To the Rt. Worpll. his Maties: Justices of the
Peace for the County of Middx in their Generall
Quarter Sessions Assembled

The Humble Peticon of Henry Sevear.

Sheweth

That by Indenture of Aprenticehood bearing
Date the 9th Day of August 1727 Yor Petr.
become bound an Apprentice for the term of
seven Years to Matthew Phipps< no role > of the Parish
of St James Westmr . in the County aforesd.
Carpenter to learn his Art.

That your Petrs said Master hath of late wthout
any reasonable cause beat & abused your
Petr. in a barbarous manner & wth. Instruments
not proper for correcting your Petr.

That abt six Months agoe your Petrs Master
beat him over the head wth: a Palisadoe
whereby, your Petr was very much bruised.
That on the 4th of this Instant April your Petrs
Master starch him on the side of his face
near his Eye wth a Cake of Glen whereby he
was much bruised & had like to have lost his
Eye. & hath divers himes before cruelly beat
& misused your Petr.

That your Petr hath servd near five years of
his time yet is very uncapable of his trade
his sd Master refuseing & neglecting to instruct
him therein & has publickly declared he
never will.

Yor Petr therefore Humbly prays that
yor. Worps will be pleased to discharged
him from his sd Apprentice hood to his
sd Master & that his sd Master may be
oblidged to pay back part of the Sume
of ten pounds wth he had wth yor Petr.

And your Petr as in Duty bound shall pray. Etc

Hon: Sevea [..]