Public Notaries (Ireland) Act, 1821

Persons before admission shall file affidavits that they have really served seven years.

10. Every person who shall become bound as clerk or apprentice as aforesaid, shall, before he be admitted and enrolled a public notary according to this Act, make before and file with the proper officer herein-before for that purpose mentioned, that he hath actually and really served and been employed by such practising public notary or notaries to whom he shall have been bound as aforesaid, during the whole term of seven years, according to the true intent and meaning of this Act.