JONATHAN WEDGWOOD AND WILLIAM DUESBURY. 347 



Wedgwood was to " find and provide for himself, meat 

 I drink, washing, lodging, and apparrel:"- 



"AETICLES of Agreement indented, made, concluded, and agreed 

 upon the second Day of December, in the year of our Lord one 

 thousand seven hundred and Seventy-two : Between JONATHAN- 

 WEDGWOOD, of the Borough of Derby, China or Porcelain Repairer 

 or Thrower, of the one part ;~and WM. DTJESBTJEY, of the same place, 

 China or Porcelain Manufacturer, of the other part, as follows : 

 First, the said Jonathan Wedgwood, for the Consideration hereafter 

 mentioned, doth hereby for himself Covenant, promise, and agree to 

 and with the said Win. Duesbury, his Executors and Administrators, 

 as his and their Covenant Servant, and diligently and faithfully 

 shall serve them with his whole abilities and services, according to 

 the best and utmost of his skill and knowledge will exercise and 

 employ himself in the arts of Repairing or Throwing China or Porce- 

 lain Ware, for the said Wm. Duesbury, his Executors and Admin- 

 istrators, for the most profit, benifit, and Advantage that he, the said 

 Jonathan Wedgwood, can ; and shall and will keep the secrets of the 

 said Wm. Duesbury, his Executors and Administrators, Relateing to 

 the said business, and be just and true to the said Wm. Duesbury, 

 his Executors and Administrators, in all Matters and things; and 

 also that the said Jonathan Wedgwood will find and provide for 

 himself Meat, Drink, Washing, Lodging, and Apparrel, and all 

 other necessary's, during the said term of three years, to com- 

 mence from the day of the date hereof ; and in consideration of the 

 premiseses, and of the Several Matters and things by the said 

 Jonathan Wedgwood to be done and performed, as aforesaid, he, 

 the said Wm. Duesbury, doth for himself, his [executors and 

 administrators, Covenant, promise, and agree to and with the 

 said Jonathan Wedgwood, that he, the said Wm. Duesbury, his 

 executors and administrators, shall and will well and truely pay 

 or cause to be paid unto the said Jonathan Wedgwood weekley, and 

 every week during the said term of Three years, for every whole 

 week thereof which the said Jonathan Wedgwood shall work, 

 according to the usual hours of Repairing at the said Wm. Dues- 

 bury's Manufactory, in Derby aforesaid, the Sum of fourteen shillings 

 of Lawfull Money of Great Britain; but if the said Jonathan 

 Wedgwood shall at any time during the said term, by Sickness or 

 any other Inevitable accident, be rendered unable to repair China or 

 Porcelain ware for the said Wm. Duesbury, his Executors or Ad- 

 ministrators, at the said Manufactory, or shall wilfully decline or 



