To the Rt. Honourable Sr. Henry Marshall< no role > Knight Lord
Mayor of the City of London and the rest of his Majesty's
Justices of the Peace for the said City in their General
Quarter Session Asembled.

The Humble Petition of Ann Law< no role > Spinster

Sheweth

That Your Petitioner is a Poor Girl and was under the Care and
Direction of the Governours of the Christ Hospital who bound
Apprentice to John Collambell< no role > of the Parish of Sr. Magnus the Martyr
London Bookbinder to learn his Act by a certain Indenture of Apprenticeship
bearing Date the 22d. March 1742 for the term of Seven years from
that time next ensueing and the John Collambell< no role > was bound by the
same Indenture to find Your Petr with Sufficient Meat Drink
Washing Lodging and Apparel during the said Term of Seven Yeares
in Consideration whereof the said John Collambell< no role > had of the said
Governours the Sum of 50s: in hand well and truely Paid at the
time of Executing the said Indenture

That Yor. Petrs. said Master absconded from his family on [..]
about the 12th. Septr last without making the least Provision for Your
Petrs. or any of his family and that he hath not been heard of
ever since nor is he Yet to the knowledge of Yor. Petitioner during
all which time Your Petrs. hath been in a Starving Condition for want
of Necessaries and quite unimploys in the Art of Bookbinding
and still is Contrary to her said Master's undertaking by the said
Indenture and without the Assistance of this Honourable Court
Your Petr. must entirely come to destruction

Your Petr. therefore humbly Prays this Honble. Court
will take her Case into Consideration and be
Pleased to discharge her from her said Indenture
of Apprenticeship with her said Master John
Collambell< no role >

Witness
R Buxton
William Law< no role >

the Mark of [mark] Ann Law< no role >