To the rt: Honoble: the Ld: Mayr: of the City of London
and the
Ct: Worpll: the Aldermen & Justices of peace
of the sd City
Assembled in sessions
The humble peticon of Wm: Pitches< no role >
Sheweth
That in Novr: 1692 yor Petr: was by his mother placed an apprentice
wth: one
Robt: Delemaine< no role >
a Brasier
who then lived in the Prcint of Bridewell
London
for the terme of 7 yrs: and yor Petrs: mother gave Delemaine £10: to
learn yor Petr: his trade and agreed to Pvide yor Petr: cloths during his
apprentishipp
That after the agreemt. made and not before the sd Delemaine disconed
to yor Petrs. mother that he had not taken upp his freedom and thereupon
PPosed yor Petr: should be bound apprentice by Indre and he would take
upp his freedom the next Cort: day and bind human ording to the custome of
the sd City and then the sd Judre should be cancelled
That yor Petr: was accordingly bound by Indre upon wth this moth
returned to her house in Hertfordshire and his sd Mar neglected to ta [..]
his freedom & alsoe his trade & dyed in Octr: last
That Mary Delamaine< no role >
his Mars: widdw: after her husbands dead
retired into the Mint in southwarke
& removed all the household goods
from Bridewell Prcinct
and doth not follow the sd trade and yor Petr:father
Mar in his life time having much neglected his trade yor Petr: hath reced
little instruccon therein and notwithstanding the sd Mary refuseth either. to
discharge yor Petr: from his sd Indre or Pvide him another. Mar whereby
he many learn his trade
That yor Petr: applyed to the Recorder of London for releife who
granted his sumons for the sd Mary Delamaine to appeare before
him and answd yor Petrs: compth: but the refused soe to doe the duely
served wth the sd sumons
Yor Petr: therefore humbly prays that he may be discharged
from his sd Indre of apprentice or be releived in the
Prmes in such manner as to yor Honors. shall been meet
Mary Delamain Exr.
To then cant att next Quarter Lessions
John Hawkins< no role >
him of St. Annes Lane
Sane maker oath That her served Mary
Delamayne< no role >
[..] an order of bitt to N. be Apeare here this day