day of in the year of the reign of our sovereign lord William the fourth, by the grace of God, of the united kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King, defender of the faith, and so forth, before—justices of our said lord the king, assigned to keep the peace in the said district, and also to hear and determine divers felonies, trespasses, and other misdemeanors, in the said district committed, and of the quorum-it is ordered as followeth : Upon the petition of A. B. apprentice to C. D. of—in the said district, shoemaker, to be relieved, upon certain neglects of the said master in instructing him in his trade, and in misusing and evil entreating the said apprentice by cruel punishment, (or as the case may be.) And the said master having likewise appeared, upon his recognizance taken before J. P. Esquire, one of the said justices, to answer to the complaint of the said petition, and having proved nothing whereby to clear himself of the said complaint, 2 but on the contrary, the said A. B. having given full proof of the truth of the said complaint, to the satisfaction of the said court, we therefore, whose hands and seals are hereunto set, being four of the said justices, and of the quorum, do hereby order, pronounce and declare, that the said apprentice shall be, and is hereby discharged and freed from his said apprenticehood. And this is to be a final order betwixt the said master and apprentice, any thing in their indenture of apprenticeship, or otherwise, to the contrary, notwithstanding. Given under our hands and seals, the day and year first above written. Complaint of an Apprentice to two Justices, against his Master, on 20 G. 2. c. 19. where the præmium paid is not over £5. Home District,} The information and complaint of A. P. apprentice to A. M. of - husbandman, exhibited before us, two of His Majesty's justices of the peace in and for the home district, the day of in the year, &c. who saith, that he the said A. P. is an apprentice, bound by indenture, to A. M. of aforesaid, husbandman, and that he the said A. M. hath misused and ill treated him the said apprentice, and particularly, that on or about the Before us, K. P. day of (here state the facts.) A. P. Summons of the Master, by two Justices, on complaint of the Apprentice, on the 20 G. 2. e. 19. § 8. To the Constable of. Home District.} made unto us Whereas information and complaint hath been two of His Majesty's justices of the peace in and for the said district, by A. P. apprentice to A. M. of in the said district, that he the said A. M. hath misused and ill treated him the said A. P. and particularly, (here state the facts.) These are, therefore, to require you to summon the said A. M. to appear before us at in the said district, on - the day of to answer unto the said information and complaint. And be you then there, to certify what you shall have done in the execution hereof. Herein fail not.— Given under our hands and seals, the day of Discharge of an Apprentice, by two Justices, on the Master misusing him, by the 20 G. 2, c. 19. § 3. Home District.} Whereas complaint hath been made before us, two of His Majesty's justices of the peace in and for the said district, by A. P. apprentice to A. M. of in the said district, tailor, that he the said A. M. hath misused and evil treated him the said apprentice, and particularly, (set forth the particulars.) And whereas the said A. M. hath appeared before us, in pursuance of our summons for that purpose, but hath not cleared himself of and from the said accusation and complaint, but on the contrary, the said A. B. hath made full proof of the truth thereof, before us, upon oath. We therefore, by these presents, do discharge him the said A. P. of and from his apprenticeship to the said A. M. any thing in the indenture of apprenticeship made between them, or otherwise, howsoever, to the contrary, notwithstanding. Given under our hands and seals, the day of &c. [Or-And whereas it hath been duly proved before us, as well upon the oath of A. G. constable of aforesaid, as otherwise, that he the said A. C. did duly summon the said A. M. to appear before us at a reasonable time, in the said summons mentioned and specified; but notwithstanding the same, be, the said A. M. hath not appeared before us, according to such summons. We therefore, having duly examined into the matter of the said complaint, and the truth thereof having been fully proved before us, upon oath, do discharge, &c.] Complaint to two Justices, of the Master against his Apprenticeon the 20 G. 2. c. 19. § 4. Home District. The compone district, husbandman, taken and complaint and information of A. M. of —— in the made on oath before us, two of His Majesty's justices of day of the peace in and for the said district, the who saith, that A. P. by indenture to him the said A. M. hath in the service of his apprenticeship been guilty of several misdemeanors, miscarriages, and ill behaviours, towards him the said A. M. and particularly (as the case shall be.) Before us, J. P. A. M. Warrant for a disorderly Apprentice, by two Justices, on the aforesaid complaint-by the 20 G. 2. c. 19 § 4. To the Constable of. Home District. } Whereas oath hath been made before us two of His Majesty's justices of the peace in and for the said district, by A. M. of in the said district, husbandman, that A. P. apprentice to the said A. M. hath committed divers misdemeanors against the said A. M. his master, and particularly, (as the case shall be.) These are, therefore, to require you forthwith to apprehend the said A. P. and bring him before us, to answer unto the said complaint, and to be dealt with according to law; and you are to give notice to the said A. M. that he appear before us at the same time, to make good the said complaint. Given under our hands and seals the day of - 18-. Commitment of an Apprentice to the House of Correction on complaint of his Master, by two Justices, on the 20 G. 2. c. 19. § 4. Home District,} in the said district. To the constable of in the said district, and to the keeper of the house of correction at―― two of His Whereas complaint hath been made before us Majesty's justices of the peace in and for the said district, upon the oath of A. M. of in the said district, husbandman, that A. P. apprentice of the said A. M. hath,committed divers misdemeanors against him the said A. M. his master, and particularly (as the case may be). And whereas upon examination thereof, and upon hearing the allegations of both parties, having come before us for that purpose, and upon due consideration had thereof, it manifestly appears to us that he the said A. P. is guilty of the premises so charged against him, as aforesaid. We do therefore hereby command you the said constable, to take and convey the said A. P. to the said house of correction, and to deliver him to the said keeper thereof, together with this warrant: and we do hereby command you the said keeper of the said house of correction, to receive the said A. P. into your custody in the said house of correction, there to remain and be corrected, and held to hard labour for the space of Given under our hauds and seals, day of Discharge of an Apprentice by two Justices on complaint of the Master, by 20 G. 2. c. 19. § 4. Home District,} Whereas complaint &c. (as in the last precedent) We do therefore by these presents discharge the said A. P. from his apprenticeship to the said A. M. any thing in any indenture or indentures of apprenticeship betwixt them, or otherwise to the contrary notwithstanding. Given &c. Assignment of an Apprentice. To all to whom these presents shall come: I A. M. of. send greeting. Wheres my apprentice A. P. hath divers years yet to come and unexpired of his apprenticeship, to wit-whole years, from the day of now last past, as by his indenture of apprenticeship to me sealed doth appear. Now know ye, that I the said A. M. for divers good causes and considerations, me hereunto moving, have given, granted, assigned and set over, and by these presents do fully and absolutely give, grant, assign and set over, unto A. S. of all such right, title, duty, term of years yet to come, service and demand whatsoever, which I the said A. M. have in or to the said A. P. or which I may or ought to have in him by force and virtue of the said indenture of apprenticeship; and moreover I the said A. M. do by these presents covenant, promise and agree with, and to the said A. S. his executors and administrators, that notwithstanding any thing by me the said A. M. to be done to the contrary, the said A. P. shall during the said term of years, well and truly serve the said A. S. as his master, and his commandments lawful and honest shall do, and from his service shall not absent himself during the said term: provided, that the said A. S. shall well entreat and use him the said A. P. and him the said A. P. in the craft, mystery and occupation of a which he the said A. S. now useth, after the best manner that he can or may, shall teach, instruct and inform, or cause to be taught, instructed and informed, as much as thereunto belongeth or in any wise appertaineth, and shall also during the said term find and allow unto the said A. P. sufficient meat, drink, apparel, washing, lodging, and all other things needful or meet for an apprentice. In witness, &c. APPROVERS. AN APPROVER is a person who (when indicted of treason or felony and arraigned for the same,) confesses the fact before plea pleaded, and appeals or accuses others, his accomplices of the same crime, in order to obtain his pardon: in this case he is called an approver. Such approvement can only be in capital offences, and is, as it were, equivalent to an indictment; for the appellee is equally called upon to answer it; and if he hath no reasonable or legal exceptions to make to the approver, (which were formerly very numerous) he must put himself upon his trial, and if found guilty must suffer judgment, and the approver shall have his pardon ex debito justitia. On the other hand, if the appellee be acquitted, the approver shall receive judgment to be hanged, upon his own confession of the indictment; for the condition of his pardon has failed, viz., the convicting of some other person, and therefore his conviction remains absolute. 3 Inst. 129. 4 Bl. Com. 230. 2 Hale c. 4. 29. 2 Haw. c. 24. But this course of admitting approvements has long been disused, and the law upon the subject is now become merely matter of curiosity. But what has most contributed to render the system of approvement obsolete, is the practice which has now prevailed for many years, of the committing magistrate admitting an accomplice to become a witness (or as it is generally termed king's evidence) against his fellows, upon an implied confidence, which the judges of gaol delivery have usually countenanced and adopted, that if such accomplice makes a full and complete discovery of that and all other felonies, to which he is examined by the magistrate, and afterwards gives his evidence without prevarication or fraud, he shall not himself be prosecuted. 4 Bl. Com. 331. And see-post; King's Evidence. ARBITRATION. BY 9 & 10. W. 3. c. 15. § 1. All merchants and others, desiring to end any controversy (for which there is no remedy but by personal action or suit in equity) by arbitration, may agree that their submission of the suit to the award of any persons shall be made |