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Worships would be pleased to Consider the Premisses and Set her tax free for the future and Your Petitioner as in duty Bound Shall Every pray &c. Wm. Juett Whereupon Came here into Court the afd. Petitioner in his Proper person and thereupon the Petition afd. being Read and heard and fully understood it is Considered by the Court here that the afd. Negro Pegg after this Year be for the future tax free &c
afd. during which term the Said Apprentice his said Master well and faithfully he Shall Serve his Secrets keep his Commandments Lawfully and honestly everywhere Willingly he Shall doe and in all things as a good and faithfull Apprentice he Shall demean himself towards his Said Master and all his during the term afd. In Consideration of which Service the Said Mathias Hobbs present here in Court in his proper person Covenanteth with the Justices of the Same Court in Court Judicially Sitting in Manner and form following that is to Say that he the Said Mathias Hobbs Shall and Will during the term afd. Learn his Said Apprentice the trade of a Cordwainer and to Read Well in the testament and at the Expiration of his Servitude Give him a New S:t of Cloaths of Narrow Broad Cloath Over and Above his Common wearing Cloaths and as Many Tools as will be Sufficient to make a good Shoe and Likewise find and Provide for his Said Apprentice Meat drink Washing Lodging and Cloathing Sufficient for Such an Apprentice to have and wear during the term afd. Whereupon the Said Mathias Hobbs is Ordered to give Security to Comply with the Covenants afd. Thereupon the Said Mathias Hobbs together with Benjamin Cottman and Wm. Stuart of Somerset County planters his Securitys all Present here in Court in their Proper persons Acknowledged themselves Indebted unto the afd. Molatto Levin thirty Pounds Curt Money of Maryland on their bodies Goods Chattles Lands and tenements Joyntly and Severally to the use of the Said Levin his heirs and Assigns to be made and Levied if it happen that the Said Mathias Hobbs do not during the term afd. Learn his Said Apprentice the trade of a Cordwainer and to Read Well in the testament and at the Expiration and as Many Cordwainers tools as will be Sufficient to Make a Good Shoe of Narrow Broad Cloth of his Servitude do not Give him a New Suit of Cloaths ^ Over and Above his Common Wearing Cloaths ^ and do not Likewise find and Provide for his Said Apprentice Meat drink Washing Lodging and Cloathing Sufficient for Such an Apprentice to have and Wear during the term afd. &c
Lawfully and honestly Every where willingly she Shall doe and in all things as a good and faithfull Apprentice she Shall demean herself towards her Said Mistres and all hers during the term afd. In Consideration of Which Service the Said Mary Hobbs present here in Court in her proper person Covenanteth with the Justices of the Same Court in Court the Judicially Sitting in Manner and form following that is to Say that term afd. Learn her Said Apprentice the trade of a Weaver and to knit Sew and Spin and to Read Well in the testament and Likewise find and Provide for her Said Apprentice Meat drink Washing Lodging and Cloathing Sufficient for Such an Apprentice to have and Wear during the term afd. Whereupon the Said Mary Hobbs is Ordered to give Security to Comply with the Covenants afd. Thereupon the Said Mary Hobbs with Robert Hopkins and Charles Leatherbury her Securitys all Present here in Court in their Proper persons Acknowledged themselves Indebted unto the afd. Leah in thirty Pounds Curt Money of Maryland on their bodies Goods or Chattles Lands and tenements Joyntly and Severally to the use of the Said Leah her heirs and Assigns to be made and Levied if it happen that the Said Mary Hobbs do not during the term afd. Learn her Said Apprentice the |
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