Art which he useth by the best means that he can, shall teach and instruct, or cause to be taught and instructed, finding unto his said Apprentice meat, drink, apparel, lodging, and all other necessaries, according to the custom of the City of London during the said term. And for the true performance of all and every the said Covenants and Agreements either of the said parties bindeth himself unto the other by these presents. In witness whereof the parties above named to these Indentures interchangeably have put their hands and Seals the Three and Twentieth day of Maye, Anno Dom. 1676, and in the xxviijth Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord King Charles the Second over England, &c. CLEMENT ALEYN. Sealed and dd. in the pres. of Tho. Heatly, Clerke. By the Act of Common Council, passed March, 1889, apprentices can now be bound for four years instead of seven, and instead of the master being compelled (as of old) to make the apprentice an indoor servant, he is to pay wages sufficient to keep the boy in food, clothing, &c., elsewhere, as may be arranged. This term of four years also entitles the apprentice to his freedom if the bindings are to citizens, and effected by the Chamberlain and the Companies. The Ironmongers so long ago as January, 1863, had (when desired) adopted the five years’ term, but then, while it gave the boy the Company’s freedom, it did not confer that of the City. Thus, at last, in this official four years’ term, we have arrived at a most satisfactory settlement of a long and often heart-burning grievance.