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(with apologies for the gaps - it is very difficult to read the original)


This Indenture made the last day of March in the yeare of the reign

Of our Sovereign Lord James by the grace of god of England, Ffrance and Ireland King

Defender of the faith the two and twentieth and of Scotland the Seventy and fifth

Between George Hawke sonne of William Hawke of Hastingleigh in the county of

Kent, Yeoman of the one part and John Ffolkestone of the antient towne of Rye in the county

of Sussex, hopdresser of the other part. Witnesseth that the said George

Hawke of his own free and voluntary will and with the consent of the said father

William Hawke hath put himself apprentized to the said John Ffolkestone  (---) (---)  to (works?)

And do (p---)   from the feast of (communion) of our Lady St Mary the virgin last

past until the full end and tearme of 21 yeares from thence next and h....iath

Following fully to be complete and ended. And the said George Hawke of ....enant

& wise(----) for himself to and(---) the said John Ffolkestone his (---) to( p----)

His said (---) faithfully employ and truly all the said (----) his (------) being

Lawfull & (.ullkeeps) and not (.is.lost.) At (iinourd) tables or any other unlawfull

Games and shall not play Taverns  (---) (------) the company of woman persons

& shall not (----) (----) or frequent 2 matrimony or (----) any woman and shall not contract

 (----) in the said tearm from the (p---) of his said 2(--) and shall not absent employ

by day or night and in all other things shall (..ell) ( ...nth) truly behave himself and becomes

a good servant to (---) And the said John Ffolkestone doth covenant promise and grant

for himself his executors and administrators to (---) (--) (---) the said George Hawke his

apprentize to teach and instruct him, or cause him to be taught and instructed in the

trade (-----) (-----) or occupancy of a hopdresser (---) etc (----) (------) in the last

(mann) be (---) or may before the end of the said tearm And during the said tearm

shall and will find for his said personal sufficient meats drinks lodgings apparell

and all other necessaries meets (---) (-ontement?) for (pur-) a pursuant to (----)  And at the

end of the said terme shall and will give to his said servant duble apparel (vizt?)

apparel for the (----) (----) and lapparrell for the working(----) Futher--?

(------) the (----)  first above named  have interchangeably either to other (----) their soules?

the day and yeare above written / 1624-/.

By(----) and (----) in

the presence of

William Lansdale

William Hawke                                                                  Signed Georgii Hawke      (his mark)

John Lansdale