| Description | Apprenticeship indentures are contracts between an apprentice and their master. The apprenticeship indentures in this collection are all indentures for pupils who studied at the Blue Coat School. The indentures have been organised into bundles by year.
The apprenticeship indentures are in a standard format with each recording: the name of the apprentice, names of two members of the committee (who are giving their permission for the apprenticeship), to whom the child is apprenticed and for how long (typically 7 years), terms of the apprenticeship (e.g. the apprentice will not steal, will go to church, etc.) and what the apprentice will receive from their master. The indenture is signed by the apprentice and two witnesses and typically features seals at the bottom.
Occasionally, the bundles in the collection will also include a 'release' form, which is, as its title suggests, a form completed that allows the apprentice to be released from their apprenticeship early. |