To the Right Honble Sr. Willm Stewart< no role > Knt . Lord Mayor of
the City of London and to the rest of his Maties Justices of the speach
at their General Quarter Sessions of the peace Assembled.

The humble Petition of Stephen Dyton< no role >
Apprentice to Elihu Bridecake< no role > [..]

Sheweth

That by an Indenture Dated the 2d day of February 1721 Your
Petitioner Stephen Dyton< no role > was bound Apprentice to ye sd Elihu
Bredecake of London Waterman for ye term of seven Years:

That Same his which said Indenture is being not according to [..] previleges of the City but its a foreign Indenture bound as aforesaid [..] the sd Master has not
carried on nor been employed in ye sd business, nor has endeavoured
to instruct or cause to be instructed your petr [..] therein but
instead thereof has set up an Alehouse and has all along
made Yr Petr Tapster to Draw his Drink.

That besides the want of being instructed in the sd employmt
(whereby your petr was to get an honest livelihood)
the said Elihu Bredcake usage to your Petr. is & has been
all along most cruel & barbaroes and that for the least
or very often for unfault at all.

That at this time there appears in Several parts of yr
Peter Body the marks given by his Masters inhumane
Correcon where both the Skin & Flesh are out and that
notwithstanding his master has been Applyd to to give a reason
forit [..] his Cruelty yet he declare his intention that
he will continue it and will upon the least occasion beat him
within an inch of his life

Yr petitioner therefore most humbly prays
that his sd Master may Appear before, you
And that upon due proof your petr may be
Dischd by the Honble Court from his sd.
Apprenticeship

And he shall ever pray Etc.