This Indenture made the Fifteenth Day of Aprill in the Second Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Second by the Grace of God of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, King Defender of the Faith, &c Annoq; Dom 1729 Witnesseth, That John Woolerston and Edward Emery Churchwardens of the Parish of Eaton Socon in the County of Bedford John Emery John Abbys and John Watford Overseers of the Poor of the said Parish, by and with the consent of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the said County of Bedford whose names are hereunto subscribed, have out and placed, and by these Presents do put and place Mary Ashbolt a poor Child of the said Parish, Apprentice to Henry Fox of the said Parish husbandman with him to dwell and serve from the Day of the Date of these presents, until the said Apprentice shall accomplish her full age of One and Twenty years or day of marriage which shall first happen according to the Statute in that Case made and provided: During all which term, the said Apprentice her said Master faithfully shall serve in all lawful Business, according to her Power, Wit, and Ability; and honestly, orderly, and obediently in all Things demean and behave herself towards her said Master an all his during the said term. And the said Henry Fox for himself, his Executors and Administrators, doth Covenant and Grant to and with the said Churchwardens and Overseers, and every of them, their and every of their Executors and Administrators, and their and every of their Successors for the time being, by these presents, that the said Henry Fox the said Apprentice in the way and business of housewifery shall teach and instruct or cause to be taught and instructed to he(?) And shall and will, during all the term aforesaid, find, provide and allow unto the said Apprentice, meet, competent and sufficient Meat, Drink, and Apparel, Lodging, Washing, and all other things necessary and fit for an Apprentice. And also shall and will so provide for the said Apprentice, that she be not any way a Charge to the said Parish, or Parishioners of the same; but of and from all Charge shall and will save the said parish and Parishioners harmless and indemnified during the said term. And at the end of the said term, shall and will make, provide, allow, and deliver unto the said Apprentice double Apparel of all sorts, good and new, (that is to say) a good new suit for the Holy-days, and another for the Working-days. In Witness whereof, the Parties abovesaid to these present Indentures interchangeably have put their Hands and Seals the Day and Year above-written. Sealed and Delivered in the Presence of Nichs Livett Jno Smith We whose Names are Subscribed, Justices of the Peace of the County Q: unus aforesaid to hereby consent to the putting forth of the abovesaid Mary Ashbolt Apprentice, according to the Intent and Meaning of the Indenture abovesaid. Wm Becker Wm Asplin Henry Fox his Marke Memorandum the day and year within written The within named churchwardens and Overseers of the poor for and in Consideration of all and Singular the agreements within mentioned and expressed to be performed and Kept Have paid at the ensealing of these present Indentures unto the within named Henry Fox the Sum of Fourty Shillings (That is to say) Twenty Shillings of which id allowed for Clothing of the within named Mary Ashbolt And the said Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor do further promise and Agree that the Successors of them for the time being shall well and truly pay or cause to be paid unto the said Henry Fox his Executors Administrators or Assigns the further sum of Twenty Shillings a Year until the full sum of four pounds more (over and above the said sum of Twenty Shillings) shall be fully paid and discharged which will make in all the Sum of Six pounds being the full and whole Sum of the contract for the said Mary Ashbolt's Apprenticeshipp. Provided nevertheless that in case the said Mary Ashbolt shall happen to dye before any or any part of the said Twenty Shillings a year shall become due and payable That then so much as shall not be due or payable before the Death of the said Mary Ashbolt shall then become Void and unpayable.