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<p n="147">To the Worshipfull his Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50377_occ49">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50377_geo95">County of Middlesex</rs>
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at their General Quarter<lb></lb>
Sessions of the peace held in and for the said County</p>
<p n="148">The Humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50377_n148-1">Elizabeth Stenton</rs>
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<p n="149"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
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That by Indenture dated the <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50377_date22">Thirteenth day of September</rs>
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<lb></lb>
which was in the Year of our Lord One thousand Seven hundred and<lb></lb>
forty Four the Church Wardens and Overseers of the Poor of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50377_geo96">parish<lb></lb>
of St Botolph without Bishopsgate</rs>
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London (with the Consent of two<lb></lb>
of his Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50377_occ50">Justices of the peace</rs>
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for the said City)Did put of<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
your Petitioner Apprentice to <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50377_n149-1">Susanna Wood</rs>
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of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50377_geo97">Parish of St<lb></lb>
Leonard Shoreditch</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50377_geo98">county of Middlesex</rs>
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to Serve the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50377_n149-2">Susanna Wood</rs>
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till She the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50377_n149-3">Elizabeth Stenton</rs>
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Should Attain<lb></lb>
her Age of Twenty one Years</p>
<p n="150">That your said Petitioners said Mistress has most Gruethey<lb></lb>
Beaten and Abused your Petr at divers times without any stroncation<lb></lb>
and about Two Months ago your Petr Mistress Struck her with<lb></lb>
an Iron Spindle and Dislocated your Petr Clbow so that your<lb></lb>
Petr must have lost the Use of her right hand had it not been<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
for the great Care of the Surgeon of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50377_geo99">London Infirmary</rs>
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</p>
<p n="151">That your Petr verily believes that if the Shod Continual<lb></lb>
with her said Mistress the is so very Passionate and Cruel she<lb></lb>
will one daly kill or Lane your Petitioner</p>
<p n="152">That your Petr said Mistress is now Married to one<lb></lb>
Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50377_n152-1">Samuel Bates</rs>
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and he and Your Petr said Mistress have<lb></lb>
Now Agreed that your Petr may be Discharged from the said<lb></lb>
Indenture</p>
<p n="153">Therefore your Petr most humbly prays your Worshipp<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
will be pleased to Discharge your Petr from her said<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
Apprentiship</p>
<p n="154">And Your Petr shall ever Pray etc</p>
<p n="155">her<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50377_n155-1">Elizabeth <figure rend="mark"></figure>
Stenton</rs>
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mark</p>
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