To the Rt. Worships full Majesties Justices of the Peace for the County of Midd
in their General Quarter Sessions of the Peace Assembled

The humble Petition [..] of Charles Biggs< no role >

Sheweth

That by Indentures of Apprenticehood bearing date the thirtieth
day of March In the Year of our Lord 1724 your Petitioner was bound an
Apprentice to one Samuel Dugdale< no role > of the Parish of St Giles Cripplegate
Glover for the term of four years to learn his Art (he being their by trade
a Glover

That during the time your Petr. hath served his Master above named
Your Petitioner hath not been instructed in the Cheif part of his business which
is the Cutting Part, not so innuch as one Glove he hath not Cutt out altho.
he hath served almost two years of his time above mentioned.

That your Petr. said Master being under such Circumstances that he
cannot Publickly appear besides that your Petr. is advised the said binding
in Contrary to the Statute Wherefore & for that your Petr. is likely to loose
the benefit of his trade.

Therefore your Petr. most humbly prays this
Court will be pleased to appoint a day sometime this prsent
General Quarter Sessions of the peace and to Order
that the said Samuel Dugdale< no role > may attend this Court to
shew Cause why your Petr. should not be discharged
from his Apprenticehood

And your Petr. shall ever pray Etc.

Charles Biggs< no role >

Memorandam Fryday evening the 14 Janry served a true copy of the above petition & Order of Court
by shewing this peticon & Order is Mrs. Dugdale who answered she was ye wife of the Sd. Samuel Dugdale< no role >
at the hand & Glove in a place called ye Hop Garden near St. Martins Lane in the strand and left
the same Copy there with her would one promised to give to her husband