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THE HISTORY OF BARRINGTON.

fully shall serve, their Secrets keep and lavvfull Commands gladly obey. She shall Do no Damage to her Said master nor mistress nor See it to be Done of others with out letting or giving notice there of to her Said master or mistress. Shee shall not wast her Said masters & mistress goods nor lend them unlawfully to any. Shee shall not Commite Fornication nor Contract matrimony with in the s'd term; at Cards Dise and all other unlawfull games she shall not Play: wher by her s'd master and mistress may Have Damage; with their one goods or the goods of others; She shall not absent her Self by Day or by night from her Said master & mistress Servis with out theair leave nor haunt Ale Houses Taverns nor play houses, But in all things be Have her Self as a faithful apprentis ought to Due to wards her said master and mistress During the s'd Term and the Said Matthew Allin for him Self his Executors administrators Doth here by Covenant and promise to teach and in Struct or cause the Said apprentice to be taught & In Structed in the art of spining and Housold work all so to larn the Said apprentice to Read and to in Struct her in Writing, and finding unto the said apprentis good and sufficient meats Drinks washing and lodging and apparell for all parts of the body During s'd term and at the Expiration there of to give unto the said apprentis two suites of apparell for all parts of the Body Sutable for such an apprentice in Testimony where of the parties to these presents have in terchangeably set their Hand and Scale Dated this Twenty-Second Day of August anno q Domini— 755

The names of slaves appear in the old burial grounds, and their graves should receive the respect and care due to faithful servants. The following inscription is cut on one of the old gravestones:

Here lies the best of slaves, To realms of Heavenly light,
Now turning into dust, And by the blood of Jesus shed
Cæsar the Ethiopian craves Is changed from black to white.
A place among the just. Jan. 15, he quit the stage,
His faithful soul is fled In the 77th year of his age. 178c.