To the Worship full Bench of Justices of
asembled att their Genll Sessions all Hicks Hall

The Humble Petition of Margarett Anderson< no role >

Sheweth

That your Petrs Son was bound an apprentice By the
Overseers of the Poor of the Parish of St Giles's
To one James Winton< no role > of the same Parish Glover
& Skiner And has Served him Faithfully for the Space
of one Year & half which Time the sd James Winton< no role >
and Sarah< no role > his Wife has so beaten & bruised hee
said Son insomuch That they have putt him
into fitts; For all wch: they Still Continue to beat
& abuse him Saying they will Whipp him out
of his fitts, And when your Petr went Ask to the
Reason why the so abused he sd Son their Land Lord
Mr Nath Bannister< no role > wd not lett your Petr come
into his House to thesd James Winton< no role > & his Wife
But said if She wanted any thing he wd answer
for them they sd Mar Endeavoring now to Send
your Petrs Son to Sea And not will standing the
said Petr has Given asgood as £8 or £9 in Money &
Other things; The sd Mar on the 7th of this June
Sent his prentice to yor Petr to tell her that unless
She wond Give him a Giving more he wd Carry
him Dooer But if She Sent the money he won'd
her Son his Indenters upp Ths your petr has
Searse Learned any of his Trade

Therefore your Petr most humbly pray
That this Honble Bench will Please
to Sumons the sd Winton & his wife
to Show Cause why they have so abused
her sd Son as also to Sumons the said
Bannister to Show Cause why he
Refuses to lett them come to Justice

And your petr as in Duly Bound will Ever pray