Y 
Short Notes. 
Avebury in the County of Wilts Gentleman and John Grant of the same 
place Gentleman and John Nalder of West Kennett in the Parish of Avebury 
and County aforesaid Yeoman and Robert Nalder William Thrush Francis 
Piper Stephen Browning and William Harbert of Avebury aforesaid 
Yeomen and William Wooldridge and William Philpot of Beckhampton in 
the said Parish of Avebury Yeomen, are held and firmly do stand bound to 
each other in the sum of Ten pounds of good and lawful money of Great, 
Britain to be paid unto each and either of us or our certain Attorney To 
the which payment well and truly to be made we do hereby bind ourselves 
firmly by these presents. Sealed with our Seals Dated the Twelfth Day 
of January in the Twenty-ninth 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 and in the year of our Lord 1756 Whereas 
the Threshers and other Daily Workmen and Servants of us the above 
bounded John Grant, John Nalder, Robert Nalder, 
William Thrush, Francis Piper, Stephen Browning, William Harbert, 
William Wooldridge, and William Philpot, have long established that very 
bad custom of going out of their business two Hours every day at their 
Breakfast-time, and one Hour at their Dinner-time for the space of nine 
Months in the year, and two Hours every Day all the other part of the year 
to our great detriment. We do therefore unanimously agree té order and 
oblige all and every our Threshers and other Daily Servants to be in their 
Work and Service from Six of the Clock in the Morning untill Ten and 
from Eleven untill Three and from four untill Six, and so to continue from 
the Middle of February untill the middle of November, And from the middle 
of November untill the middle of February they shall continue in their said 
Work and Service from Daylight until Eleven of the Clock and from Twelve 
untill Night. Now The Condition of this Obligation is such that if any 
Servant or Servants of us or any or either of us refusing to work pursuant 
to the above Order, and thereupon his Master turns him off and each and 
every of us refuseth, and doth not by any means or ways howsoever counte- 
nance employ or set to work any such Servant or Servants so refusing to 
work as above said Then this Obligation to be void or else to remain in 
full force. 
“ Signed and delivered (being first 
duly stamped) in the presence of 
Jno Clements. 
Francis Piper 
“Jno Griffin Grant Stephen Browning 
“John Nalder William Harbert 
“Robert Nalder William Wooldridge 
“ Will. Thrush Wm. Philpot 
his mark.” 
W. H. Davis. 
