To the Right Honble Sr Willm Lawen< no role > Knt Lord Mayor of the City of
London and to the Right Worpl the rest of his Matys Justices of the peace
for the City of London at their General Quarter Sessions assembled.

The humble Petition of Henry Hawkins< no role >

Sheweth

That Your Petitioner was bound apprentice to William Stephen< no role > of
London School Master by Indenture bearing Date the Twentieth day
of October in the First Year of his Present Matys Reignand sworn
thenceto serve him as apprentice for ye Term of Seven Years As by
the Same Indentures of Apprenticeship relalatives being thereunto
had may secure fully and at Large appear, Thatsincefrom the
time of his being bound That suffered great hardship as well as
injustice Your Petrs Master being by reason of his great age and
other infirmities rendred uncapeable of teaching & instructing your
pertr in his Act Whereby your Petr will be deprived of a means
to provide for himself and at present is not nor has [..] been allowed
Sufficient competency either of food or other necessaries which
a very prejudicial to yr Petr in regard to his State of health

Most humbly prays your Honr & Worps in
consideracon of ye prmisses will be pleased to order
the said Willm Stephenson< no role > to Appear before you
and shew cause why ye Petr shou'd not be
Discharged from his Apprenticeship

And he Shall ever Pray Etc.