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<p n="42">To the Rt. Worspll. his Matys Justices of the Peace for ye County of Middx</p>
<p n="43">The humble Peticon of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50186_n43-1">Nicholas Rigbey</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50186_n43-1" type="surname" value="RIGBEY"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50186_n43-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
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<p n="44"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
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<p n="45">That Yor. Peticoner did become Apprentice by Indenture bearing date in-<lb></lb>
February 1714 to one <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50186_n45-1">Francis Harding</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50186_n45-1" type="given" value="FRANCIS"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50186_n45-1" type="surname" value="HARDING"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50186_n45-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50186_occ10">Fanmaker</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50186_occ10" type="occupation" value="Fanmaker"></interp>
for the term of Seven yrs.<lb></lb>
That Your petr. has served five years last February of his said Apprenticeship<lb></lb>
That about three Months last past Yor. said Apprentice Master Harding<lb></lb>
died And that by his death his <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50186_occ11">widdow</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50186_occ11" type="occupation" value="widdow"></interp>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50186_n45-2">Elizabeth Harding</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50186_n45-2" type="given" value="ELIZABETH"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50186_n45-2" type="surname" value="HARDING"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50186_n45-2" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
yor. petr. Mistress to reduced to extream-<lb></lb>
poverty Insomuch that his said Mistress is not able to follow the sd-<lb></lb>
trade of a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50186_occ12">Fanmaker</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50186_occ12" type="occupation" value="Fanmaker"></interp>
Therefore yor. peticoner is not able to Learn<lb></lb>
his said Trade. And further yor. petr. sd Mistress has let the room<lb></lb>
where your petr. used to lye And that now yor. petr. lyes in the same<lb></lb>
room where his sd Mistress lyes wch. he is obliged so to do And-<lb></lb>
further that his sd Mistress has not administred.</p>
<p n="46">Yor. petr. therefore most humbly prays yor. Worspps<lb></lb>
to be pleased to order that his said<lb></lb>
Mistress <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50186_n46-1">Elizabeth Harding</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50186_n46-1" type="surname" value="Harding"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50186_n46-1" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
may attend<lb></lb>
one day this prsent Sessions Yor. Worspps to<lb></lb>
shew Cause why yor. petr. shall not be<lb></lb>
discharged from his sd apprenticeship</p>
<p n="47">And yor. petr. shall ever pray Etc.</p>
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