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truly pay or cause to be paid unto the said Aaron Wood the fur- 

 ther sum of ten shillings and sixpence of like lawful money, upon 

 every eleventh day of November yearly, during the said term : the 

 first payment of the said sum of ten shillings and sixpence, shall 

 be made on the eleventh day of November next ensuing the date 

 hereof. And it is further agreed by and between the said parties 

 to these presents, that the said Aaron Wood shall not be from the 

 service of the said John Mitchell above two weeks in any one year 

 during the said term. And that the said Aaron Wood shall not, 

 and will not at any time or times during the said term, work for 

 any other person or persons at the trade of a earth-potter, but the 

 said John Mitchell, his executors, administrators, or assigns, upon 

 penalty of paying to the said John Mitchell the sum of ten pounds 

 of good and lawful money of Great Britain. And that the said 

 Aaron Wood shall not have person or persons to work with him in 

 the business that the said John Mitchell is to employ him in but 

 himself only. In witness whereof, the said parties to these presents 

 their hands and seals have hereunto put this day and year first 



above written. 



" AARON WOOD. 



" Sealed and delivered in " JOHN \J MITCHELL. 



the presence of his mark." 



" J. HENSHALL. 

 " ANN HEN SHALL. 



At this time, 5s. 6d. or 6s. was considered the full weekly 

 wages of a journeyman potter, and it appears 7s. per week was con- 

 sidered sufficient for a man who was a modeller, and had the full 

 management of the largest manufactory in the Pottery. 



" In the year 1763, Mr. Josiah Wedgwood, who had already intro- 

 duced several improvements into this art, as well with respect to 

 the forms and colours of the wares, as the composition of which 

 they were made, invented a species of earthenware for the table, 

 of a firm and durable body, and covered with a rich and brilliant 

 glaze, and bearing sudden vicissitudes of cold and heat, without 

 injury. It was accompanied also with the advantages of being 

 manufactured with ease and expedition, was sold cheap ; and as it 

 possessed, with the novelty of its appearance, every requisite qua- 

 lity for the purpose intended, it came quickly into general estima- 

 tion and use. To this manufacture the Queen was pleased to give 

 her name and patronage, commanding it to be called QUEEN'S 

 WARE, and honouring the inventor by appointing him her Majesty's 

 potter. 



