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To the Rt. Worships full Majesties Justices of the Peace for the County of Midd
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in their General Quarter Sessions of the Peace Assembled
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The humble Petition
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Charles Biggs
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Sheweth
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That by Indentures of Apprenticehood bearing date the
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thirtieth
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day of March In the Year of our Lord 1724
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your Petitioner was bound an
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Apprentice
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to one
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Samuel Dugdale
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of the Parish of
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St Giles Cripplegate
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Glover
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for the term of four years to learn his Art (he being their by trade
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a Glover
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That during the time your Petr. hath served his Master above named
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Your Petitioner hath not been instructed in the Cheif part of his business which
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is the Cutting Part, not so innuch as one Glove he hath not Cutt out altho.
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he hath served almost two years of his time above mentioned.
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That your Petr. said Master being under such Circumstances that he
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cannot Publickly appear besides that your Petr. is advised the said binding
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in Contrary to the Statute Wherefore & for that your Petr. is likely to loose
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the benefit of his trade.
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Therefore your Petr. most humbly prays this
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Court will be pleased to appoint a day sometime this prsent
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General Quarter Sessions of the peace and to Order
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that the said
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Samuel Dugdale
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may attend this Court to
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shew Cause why your Petr. should not be discharged
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from his Apprenticehood
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And your Petr. shall ever pray Etc.
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Charles Biggs
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Memorandam Fryday evening the
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14 Janry
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served a true copy of the above petition & Order of Court
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by shewing this peticon & Order is Mrs. Dugdale who answered she was ye wife of the Sd.
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Samuel Dugdale
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at the hand & Glove in a place called ye
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Hop Garden
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near St. Martins Lane
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in the strand
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and left
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the same Copy there with her would one promised to give to her husband
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