To the Worshipfull his Majestys Justices of the Peace for the County
of Middlesex at Hicks's Hall in St John Street at the General Session Assembled

The humble Petition of John Heming< no role > An Apperentice

Sheweth

That by Indenture of Apprenticeship bearing date the Twenty
Seventh day of November which was in the Year of our Lord One thousand Seven hundred
and Thirty three your Petitioner with the Consent of his Father Thomas Heming< no role > of
Rochester in the County of Kent Salter did put himself Apprentice to Jonathan
Cadwalladar< no role > of the Parish of St. James Clerkenwell in the said County of Middx
for the Term of Seven Years.

That at the time of such binding and before that time the sd. Cadwalladar
pretended to be well versed and Skilled in preparing and making up Medecines
Administring Physick and Curing Humane Distempers and promised that he
would teach your Petitioner his Arland Practice therein.

That your Petitioner Father relying on such Promise and not doubting
but that your Petitioner by learning such Art and Practice Night (when out of his
time) get a handsome livelyhood gave the said Cadwalladar Fifty pounds down
and a Band for fifty Pounds more payable by ten Pounds a Year the first ten
pounds whereof hath been paid to the said Cadwalladar.

That the said Jonathan Cadwalladar< no role > inttegard that your Petitioners
Father had given such a handsome Sum with you Petitioner Agreed that your
Petitioner should not be sent on Common Errands or be sett to any Servile Work
or business but that he would keep a Boy under him for that purpose

That the said Jonathan Cadwalladar< no role > hath not only refused to keep a
Boy under your Petitioner but hath Employed and Compelled your Petitioner to go
on his Common Errands digging in hid Garden and other Servile work contrary
to the Agreement above mentioned

That the said Jonathan Cadwalladar< no role > hath altogether refused and neglected
to Teach or Instruct your Petitioner in preparing and making up Medicines or
Administring Physick nor hath he in anywise Instructed your Petitioner in any
Art or Trade whatsoever

That the sd. Jonathan Cadwalladar< no role > hath wrongfully Charged your Petitioner with
Cources of which he is Innocent and under pretence of your Petitioners being Quitly hath turnd
him out of his Servile and refuseth to readmitt him so that your Petitioner (without the
Assistance of this Court) is likely to be left destitute of any Art a Trade whatsoever whereby he
may get his living Altho' your Petitioners Father hath paid and Secured to the said Jonathan
Cadwalladar< no role > Such a large Sum of Mony for that purpose.

Your Petitioner therefore humbly prays that he may be discharged from
his said Apprenticeship for the reasons aforesaid and that the said Jonathan
Cadwalladar< no role > may be Obliged to refund Sixty Pounds being the Money he
hath already had with your Petitioner or so much thereof as to your
Worships shall Seem meet and also to deliver up your Petitioner Fathers
Bond to be Cancelled.

And your Petitioner shall Ever pray Etc

John Heming< no role >