“FIRST IT IS AGREED by y^e said John Heath Andrew Planche & W^m Duesberry to be Copartners together as well in y^e Art of making English China as also in buying and selling of all sorts of Wares belonging to y^e Art of making China w^{ch} said Copartnership is to continue between them from the Date of these Presents for & during y^e Term of Ten years from thence & then fully to be compleated & ended And to that end He y^e said John Heath hath y^e day of y^e date of these Presents deliver’d in as a Stock y^e sum of One Thousand Pounds to be used & employ’d in Common between them for y^e carrying on y^e s^d Art of making China Wares And that one third share of Profits arising therefrom It is mutually agreed between all y^e s^d parties shall be receiv’d by & paid to y^e said John Heath till y^e said Prin^l Sum of £1000 be paid in ALSO it is agreed between y^e s^d parties to these Presents that y^e s^d Copartners shall not at any time hereafter use or follow y^e Trade aforesaid or any other Trade whatsoever during y^e s^d Term to their private Benefit and advantage. And also that y^e s^d Copartners shall during y^e said Term pay and discharge equally and proportionably between them all expenses they shall be at in managing y^e Art and Trade aforesaid[F1: period?] And also that all Gain or Profit that shall arise from y^e Art & Trade aforesaid during y^e said Term shall be divided between them y^e s^d Copartners Share and Share alike And likewise that all such Losses as shall happen by bad Debts Ill Commodities or otherwise shall be borne equally between them AND it is further agreed by y^e s^d Parties that there shall be kept during y^e s^d Term Just & True Books of Accounts to w^{ch} s^d Books any of y^e s^d Copartners shall have free access without Interruption of y^e other AND it is further agreed that at any time hereafter at y^e request of y^e said John Heath New Articles shall be made & an additional Term of years not less than Ten shall be added with such alterations and additions as may be found necessary AND that y^e said Copartners shall from time to time communicate to each other every Secret of y^e said Art AND that y^e said John Heath shall have it in his power to appoint any other Person to Act for him if he should chuse so to do w^{ch} Person shall be as fully impowered to Act with regard to all Covenants herein contained as y^e s^d John Heath himself. WITNESS OUR HANDS the Day & Year above written.”