Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    HN4/1/43/2
  • Title
    Apprenticeship Indenture for James Luck of Ridgmont to John Tims of Woburn, wheelwright. Term of five years.
  • Date free text
    29 November 1827- 1 December 1827
  • Production date
    From: 1827 To: 1827
  • Scope and Content
    This Indenture witnesseth that James Luck(son of Sarah Luck of Aspley Guise in the County of Bedford, widow by Robert Nash Luck her late husband deceased) a poor child belonging to and having a settlement in the Parish of Ridgmont aforesaid by and with the consent of his said mother (testified by her being a Party to and Executing these presents) doth put himself apprentice to John Tims of Stanbridge in the parish of Leighton Buzzard in the said County of Bedford, wheelwright to learn his and with him after the manner of an apprentice to serve him from the day of the date hereof unto the full end and term of five years or until he the said apprentice shall attain the age of twenty one years from hence next ensuing ad fully to be complete and ended during which term the said apprentice his said Master faithfully shall serve his secrets keep his lawful commands everywhere gladly he shall do no damage to his said Master nor see it to be done of others but to his power shall forthwith give warning to his said Master of the same he shall not waste the goods of his said Master nor lend them unlawfully to any he shall not commit fornication nor contract matrimony during the said Term. He shall not play cards dice or any other unlawful games whereby his said Master may have any loss by his own Goods or others during the said Term without license of his said Master he shall neither buy or sell he shall not haunt Taverns or Playhouses or absent himself from his said Master’s Service day or night unlawfully but in all things as a faithful apprentice he shall behave himself towards his said Master and all his during the said Term. And the said John Tims in consideration of the sum of ten pounds of lawful money of Great Britain to him in hand paid by the Churchwardens of the said Parish of Ridgmont at or before the execution of these presents the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged (which said sum of ten pounds is part and parcel of certain charity monies or interest arising therefrom left by the will of Arthur Whitchelsea for the putting out annually poor children of the parish of Ridgmont and other villages therein mentioned apprentices) the said John Tims his said apprentice in the art or calling of a wheelwright which he useth by the best means that he can shall and will teach and instruct or cause to be taught or instructed finding unto the said apprentice good and sufficient meat drink washing lodging and all other necessaries during the said term. And for the performance of all the covenants and agreements aforesaid either of the said parties Master and Apprentice bindeth himself unto the other by these presents. In Witness whereof the said parties to these presents have hereunto set their hand and seals the First day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty seven. Signed: James Luck: Sarah luck; John Tims; William Readman; William Harland, Clerk to Mr Green, solicitor, Woburn; Green. With receipt for £10 signed by John Tims 1 December 1827. Enclosed handwritten note from William Readman to Mr Tims, Stanbridge: The Churchwardens and Overseers of the poor of the said parish do send James Luck to you Mr Tims as apprentice if you are willing to agree to the terms £10 premium now and cloathe him head to foot and two shirts and two pair of stickings and the we shall expect you to do for him whien his time is up you set your hand to that agreement and sent it back by J Luck and we and we will meet you at Mr Greens offices on Saturday the 1st December. If you agree to these terms or not say nothing more about that business. Note signed by John Tims: Mr Readman, I will agree to this agreement so far as to say James Luck shall be clothed fit to go anywhere when I have done with him. November 29 1827.
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