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