From: tony@proctor_NoMore_SPAM.net   
      
   I came across this phrase ("Index of Parents and Masters"), and associated   
   prefixes "p. to ..." and "p. of ...", in a document of 18th Century Freemen   
   of the city of Leicester.   
      
   The usage is clearly not that of present-day "parents", and appears to be   
   related to apprenticeships.   
      
   Can someone enlighten me of whether this was an accepted usage at that time,   
   whether how it might have differed from "master"?   
      
   Tony Proctor   
      
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