Notarial - Vallée d'Aspe, France - 1711
Below is an example of a notarial record called an Contrat d'apprentissage or an apprenticeship contract. This example is from the Vallée d'Aspe, France.
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Marginal notes
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| Brevet d'apprentisage | 1 | apprenticeship certificate |
| de Magdelainne | 2 | of Magdelaine |
| Rouillard | 3 | Rouillard |
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| Aujourd'huy vingt | 1 | Today the twenty- |
| Neuf novembre mil sept | 2 | -nine of November one thousand seven |
| Cent Soixante dix neuf apres midy | 3 | hundred and seventy-nine after midday |
| Devant nous joseph augustin | 4 | In front of us joseph augustin |
| pasteau notaire Royal au chateau du loir | 5 | Pasteau Royal Notary at the Château du Loir |
| deumeurant a Marigné sousigné | 6 | residing in Marigné undersigned |
| fut present René veaugois tuillier | 7 | was present René veaugois tuillier |
| Et Marianne dieu Sa femme qui Etoit | 8 | And Marianne god His wife who was |
| veuve au paravent Luy * de deffunt | 9 | widow in the screen Him * of deceased |
| francois Rouillard, Lesquels nous ayant | 10 | francois Rouillard, Which of us having |
| déclarés que Magdelainne rouillard | 11 | declared that Magdelaine rouillard |
| fille dudit deffunt Et Ladite Marie-anne | 12 | daughter of the said deceased And the said Marie-Anne |
| Dieu, agé denviron quatorze ans | 13 | God, about fourteen years old |
| cy persente Et acceptante dezdroit | 14 | present And acceptance of right |
| aprendre Le Metier de Lingere | 15 | learn The Craft of Lingere |
| pur quoy ils ont prié Et requis | 16 | for what they prayed and required |
| Les Susdits pierre Ledru Marchand Et demoiselle Marie | 17 | The aforementioned Pierre Ledru Marchand and Demoiselle Marie |
| derré Son Epouze cy presents Et | 18 | behind His Wife present And |
| acceptant demeurants tous En | 19 | accepting residents all In |
| cette paroisse; que Laditte femme | 20 | this parish; that said woman |
| Ledru Luy Montre Ledit Metier | 21 | Ledru Shows Him Said Job |
| de Lingere Et Blanchirie En ce quelle | 22 | of Lingère Et Blanchirie In that she |
| peut Scavoir ce quils ont volontairement | 23 | can Know what they have voluntarily |
| accepté aux conditions Cy apres | 24 | accepted under the following conditions |
| premierement que Ladite Magdelainne | 25 | firstly that Said Magdelaine |
| Rouillard Restera pandent | 26 | Rouillard will remain for |
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| Transcription | line | Translation |
| L'espace de deu année aartir de ce | 1 | Pierre Allard Forty Sols |
| jour chez Lesdits dru Et Sa femme quils Soblige | 2 | day at Les dits drut And his wife that they oblige themselves |
| de la nourir Reblancir coucher | 3 | to feed, clean clothes and give a place to sleep |
| Loger pandent Ledit temps même sy | 4 | Stay for Said time even if |
| Elle tomboit Malade pandent huit | 5 | She falls ill for eight |
| jours Seulement Et Renderoit a la | 6 | days Only And Return to the |
| fin des dites deux années Les journées quelle | 7 | end of said two years The days on which |
| auroit Eté hors détat de travailler même | 8 | would have been unable to work even |
| par absence, Et que ladite Rouillard | 9 | by absence, And that the said Rouillard |
| Serira pandent Lesdites deux années Lesdits | 10 | Serira pandent Said two years Said |
| dru Et Sa femme comme domestiques a faire | 11 | dru And his wife as servants to do |
| ce quils auront a fairre, fors quelle ne | 12 | what they will have to do, strong what not |
| Sera point tenuee daller garder des | 13 | Will not be required to go keep |
| Bestieaux, ny a filler, Et Sobligent | 14 | Bestieaux, neither to filler, And oblige themselves |
| Lesdits vaugois Et Sa femme de donner audit Le | 15 | The said vaugois And his wife to give the said Le |
| dru six livres dans touttes foys Et | 16 | thick six pounds in all times And |
| quante; Convenus Sependent que | 17 | quante; Convenus Sependent que |
| Sy Lesdits ledru Et femme voulussent Renvoyer | 18 | If the said Ledru and wife wanted to send back |
| avent Lesdittes deux années il donneront | 19 | before the said two years they will give |
| audit vaugois Et femme Soixante Livres | 20 | audit vaugois And wife Sixty Pounds |
| Et pareillement Sy Lesdits vaugois Et | 21 | And similarly If the said vaugois And |
| Sa femme boulussent la Retirer avent | 22 | His wife bulge the Remove before |
| Ledit temps ils Seront tenu Et obligé | 23 | Said time they will be required and obligated |
| de payer pailles Somme audit ledru | 24 | to pay straws Sum audit ledru |
| Le tout par forme de dédomagement | 25 | All by way of compensation |
| Les oust des presente Sera payé par | 26 | The costs of these will be paid by |