To the Rt. Worpfull his Majesties Justices of the peace for the County
of Middx in their Generall Quarter Sessions of the peace
assembled

The humble peticon of Wm. Lowe< no role > Son of Thomas
Lowe< no role >

Sheweth

That by Gudre bearing date the Second day of March 1721
was bound an Apprentice to Mathew Lowe< no role > of the parish & County
aforesd. Turner for the Terme of Seaven years that your peticoner
Friends gave to his Said Master the Sume of ten pounds that he
might very carefully instructd by [..] his in Sd Mar in the Said art & mistery of
a Turner & not otherwise

That your peticoner hath served very honestly three years
of the Terme of Seven years, but has been at diverse Simes
insulted beased pd burised him in a very barbarans & imhamand
mannerand threeby his M [..] triss and that in particularsasheth lew a pewter perringer at him which
cutt his Manth & swelled very much, and hath with Siver se other unlawfull
weapenshathbeat him [..] no occacon-That his Said
Master did Yesterday very barbarously beat your peticoner
with a very large horse whip for noe fault, but only provoked
to it (us he verily beleives) by his saidMasterMistriss
and humbly appeals to this Court.and in more particulars that
his Jud [..] not be f [..]
after gus Terme of S [..] years are [..] pired as the humbly
conceives

And prays that this Court will be pleased to
order his said Master to attend this Court some
day this prsent Sessions Generall quarter Sessions
of the peace to shew Cause why your Petr. should not be
discharged from his Said Apprentice ha [..]

And Shall ever pray Etc Wm. Lowe< no role >