AND the said E. F. doth covenant, promise and agree that he the said E. F. shall and will faithfully and to the best of his skill, experience and abilities, teach and instruct or cause to be taught and instructed, his said apprentice in all and every the art, skill and knowledge of navigating, managing, steering and directting of a ship or vessel in all seas, bays, rivers, channels, creeks, harbours and waters, and in all and every thing thereunto necessary and requisite; and shall and will find and provide unto and for his said apprentice good and sufficient meat, drink, washing and wearing apparel, both woollen and linen, and all other necessaries during the said term: AND for the true performance of all and every the covenants and agreements either of the said parties bindeth himself unto the other by these presents. IN WITNESS, &c.

An indenture for the sea for a common sailor to serve in such ships as the master shall appoint.

THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH, That a son of B. of &c. doth bind himself apprentice unto C. of &c. after the manner of an apprentice to serve him the said C. and such other person or persons in the navigation of any ship or vessel as the said C. shall order and appoint, from the day of the date hereof for the full term of years, and fully to be complete and ended; during all which said term the said apprentice shall and will faithfully serve the said C. and do and perform all such service and business, as well at sea on board any ships or vessels which shall belong or be employed in the service of the said C. and with and under such person or persons as he shall from time to time order and appoint, or otherwise, as the occasions of the said C. shall require, and shall and will obey all the lawful commands of his said master, and such other person or persons with whom he shall from time to time or der and appoint him to serve and go in such ship or vessel, and diligently and carefully demean and behave himself towards him and them. He shall not do, or willingly suffer to be done by others, any hurt, prejudice or damage to the goods, merchandises or other affairs of his said master, or any other with whom he shall be appointed to serve as aforesaid; but the same to the utmost of his power shall hinder and prevent, or him and them thereof forthwith give notice. He shall not absent himself from the said service by day or night unlawfully,but in all things as a good and faithful apprentice he shall demean and behave himself towards his said master, and such person or persons with whom he shall order him from time to time to serve as aforesaid during the said term. And the said master his said apprentice shall and will cause to be taught

and instructed in the art or business of a sailor, as far as shall be necessary to the voyages wherein he shall be employed: and also shall and will find and provide unto and for his said apprentice meet and sufficient meat, drink, washing and wearing apparel, both woollen and linen, and all other necessaries during the said term. AND for the true performance, &c. IN WITNESS, &c.

A discharge of an apprentice from his indentures. TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, A.B. of &c. sends greeting. WHEREAS, C. D. son of E. D. of &c. did by his indenture of prenticeship, bearing date on or about the

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of -, put himself apprentice unto the said A. B. for the term of seven years, as by the said indenture, reference being thereunto had, may more fully and at large appear. AND WHEREAS the said A. B. at the request of the said E. D. the father, and the said C. D. the apprentice, testified by their being parties to and sealing and delivering of these presents, hath discharged the said C. D. from his service; and the said indentures are delivered up by the said parties to be cancelled. NOW THEREFORE KNOW YE, That the said A. B. hath remised, released and for ever discharged, and by these presents DOTH, for himself, his executors and administrators, remise, release and for ever discharge the said C. D. of and from the said indenture of apprenticeship, and all service and other matters and things in the said indentures contained, on his part to be performed, and of and from all actions and causes of actions, suits, specialties, covenants, agreements, clauses and demands whatsoever, for or concerning the said indentures of apprenticeship, or by reason of any other matter or thing whatsoever, from the beginning of the world to the day of the date hereof. IN WITNESS, &c.

LETTERS OF LICENSE AND COMPOSITION.

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A deed of composition of creditors with a debtor, granting a time for payment of the composition money, and a freedom from arrests, &c. with a proviso in case of default. TO ALL, &c. WE whose hands and seals are hereunto subscribed, creditors, or authorised by and subscribing for creditors of A. B. of &c. send greeting. WHEREAS the said A. B. by reason of several losses and otherwise, is not able to make full payment and satisfaction of and for the debts, sum and sums of money, wherein he now standeth indebted unto US, or to those for whom we subscribe, but doth propose and offer to pay and secure unto each and every of us his said creditors the sum of nine shillings for every pound or twenty shillings which he now oweth unto each and every of the said creditors respectively, in full payment and satisfaction of all and every of our debt and debts. NOW KNOW YE, That we the said creditors of the said A. B. do hereby for ourselves severally The creditors coand respectively, our respective partners, executors, ad- venant that in case 9s per pound ministrators and assigns, covenant, promise and agree, to be paid by such a and with the said A. B. his executors and administrators, be in full. that in case the said A. B. do and shall on or before the day of next pay or cause to be paid unto each and every of us the said creditors parties hereunto, the sum of three shillings in the pound, part of the said nine shillings for every pound of twenty shillings respectively due unto US; and also on or before the of next pay or cause to be paid unto each and every of us the said creditors, parties hereto, the further sum of three shillings in the pound, further part of the said nine shillings, for every pound or twenty shillings respectively due unto us and each and every of us. AND also on or before the also next, pay or cause &c. unto &c. the further sum of three shillings in the pound, the residue and in full payment of the said nine shillings for every pound or twenty shillings respectively due unto, and so agreed to be taken and accepted by us and each and every of us as aforesaid; that then and in such case we the said creditors who have hereunto subscribed our names our respective executors, administrators, partners and assigns, shall and will accept and take such several payments, payable in manner aforesaid, in full of our respective debt and debts, dues and demands,

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due and owing to us and each and every of us aforesaid. AND ALSO upon full payment of all such said several payments, payable in manner as aforesaid, to us and each And upon full payment they of us respectively, WE the said creditors, our respective shallsign releases executors, administrators, partners and assigns, shall and will severally and respectively seal and execute to and for the use of the said A. B. his executors and administrators a good and sufficient general release or releases, in the law, of all actions, suits, bills, bonds, accounts, debts, dues and demands whatsoever, from the beginning of the world to the day of the date of these presents. PROVI

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DED ALWAYS, that in case the said A. B. shall fail or Proviso, that in neglect to pay or cause to be paid unto us and each and these presents to every or any of us, all or any part of the said several payments, on the several days and times above limited, expressed and appointed for payment thereof, contrary to the true intent and meaning of these presents; that then, and at all times thereafter it shall and may be lawful to and for the said creditors parties to these presents to make void these presents and that then and from thenceforth these presents shall cease, determine, and be absolutely void; any thing herein contained to the contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding. AND WE the said creditors parties to these presents, for ourselves, our executors, administrators, partners and assigns, do further covenant and agree to and with the said A. B. THAT we nor any of us, our executors, administrators, partners and assigns, shall not nor will, during the time or term hereby granted for payment of the said several sums on the days appointed for payment thereof as aforesaid, or until default or failure of payment thereof or of some part thereof, in manner aforesaid, arrest, sue, attach, implead or otherwise trouble the said A. B. his goods or chattels, but shall and will permit and suffer him to go free and at liberty, without any molestation, for and until the time or term hereby granted for payment of the said several sums on the days appointed for payment thereof, or for or until default or failure of payment thereThese presents a of, or of some part thereof, in manner as aforesaid. AND WE do hereby agree that these presents shall be a free and absolute discharge from all actions and suits already commenced or to be commenced during the time or term aforesaid. IN WITNESS WHEREOF we the said creditors of the said A. B. have hereunto set our hands and seals this day of &c.

discharge.

Another.

To accept five shillings in the pound, and to execute a general Release.

TO ALL &c. A. of &c. C. D., E. F., G. and H. &c. creditors of I. K. send greeting. WHEREAS the said I. K. is indebted to us his said creditors in several sums of money, which he is not able to pay: AND WHEREAS, S. K. of &c. brother of the said I. K. hath offered to pay to each of us, the creditors of his said brother, five shillings for every twenty shillings to the principal debts to each of us, owing from his said brother, provided we accept the same in full of our said debts, and discharge his said brother therefrom. NOW therefore know ye, that we the said creditors considering the losses of the said I. K. that he is not able to pay us our full debts, do therefore each of us, by and for himself, his executors and administrators severally and not jointly, nor one for the other, covenant and agree to and with the said I. K. his executors and administrators, that if the said S. K. his executors or administrators, or if the said I. K. or any of them do and shall on or before the

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now next ensuing, pay or cause to be paid unto each of us the said creditors, our executors or administrators, the sum of five shillings for every twenty shillings of the principal debts owing to us, severally, from the said I. K. WE the said creditors respectively shall and will accept and receive the same in full payment and satisfaction of our said several debts owing to us from the said I. K. at the sealing hereof, and all actions, suits, claims and demands concerning the same, and will then and thereupon, seal, execute, and deliver unto or to the use of the said I. K. his executors and administrators a sufficient release and discharge of all actions, suits, debts, dues, bills, specialties, accounts, sums of money, judgments, executions, claims and demands whatsoever, both in law and equity, from the beginning of the world to the day of the date of these presents; PROVIDED, that if all of us the said creditors, shall not seal and execute these presents on or before the day of now next ensuing, or if the said five shillings for every twenty shillings shall not be duly paid to us at the time aforesaid according to the true intent and meaning hereof: IN either of the said cases these presents shall be void and of no effect. IN WITNESS, &c.

Letter of license from one person only and covenant not to sue the debtor, under forfeiture of debt.

TO ALL, &c. I, A. B. of &c. send greeting. WHEREAS C. D. of &c. is and stands indebted unto me the said A. B. which by reason of losses he is not able to pay, NOW THEREFORE KNOW YE, that I the