HN4/1/77/13a

Salford Charity Assignment of Indenture of Apprenticeship. William Clarke apprenticed to Frederick Meadows of Newport Pagnell in the County of Buckingham, saddler and harness maker. Term of 5 years.

21 August 1874 – 18 June 1879

From: 1874 To: 1879

This Indenture witnesseth that William Clarke a poor child born in and having a settlement in the Parish of Salford in the County of Bedford by and with consent of his mother Emma Clarke of Salford aforesaid widow and by and with the consent of the Reverend Boteler Chernocke Smith vicar of the Parish of Salford aforesaid and of William Juggins and Barnard Chernocke Sturges Churchwardens and Robert Emmerton and George Frederick Bosworth Overseers of the Poor of the same parish (testified by their severally executing these presents) doth put himself apprentice to Frederick Meadows of Newport Pagnell in the County of Buckingham, saddler and harness maker to learn his art or trade and with him after the manner of an Apprentice to serve from the eighth day of June now last past for the term of five years during which term the said Apprentice his said Master faithfully and diligently shall serve in the said art of saddler and harness maker and all lawful concerns according to the best of his power skill and ability and behave himself towards his said Master and all his honestly orderly and obediently in all things . And the said Frederick Meadows in consideration of the sum of Twenty Pounds sterling to be paid by the said Vicar Churchwardens and Overseers of the said Parish of Salford in manner following that is to say the sum of Ten Pounds on the execution of these presents and the sum of Ten Pounds on the eighth day of December one thousand eight hundred and seventy six. The receipt of which first mentioned sum of Ten Pounds is hereby acknowledged (which said sum of Twenty Pounds is part of certain Charity moneys charged in lands in the parish of Brightwell by the Will of Dr Woodward and payable to the Vicar Churchwarden and Overseers of the Poor of the said Parish of Salford aforesaid for the binding out of Poor Children born in the Parish of Salford Apprentices). His Said Apprentice by the best means that he can shall and will teach and instruct the or cause to be taught or instructed in the art and business of a saddler & harness maker and shall and will find for his said Apprentice good and sufficient meat drink lodging and tools and all other necessaries except clothes and washing and medicine during the said Apprenticeship. And the said Emma Clarke hereby covenants with the said Frederick Meadows that she will at her own expense find and provide for her said son during the said apprenticeshipi good & sufficient clothes and washing and medicine and surgery in case of sickness or accident. And it is hereby declared and agreed by or between all the said parties of these presents that if the said Apprentice shall not be living or shall not continue in the service of the said Frederick Meadows as such apprentice when the second moiety of the Premium shall become payable as hereinbefore mentioned that then that such second moiety shall not be paid and the said Frederick Meadows shall not have any claim in respect thereof. And for the true performance of all the Covenants and Agreements aforesaid on the part of the said Frederick Meadows he bindeth himself to the to the said Vicar Churchwarden and Overseers and their successors respectively by these presents. In Witness whereof the said parties to these presents have hereunto set their hands and seals the twenty first day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy four. Signed: William Clarke; Emma Clarke; Boteler Chernocke Smith; William Juggins; Barnard C Sturges; Robert Emmerton; Frederick Meadows; Henry Thomas Hall, clerk to Mr Green,Woburn, solicitor. Receipts signed by Frederick Meadows for £10 21 August 1874 witnessed by Henry Thomas Hall. With letter from Frederick Meadows, saddler, Newport Pagnell: Sir, Will you please let me have the Indentures of William Clarke of Salford as he has completed his apprenticeship with me. Annotated ‘Duplicate sent by Salford postman18/6/79.

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Clarke, Emma,
Clarke, William,
Bosworth, George Frederick,
Emmerton, Robert,
Green,
Hall, Henry Thomas,
Juggins, William,
Meadows, Frederick,
Smith, Boteler Chernocke,
Sturges, Barnard Charnock

SALFORD, WOBURN, Newport Pagnell, Brightwell, apprenticeship, parochial charities, lawyer, clerk, churchwardens, Overseers, magistrate, wages/conditions, employment, saddler, harness maker, clothing, solicitor, postman