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<p n="105">To the Right Worshipp full his Matys Justices of the Peace<lb></lb>
for the County of Middlex</p>
<p n="106">The humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50210_n105-1">George<lb></lb>
Battin</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50210_n105-1" type="surname" value="Battin"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50210_n105-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
</p>
<p n="107"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That your Petitioner by his Indenture of Apprenticehood<lb></lb>
bearing Date the <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50210_date37">24th of June 1720</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50210_date37" type="date" value="17200624"></interp>
became an appeal<lb></lb>
to <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50210_n107-1">Robert Taylor</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50210_n107-1" type="given" value="ROBERT"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50210_n107-1" type="surname" value="TAYLOR"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50210_n107-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50210_geo66">St. Margaretts Westminster</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50210_geo66" type="placeName" value="St. Margaretts Westminster"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50210_geo66" type="type" value="parish"></interp>
<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50210_occ50">Waterman</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50210_occ50" type="occupation" value="Waterman"></interp>
for the Terme of Seven Years comencing<lb></lb>
from the date of the said Indenture As thereby<lb></lb>
Appears</p>
<p n="108">That your Petitioners said Master hath frequently<lb></lb>
Beat and Abused him in such a barbarous<lb></lb>
manner that he hath been Obliedged to be under<lb></lb>
the Care of a Surgeon and Daily Putts such<lb></lb>
Hardshipps on him that he is not Able to bear<lb></lb>
being weakly Occationed by his<obscured></obscured>
in<lb></lb>
putting him to Carry great Burthens</p>
<p n="109">Your Petr: therefore humbly<lb></lb>
prays your Worshipps will be pleased<lb></lb>
to order his said Master to Attend<lb></lb>
to Shew cause why he should not be<lb></lb>
Discharged from his sd Apprenticehood</p>
<p n="110">And yor Pet Shall Ever pray Etc</p>
<p n="111"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50210_n111-1">Geo: Battin</rs>
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