To yr. Rt. Honble
. Sr Peter Delme< no role >
knt
. Lord
Mayor
of ye City of London
Sr. Wm. Thompson< no role >
Knt
Recorder
of ye same City & the rest of His
Maties Justices of ye peace for ye City assembled
in their Genll Quarter Sessions of the peace
The Humble Peticon of Thomas
Longwood< no role >
Sheweth
That by Indenture bearing Date the seventh
day of January 1722
Yor. Petr. was put forth
apprentice
untill he should arrive at the age of
Twenty one years by the Trustees of the Charity of
Sr.
Joseph Williamson< no role >
at Thetford
in the County of
Norfolk
to
James Traharn< no role >
of Castle yard
in the Pish
of St. Andrew Holborn
London Taylor
who then reced
from the said Trustees the Sum of Ten Pounds and in
Consideration thereof did Covenant to teach and
Instruct your Petr. in the said Act of a Taylor and
to find and allow unto yor. Petr. Sufficient Meat
Drink apparell Washing Lodgeing and all other
Necessarys as by said Indenture may appear
That yor. Petr. said Master hath not Instructed
Yor. Petr. in the said Act but only employed him
in running on Errand nor provided any Necessarys
of Care of yor. Petr. whereby yor. Petr. must inevitably
beruined not being able to bind himself to any other
Master till discharged from this
Yor. Petr. therefrom humbly Prays
That this Colt. will be pleased to
discharged him from his said
Apprenticeship
And Yor. Petr. as in Duty
bound shall ever pray Etc.