To the Right Worpll: his Maties Justices of the Peace for the
County of Middlesex Assembled in their Genall Quarter Sessions

The Humble Petition of Joseph Begee< no role >

Sheweth
That on the fourth day of May in the year One thousand seven
hundred & eighteen Year peticonr: did put himselfe Apprentice to
one William Cowley< no role > in the parish of St Giles in the Fields in this
County Mason for the Terme of seven Years of learn the same Art
That by the Indenture of Apprenticehood Your Peticonrs: Master was to
find Your Peticonr: Meat Drink Apparell Lodging Washing and all
other Necessaries during the said Terme as by the Indenture of
Apprenticehood may more fully appeare

That about nine months since your peticonrs: Masters with
out any noticeyourto your peticonr: went away from his
hath taken no care to employ him in the said Trade That
upon information his Master was at Plymouth Your peticonr: by
himselfe & friends did send sevall letters thither but never received
an answer to any one of them And noe person useing the
trade of a Mason dare employ your Peticonr: for fear of trouble
from his said Master

Your peticonr: humbly prayes yor Worpps to consider his
deplorable condition And that he may be discharged
from the Indenture of Apprenticehood to his
said Master to the intent he may put himselfe
Apprentice to some other person using the same
trade to serve the residue of the said Terme [..]
or otherwise relieved as to your grave Wisdome shall seem
meet

And yor: Petr: (as in duty bound) shall ever pray Etc