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and fidelity in his said station, in the said service, defend the property 

 of the said Company, and their factories and territories, and will not 

 absent himself from the said service, nor engage, or be concerned, in 

 any trade, or employment vv^hatsoever, except for the benefit of the 



said Company, and according to their orders ; and that the said 



vi^ill faithfully obey all lav^s, orders, or regulations, established or 

 made by the said Company, for the good government of their settle- 

 ments and territories ; and at all times during the residence of the 



said in North America, he will defend the rights and privileges 



of said Company, and aid and support their officers and agents to the 



utmost of his power ; and the said further engages and agrees, 



that if required so to do by the said governor of the said Company in 

 North America, or other their officers and agents for the time being, 

 he shall enrol himself as a soldier, in any volunteer, militia, or other 

 military corps that may be formed or embodied by the said Company 

 in North America, and act in that capacity with covirage and fidelity, 

 on any offensive or defensive service in which he may be employed 

 by the governor of said Company in North America, or other their 

 officers and agents for the time beino^, and attend such drills or exer- 

 cise, in order to acquire a knowledge of the duties that may be 

 required of him, as a member of such corps, whenever he may be 

 called upon so to do by the governor of the said Company, or other 



their officers or agents ; and the said further eno^aores and 



agrees, that his wife and children, in consideration of being found 

 in provisions by the said Company, if required so to do by the 

 governor of said Company in North America, or other their officers 

 or agents for the time being, render their services at hay-making, 

 sheep-shearing, weeding, and such other light work as they may be 

 equal to, at the farm or farms on which the said may be em- 

 ployed by the governor of the said Company in North America, or 

 other their officers or agents. 



And the said further engages and agrees, that in case he 



shall omit to give notice to the governor or officers of said Company 

 in North America, one year or upwards, before the expiration of the 

 said term of five years, of his intention to quit their service, and 

 return to Europe, then, that he hereby promises and engages to 

 remain one year longer, and also until the next ship in the service 

 of the Company shall sail from thence for Europe, as their hired 

 servant in North America, upon like terms as are contained in this 

 contract; and the said also engages and agrees, that in case 



