To the Right Honorble the Lord mayor and Court ofAllder
Sessions

meet

for the quarter Sessions of the peace of this
Honorble. Citty

The humble pettition of Rogger Whelpdale< no role > Roger Whelpdale< no role > Andrew Wm Whelpdale< no role >
Humble

Sheweth yt your poor pettir was puthis soonan appr
entis to one Mr Bootly a faring weaver to Learn the
arte and mistrye of his saide traide for the full tearm
of seven yeares, by which it doth planely appear yt this
saide Mr Booty hath bin very negglegent in ye prefore
mence of his Covenant agreement unto yor poore soe
the soon in the Learning of him his said traide who hath
may it please yor Worships sarved his Master fine years
of his time and knoweth Letle or nothing of his said fraid
by which wee Can prone, by workmen of the weaveing tr-
aide yt a boye that hath bin but six weekes at the same
traide knoweth as much as yor poore pettir soon doth
therefore yor poore pettir humble prayes that yor Wor
shipps woulde, be pleased to discharge him from his said
master that wee may prevent the rveing and disster
vettion of our poore Childe in the gettin him a
another master that will instruct him in his said
traide and may it please yor worshipps yor poor pette
tioner soon for want of diat hath bin forsced to m
ake a way with his Cloathes yt I bought him to Bye
him bread to the great detterment of yor poore pettir
and hath giveing such Unlawfull Correcttion by
Stamping one his neck and uppon his body, that
heath not beim able hardly to doe any thing about
his said traide therefore he hamble begges that yor worships
woulde be pleased to grant

his humble request uppon
the good prouse aske shall make

and yor poore pettrs as in du
ty bound shall ever pray