112 The Conversion of Mary Hurll. 



Wiltes, Humfry Yorke, William Lewis th'elder, Roger Glide and William 

 Buckland Overseers for the poore of the said parish of th'one parte, And 

 Walter Martyn of the said parish, Butcher of th'other parte Witnesseth that 

 the said Churchwardens and Overseers by, and with the speciall consent and 

 direccions of William Gringfield' gent' Mayor Executor, Christofer Lypyatt- 

 and Stephen Gilmore gent'^ three of his Majesties Justices of the peace of 

 and within the same Burrough Have placed Mary Hurle one of the 

 daughters of Simon Hurle, late of this Towne Glover, deceased, a poore 

 inhabitant of the said parish, Apprentice to and with the said Walter 

 Martyn And after the manner of an apprentice with him for to dwell and 

 serve from henceforth for and dureinge the full end and terme of eight years 

 from thence next following and fully to compleat and ende it by and dureing 

 which sad Terme the said Mary Hurle doth hereby Covenaunte well truely 

 and faithfully to serve the said AValter Martin as her Master as his Appren- 

 tice without perloyneing, wastinge, imbezilling, or consumeing any of his 

 goods, his commands lawful and honest every where and att all tymes shee 

 shall and will gladly doo and performe, dammage or hurt vnto her Master 

 shee shall not doo. The goods of her said Master sliee shall not inordinately 

 wast Nor them to any man lend without his leave. Fornicacon shee shall 

 not committ, Matrimony shee shall not contract, att the Dice, Cards, or any 

 other vnlawfull game shee shall not play, Tavernes or Alehowses shee shall 

 not haunt or frequent, vnles it be about her said Masters busines there to be 

 done. Neither shall she absent her selfe from her said Masters service by 

 day or by night without his leave, But shall in all thinges demeasne and 

 behaue herselfe as a good and faithful Servant or Apprentice ought to do 

 dureinge the said Terme, And the said Walter Martyn, the said Mary 

 Hurle in the Art or Science of a Bonelace maker and alsoe in huswifry or 

 domestrine ^ imployraent shall teach, instruct, and breed vpp, or cause to be 

 well taught instructed and bredd vpp duering the said Terme, And shall and 

 will giue, provide, allow and deliver vnto his said apprentice competente 

 and sufficient meate, drinke, washing, Lodginge, Apparell, Lynnen, 

 woollen, hose, shoos, Hatts and all other necessaryes meete and 

 conveniente for such an Apprentice and suitable to her degree. And in 

 th'end of the said Terme shall and will giue and deliver unto his said 

 Apprentice double Apparrell, that is to say one suite for working dayes and 

 another suite for holy dayes, And as for the true observance and performance 

 of all and singuler the covenants, graunts and Articles which on the parte 

 and behalfe of the said Apprentice is to be performed and observed shee the 



1 W. Greenfield, or Grinfeild, was mayor in 1664, 1670, 1676, and 1685. 



' Chr. Lippeatt, or Lypyatt, mayor in 1663, 1669, 1674, and 1684. 



=• Stephen Gilmore, mayor in 1665, 1671, and 1678. 



" " Domestryne " is the form which occurs in many indentures in 1664 — 72 

 in Marlborough. I think it must have arisen originally from a clerk mis- 

 reading the word " domestique," and so perpetuating the mistake ip 

 subsequent copies. 



