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the said Company should not have any ship, which will sail from 

 Hudson's Bay for Europe, immediately after the expiration of the 

 said term of five years, or of such further term as hereinbefore 

 mentioned, then he hereby promises and engages to remain in the 

 service as a hired servant of the said Company in North America, 

 until the next ship of the said Company shall sail from thence for 

 Europe, upon the like terms as are contained in this contract- and 

 the said Mr. Sketton, on behalf of the said Company, hereby eno-ao-es 

 that upon the condition of the due and faithful service of the said 



, and his wife and children in like manner, he shall receive from 



the said Company, after the rate of seventeen pounds per annum 

 wages, to commence on the day of his embarkation for Hudson's Bay' 

 as aforesaid, and up to the day of his embarkation from thence for 

 Europe, m one of the first ships in the said Company's service, and 

 be found m board and lodging, for himself, and wife, and children, 

 on the condition aforesaid, free of cost, by the said Company • and 



m the event of the said being enrolled in any volunteer, militia 



or other mditary corps, as aforesaid, he shall be provided by the said 

 Company, free of cost, with a uniform or suit of regimental clothes 

 every second year, to be worn when on duty in the said corps, and 

 shall be provided with arms and ammunition, free of cost, by the 



said Company; and in the event of the said beino- desirous of 



remaining m the territory of said Company in North America, and 

 of settling therein as a permanent resident, after the expiration of 

 this engagement, he shall be permitted so to do, by the said Com- 

 pany, if his conduct, up to that time, shall have been to their entire 

 satisfaction, and a grant of fifty acres of land shall be made to him 

 free of cost, but subject to the like condition, restrictions, rules, and 

 regulations, as the other listed servants of the said Company, holdin^r 

 grants of land, as settlers, under them, in such situations or places as 

 may hereafter be determined on by the said Company. But in con- 

 sideration of the said such grant of land, the said shall have to 



render twenty-eight days of labour or service in every year, for the 

 first seven years after he shall have become a settler, or permanent 

 resident m the country, to the said Company, or any duty he may 

 be called upon to perform by the said governors of the said Company 

 in North America, or other their agents or ofiicers for the time beina 

 without being entitled to any further pay or remuneration for suc°h 

 service or labours. But permission to remain in the country after the 

 expiration of this engagement, to be dependent on the conduct of the 



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