Dan Cook
Sam Burton
justices of the peace
Rich Androwes
H Summers
this indenture made
16.1.1730
witnesseth that
Jn Hatch
and
Ambrose Towers
churchwardens and
Thos Sewell
and
Jn May
overseers of Earls Colne with the consent of justices of the peace have put and placed
Wm Sad
a poor child of the parish apprentice to
Sam Smith
of Great Coggeshall bay weaver with him to dwell until aged twenty four years
(now aged 17years) during which time to serve his master etc and
Sam Smith
covenants to instruct him in the art of a bay weaver to lodge and feed him and to indemnify the parishioners and at the end of the term to provide him with double apparel etc
Sam Smith
witnesses
Dan Cook
Sam Burton
justices of the peace
Rich Androwes
H Summers