To the Worship full her Majesty's Justices of
the peace for ye: County of Middx in Sessions
Assembled

The humble petition of Elizabeth
Hank's< no role > This name instance is in a workspace. on the Behalf of her Son
Joseph Hanks< no role >

Sheweth:

That yr. Petitirs. Son is an apprentice to our Samuel
Cole< no role > a Shoemaker in Round court in the parish of St Martin in the
fields in the County of Middx and has about two years of his time
yet to come and unexpired That the said Master does at Several
times give unto his Apprentice Violent and Imoderate
Correcon without any provocation, and Doth require his said
Apprentice to do and performe more work then he is able to
Do And that yr petitir. is well a pired that her Son's Master
is Distrected and is in Dayley Fear that he will Murther her
Son as he has of her theatned to do

Yr Petir therefore most
humble prays Releive in
the promisses & as in Duty
bound he shall ever pray
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