day of July--in the year of our Lord One thousand eight
hundred and forty one Between =Henry Mayhew= of Number 3 Clements Inn in
the County of Middlesex Gentleman =Mark Lemon= of Number 12 Newcastle
Street Strand in the said County of Middlesex Gentleman and =Joseph
Stirling Coyne= of Number 14 Fludyer Street in the City of Westminster
Gentleman of the first part =Ebenezer Landells= of Number 32 Bidborough
Street in the Parish of Saint Pancras in the County of Middlesex
Engraver of the second part and =Joseph Last= of Crane Court in the City
of London Printer of the third part.

=It is Agreed= between the persons parties hereto each so far as the
stipulations hereinafter contained are to be performed by or are
applicable to him respectively.

[Sidenote: _First._]

=That= there shall be published a periodical Work to consist of humorous
and political Articles and embellished with Cuts and Caricatures to be
called "Punch or the LONDON CHARIVARI" the same to be published in
weekly numbers on every Saturday after the date of these presents every
such number to be contained in and fill one sheet of double demy of
Sixteen pages each page to contain two Columns except the pages
containing advertisements each of which are to contain three Columns and
that the average size of the Type shall be brevier solid.

[Sidenote: _Second._]

=That= the persons parties hereto of the first part shall be the Editors
of the said work. That the said =Ebenezer Landells= shall be the Engraver
to the same work and that the said =Joseph Last= shall be the Printer
thereof.

[Sidenote: _Third._]

=That= the said Editors shall supply the said =Ebenezer Landells= (by
delivering the same at Number 12 Newcastle Street Strand the present
Office of the Editors of the said work or other the Office for the time
being of the said Editors) with written suggestions for subjects for the
Cuts for illustration and embellishment of the said work such suggestion
for the Cut or Cuts on page 9 of each number (and which page is to be
filled with one or more Cut or Cuts and letterpress in explanation
thereof) to be furnished at least on the fourteenth day--preceeding
[_sic_] the day on which the number in which they are to be contained is
to be published and such suggestions for other Cuts to be furnished one
half on the Eighth day and the other half on the Seventh day preceeding
the day on which the number in which they are to be contained is to be
published