Frederick Moore son of the said James Moore (which said Frederick Moore hath been nominated and chosen by the said Trustees or managers as a proper object of the said Charity) of the third part and James Wildman of Ampthill aforesaid carpenter of the fourth part. Witnesseth that in consideration of the covenants hereinafter contained in the part of the said James Wildman to be performed He the said Frederick Moore with the approbation of his said father and also of the said Trustees and managers testified by their respectively executing these presents Doth put in place and bind himself to the said James Wildman to serve him after the manner of an apprentice from the date of these presents until the tenth day of March one thousand eight hundred and seventy four during all which time the said apprentice shall and will properly behave and demean himself unto his said Master his secrets keep his lawful commands everywhere cheerfully execute and shall not nor will so any hurt to his said Master in his business or otherwise nor cause or suffer it to be done by others but shall and will prevent the same to the utmost of his power and acquaint his said Master therewith and shall not nor will either waste give or lend the goods of his said Master at cards dice or any other unlawful games he shall not play. Taverns ale houses or play houses he shall not frequent, fornication he shall not commit, matrimony he shall not contract. From the service of his said Master he shall not absent himself without leave but in all things shall and will conduct himself as a good and faithful apprentice ought to do during the whole of his apprenticeship. In consideration of which premises and also of the sum of five pounds sterling the said James Wildman paid by the said trustees at the execution of these presents (the whole of which said premium or sum is provided by or at the sole charge of the said public charity without the addition of any other premium or sum from any other quarter by reason of which this Indenture is expressly exempted from all stamp duty by virtue of the stamp act passed in the fifty fifth year of the reign of King George the Third). He the said James Wildman doth hereby covenant with the said James Moore his executors and administrators that he the said James Wildman shall and with the best of his skill and knowledge teach and instruct or cause to be taught and instructed the said apprentice in the art mystery and practice of a carpenter which he the said James Wildman now useth in as full ample and sufficient a manner as he the said James Wildman now doth or at any time hereafter during the said apprenticeship shall or may practice or use the same. And also shall and will ( so long as the said apprentice shall duly perform his part as aforesaid but not while the said apprentice shall through sickness or otherwise cease to do so) well and truly pay or cause to be paid unto the said apprentice the sum of two shillings weekly from the date of these presents to the tenth day of March one thousand eight hundred and seventy two the sum of four shillings weekly from the tenth day of March one thousand eight hundred and seventy two to the tenth day of March one thousand eight hundred and seventy three the sum of five shillings weekly the tenth day of March one thousand eight hundred and seventy three until the expiration of the said apprenticeship. And the said James Moore for himself his heirs executors and administrators doth hereby covenant with the said James Wildman his executors and administrators that he the said James Moore shall and will during the said apprenticeship find and provide for the said apprentice good and sufficient meat drink and lodging and also all manner of needful and proper apparel and washing and mending thereof and also shall and will bear the expenses of an apothecary nurse or medicines in case the said apprentice shall happen to be afflicted with any illness during the said apprenticeship. In witness whereof the said parties to these presents have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year above written. Signed: W S Slinn; Samuel H Barton; W S Allen; Levi Farrer; James Moore; Frederick Moore; James Wildman. Witness Samuel Barton, solicitor.With receipt for £5.0.0 signed by James Wildman dated 19 February 1870
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