protections given for the

faid three years.

Indentures to be "prentices; all which indentures are hereby directed to registered, and be registered, and certificates thereof given and tranf"mitted by fuch collector at the faid feveral ports where "fuch apprentices already have become fo bound, or that "hereafter fhall fo bind themfelves, in manner and form as "aforefaid; upon receipt of which faid feveral certificates, "protections fhall from time to time be made and given "for the faid first three years of their feveral refpective apprenticeships, without either fee or reward for the « fame."

Where appren

fed, their maf

ters fhall have

kaman's wages.

814. By 2. & 3. Ann. c. 6. f. 17. "Where fuch aptices are impref- "prentices fhall be impreffed, or voluntarily enter them"felves into her majesty's fervice, the faid owners or "mafters of fuch apprentices, their executors, admini"strators, and affigns, fhall be entitled to able feaman's "wages for fuch of their apprentices as fhall, upon due "examination, be found qualified for the fame, notwithstanding their indentures of apprenticeship."

Penalties and

815. By. 2. & 3. Ann. c. 6. f. 18. "All the penalties forfeitures how and forfeitures directed by this act fhall, by warrant "under the hands and feals of any two or more juftices "of the peace of the fame county, city, borough, or town

levied.

No mafter of

prentice under

corporate, be levied by diftrefs and fale of the goods "and chattels of the offender; which fale fhall be good "in the law against fuch offender."

816. By 4. Ann. c. 19. f. 16. " And whereas by 2. & 3. ship to take ap- e Ann. c. 6. provifion is made for putting out of parish "children apprentices to mafters of trading fhips and "veffels at the age of ten years, IT IS HEREBY ENACTED, "That no fuch mafter fhall be obliged to take any fuch

thirteen years

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apprentice under the age of thirteen years, or who fhall "not appear to be fitly qualified both as to health and "ftrength of body for that fervice; and any widow of "the mafter of fuch thip or veffel, or the executor or ad"miniftrator of fuch mafter, who shall have been obliged "to take fuch parifh boys apprentice to them, fhall have "the fame power of affigning over fuch apprentices to "any other mafters of fhips or veffels who have not their "complement of apprentices required by the faid recited "act, to be entertained by them, as is given by the faid "act to fuch perfons as have taken children apprentices "in purfuance of the ftatute 43. Eliz. c. 2."

817. By

of eighteen years

817. By 4. Ann. c 19. f. 17. " AND WHEREAS all No apprentices "fuch perfons who in purfuance of the faid act have to the fea-service "voluntarily bound, or hereafter fhall fo bind, them- old, &c. are ex "felves apprentices to fuch mafters or owners as therein empted from " is expreffed, are exempted from her majefty's fervice fervice in the "for the term of three years, from the date of their re- royal navy. fpective indentures: and whereas fuch exemptions from "her majesty's fea-fervice for the term of three years, "which was intended for the encouragement of landmen "to bind themselves apprentices to the fea-fervice, hath "been manifeftly abufed for the exempting and protect"ing of feamen from the said service, who having bound "themfelves apprentices, have claimed fuch exemption, "and demanded protections accordingly, to the great "hinderance and prejudice of her majefty's fea-fervice

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BE IT THEREFORE ENACTED, That no perfon or per"fons of the age of eighteen years fhall have any exemp"tion or protection from her majefty's fea-fervice, who "fhall have been in any fea-service before the time they "bound themselves apprentices; any law or statute to "the contrary thereof in anywife notwithstanding."

to the fea-fer

818. By 13. Geo. 2. c. 17. f. 2. "Every perfon who, Apprentices "not having been ufed to the fea, shall bind himself ap- who voluntarily "prentice to serve at fea, fhall be freed and exempted bind themselves "from being impreffed for the full space of three years, vice thail not be "to be computed from the time of his binding himfelf impreffed for "apprentice as aforefaid:"-" and the commiffioners of three years. "the admiralty, on due proof of the circumftances, fhall "grant a protection to every fuch perfon to fecure him "from being impreffed; all which protections fhall be "granted without any fee or reward to be taken for the "fame."

fishermen ex empted from

819. By 2. Geo. 3. c. 15. f. 22, &c. "The apprentices, Apprentices to "not exceeding four, of mafters or owners of fishing mariners and "veffels of thirty ton burthen or upwards, and not ex"ceeding two to every veffel under thirty tons, during being impreffed. "the time of their apprenticefhip, and until the age of "twenty, they continuing for the time in the business of "fishing only; AND ALSO the apprentice to every fishing "veffel of ten tons burden or upwards, employed on the "fea-coaft during the continuance of his fervices, fhall "refpectively be freed and exempted from being impressed "into the king's fervice."

XI. Of

The monies

given to the

poles for bind

XI. Of apprentices bound by PUBLIC CHARITIES.

820. By 7. Jac. 1. c. 3. f 1.-" FORAS MUCH as the true "labour and exercife of husbandry, and the bringing up charitable pur- of apprentices of both fexes in trades and manual oc"cupations, are things very profitable in the common"wealth, and acceptable and pleafing unto Almighty "God, there being already great fums of money freely

ing poor boys and girls apprentices fhall remain and be wholly employed for fuch purposes.

How money

given for the

poor children

apprentices

fhall be em

given, and more in time to come like to be given, by "divers well-difpofed perfons, unto the corporations of "divers cities, boroughs, towns corporate, and unto "divers perfons in fundry towns not corporate, and

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parishes within this realm of England, to be continu66 ally employed in the binding out, as apprentices, of a 66 greater number of the pooreft fort of children unto "needful trades and occupations; the experience where"of hath brought forth very great profit and com"modity unto thofe cities, towns, and parishes, where " any parts of the faid monies have been fo given and "employed, and fo no doubt there will conftantly enfue "thereof the exceeding good of the commonwealth in "general: and for that the most part of the poorer forts "of children would (as heretofore) without fuch good "care and affiftance be brought up in idlenefs, and dif"ordered kinds of life, to their utter overthrow, and to "the great prejudice of the whole commonwealth: and "for that it is very likely that many other well-difpofed people will be the better encouraged willingly to follow the like good example, in bestowing alfo good "fums of monies to the fame good and godly purposes, "if it might be fo provided, that fuch monies as have "been already fo freely given, or as hereafter shall be given, for the binding out of fuch poor children apprentices, may continually hereafter remain, and be "wholly employed accordingly:"

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821. By 7. Jac. 1. c. 3. f. 2. “IT IS ENACTED, That "all fums of money fo freely given, at any time within binding out of three years laft paft, or hereafter to be given to any "perfon or perfons, to be continually employel for the binding out of apprentices as aforefaid, fhall, for ever, ployed, and hy" from henceforth continue, and be from time to time "uted and employed, to fuch ufes, intents, and purpofes "only, and by fuch perfons, and in fuch manner and "form, as thall be hereafter by this prefent act specified " and declared, except the fame hath been, or fhall be

whom.

"other

otherwife ordered or difpofed by the givers thereof; "THAT IS TO SAY, That all corporations of all cities,

boroughs, and towns corporate, by what name or "names foever they fhall be known or incorporated, and "in towns and parishes not incorporate, the parfon or "vicar of every fuch town or parith, together with the "conftable or conftables, the churchwarden or church"wardens, collectors, and the overfeers for the poor for "the time being, or the moft part of them, where any "fuch fum or fums of money are already given, or shall "be hereafter given to be fo employed, fhall, from "time to time, within the faid feveral cities, boroughs, "towns, and parishes refpectively, have the nomination. "and placing of fuch apprentices, and the guiding and " employment of all fuch monies as have been heretofore "fo given, or which hereafter shall be given, to and for "the continual binding forth of fuch and fo many ap"prentices, and in fuch fort, as is already, or fhall here"after be fo given and appointed, either by the last will "and teftament, or by any writing or writings under "the hands and feals of any perfon or perfons which

hath already, or hereafter fhall fo give any fum or "fums of money unto the good and godly purposes and "intents aforefaid."

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822. By 7. Jac. 1. c. 3. f. 2. "And if the corporations of The forfeiture << any fuch cities, boroughs, or towns corporate, by what of not employname or names foever they fhall be called or incor- ing the monies. "porated, or any the perfon or perfons in the other "towns and parishes above mentioned, appointed by "this act to have continually the guiding and empley"ment of fuch fums of monies fo already given, or "hereafter to be given, to the intents and purpofes "aforefaid, fhall at any time hereafter wilfully forbear "or refufe, according to their duties in this behalf, to

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employ fuch fums of money fo given or to be given "as aforefaid for the binding out of fuch apprentices, "by means of which wilful forbearance or refufing "the faid money fhall not be employed accordingly,

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they and every of them, fo offending contrary to this "act, fhall forfeit for every fuch offence the fum of "three pounds fix fhillings and eight-pence lawful "English money, the one half thereof to be given to the 66 poor of the town or parish where fuch default or offence fhall be done or committed, the other moiety "to the party that fhall fue for the fame; and every man that will, may and fhall be admitted to fue for "the fame moiety, for the use and benefit of the faid

r

poor,

The party which

receiveth the

money fhall be

bound with

fureties to repay it.

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poor, and shall be alfo admitted to fue for the forfeit"ure of the other moiety, in any of the king's majesty's courts of record, to his own benefit and behoof, by "action of debt, bill, plaint, or information, wherein no "protection, wager of law, or effoin, fhall be admitted 6C or allowed."

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823. By 7. Jac. 1. c. 3. f. 3. And for that all monies fo given may the better continue to and for the purpose aforefaid, be it enacted by the authority aforefaid, "That the mafter, miftrefs, or dame, of every fuch ap"prentice or apprentices that fhall receive any fuch fum "or fums of money as aforefaid, fhall become bound "with one or two fufficient fureties, by bond or obligation, in double the fum which they and every of "them fhall fo receive with fuch apprentice or appren"tices as aforefaid, unto the corporation of any fuch city or town corporate, by what name or names foever "they fhall be called or incorporated, or to fuch person or perfons in the other towns and parishes not incor"porated, appointed by this act to have continually the "guiding and employment of all fuch fums of money fo already given, or hereafter to be given, to the intents "and purposes aforefaid respectively; upon condition to repay fuch fums of money as he or the fhall receive "with fuch apprentice or apprentices, at the end of "feven years next enfuing the date of the faid obligation, or within three months next after the end of "the faid feven years: and if fuch apprentice fhall happen to die within the faid space of feven years, then "within one year after his or her faid death; and if the "mafter, or mistrefs, or dame, to whom any "prentice or apprentices fhall be bound, fhall happen to "die within the faid fpace of feven years, then within

time the money fhall be put

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one year next after his or her death; fo as the faid "monies may be again employed for placing fuch ap"prentice with fome other perfon of the fame trade, to "ferve out the refidue of the years of his or her former apprenticeship, by the difcretion of the faid perfon "trufted as aforefaid.".

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824. By 7. Jac. 1. c. 3. f. 4. "And be it further enacted by "the authority aforefaid, That every fuch fum or fums "of money fo given or to be given, in manner and form, "and to- and for the good ufes and intents aforefaid, "hall always be put forth and employed by the parties "aforefaid that by this act fhall have the difpofing and "employment thereof, within three months at the far

"theft