Apprenticeship document, Swiss, 18th century

Document produced by Jean Tirard, notary public, recording the apprenticeship of Beat Louis Michel Regis for a term of three years to Daniel Rolet, in order to learn to be a surgeon. Other parties to the agreement are Antoine Troncelin, Counsellor of State, and the apprentice's father Jacques.

The document sets out in detail the duties of both the apprentice and his master.

In addition to the original document there is a partial, and possibly unreliable, twentieth century English translation.

28 August 1712

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Purchased from David and Lynn Smith, booksellers and manuscript dealers, April 2012.

The document is in French and mentions Bern, Vevey and Oron: its origin is clearly in the French-speaking area that now forms the eastern corner of Canton Vaud (in which Vevey and Oron are to be found) but which at this time was part of Canton Bern.