From: G6JPG-255@255soft.uk   
      
   In message , Tony Proctor   
    writes:   
   >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   
      
   Could it be something like "sponsor"? In something like the Masons,   
   maybe one is the person who recommends the candidate be accepted into   
   the brotherhood, but not necessarily his mentor/instructor in his chosen   
   trade/profession. The sponsor might not necessarily be skilled in the   
   trade, but just saying the candidate is of good character.   
   --   
   J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf   
      
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