Calendar of the Bristol Apprentice Book. 1532-1565, Bristol Record Society,
1949
Sept. 25, 1533 - George Crome, son of Phillip, husbandman of Redwycke to
William Cary, draper and wife Agnes for 10 years, fee 4/6.
Jan. 31, 1536/7 - Humphrey Cole,, son of Richard, husbandman of Westchester to
William Cary, draper and wife Agnes for 10 years, fee 4/6.
Dec. 22, 1540 - Elizabeth Granhouse, apprenticed by John Pruett of Bristol,
tanner, daughter of William Granhouse of Bridgnorth, Salop, yeoman to William
Cary, draper and wife Agnes, shepster [seamstress] for 7 years, salary 10/ in
the occupation of shepster.
October 23, 1542 - John Cary, son of Richard Cary, glover of Wells, Somerset to
William Aphowell, draper and wife Allice for 10 years, pay at the end of term,
20/, fee 4/6.
April 7, 1544 - John, son of John Pill of Bristol, merchant to Richard Cary,
draper and wife Anne for 10 years, fee 4/6.
June 8, 1545 - Richard, son of Thomas Whiting, husbandman of Pilton, Somerset
to William Cary, draper and wife Agnes for 8 years, fee 4/6.
September 23, 1546 - Nicholas Blake, son of William Pylcher, late of
Warminster, Wilts, mercer to William Cary, draper and wife Anne for 10 years,
apprentice to have 20/ at end of term, fee 4/6.
September 28, 1547 - Walter, son of Richard Reede, gentleman of Bodington, Glos
to Richard Cary, draper and wife Anne for 7 years, apprentice to have 5 marks
at end of term, fee 4/6.
November 14, 1548 - William Carye, mayor of Bristowe and various aldermen
settled a dispute between John William of Bristowe, skinner and William Gellye
of Bristowe, hooper
November 28, 1548 - memorandum of William Cary, mayor of Bristol relating to a
deposition of Nicholas Harris of Buckington, Wilts, husbandman upon a debt of
John Rynaldes of Bristol to Richard Harrys, apprentice to Robert Sexcy, draper.
August 12, 1549 - John, son of William Horte, clothier of Wrington, Somerset to
William Cary, draper and wife Agnes for 9 years, fee 4/6.
November 10, 1551 - Henry, son of Stephen Sadler of Kendal, yeoman to Richard
Cary, draper and wife Anne for 8 years, fee 4/6.
October 24, 1552 - Alice, daughter of Richard Cleves of Wels, Somerset to
William Cary, draper and wife Agnes for 10 years.
February 18, 1553 - John, son of John Carie, Cardiff, Glam, mariner to John
Warren, whitawer and wife Joan for 10 years, apprentice to have 13/4 at end.
March 4, 1554 - William, son of Richard Scatterwaite, Derby, tailor to Richard
Cary, draper [no wife given] for term of 9 years, to have 40/ at end of term.
March 16, 1554 - Rowland, son of John Walker, Kendal, Westm to Richard Cary
sen., draper and wife Joan for 7 years, to have 40/ at end of term.
June 25, 1554 - William, son of John Prewet, Bristol, tanner to William Cary,
draper and wife Agnes for term of 10 years, to have 20/ at end of term.
June 25, 1554 - Alice, daughter of John Clives, Salisbury, Wilts, sherman to
William Cary, draper and wife Agnes for trem of 8 years.
July 18, 1554 - John, son of Richard Childe, Wrington, Soms, husbandman to
William Cary, draper and wife Agnes for a term of 7 years.
September 30, 1554 - Edward, son of John Buckeland, late of Reading, Berks.,
innholder to Richard Cary sen., draper and wife Joan for term of 8 yeras.
April 16, 1555 - John, son of John Halyday, Bristol, sherman to Richard Cary
sen., draper and wife Joan for a term of 10 years.
December 4, 1556 - John, son of John Halyday, Bristol, sergeant, by the assent
of his father to John Carye, draper and wife Cecily for 10 years.
April 12, 1559 - Richard, son of Richard Cary sen., Bristol to Nicholas
Sowdley, apothecary and wife Joan for term of 8 years.
August 17, 1559 - Richard, son of Edward Haines, Shepton Mallet, Somerset to
Richard Cary, sen., draper and wife Joan for a term of 12 years, apprentice to
have 20/ at end of term.
November 2, 1560 - Thomas, son of Thomas Gyring, Bristol to Richard Cary,
clothier and wife Joan for 7 years.