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shipfull the Chairman & the rest of his Majesties Justices
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Session Assembled
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The Petition of
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Richard Taverner
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bly Sheweth
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That your Petr. on the twenty Second day of August in
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the Nineteenth Year of his present Majesties Reign was bound an
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William Stevens
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of the parish of
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Clement Danes
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for the Term of Seven Years to
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warn his Art or Trade after the manner of an Apprentice.
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That Your Petrs. said Master by the said Indenture did Covenant
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to teach & Instruct or cause your Petitioner to be taught & Instructed
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in the said Art or Trade of a
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and would find your Petr. during
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the said Term with sufficient Meat Drink Washing Lodging and all
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other necessarys.
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That your Petrs. said Master being in very Indigent & Low
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Circumstances and greatly Indebted to several persons in large
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Sums of Money was Obliged on Account thereof about Six Weeks
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since to Shut up his House and abscond, whereby Your Petr. is
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rendred incapable of Learning his Trade, and must have been
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quite desitutule of all livelyhood, unless relieved by and taken
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under the protection of his Father, with whom he hath been ever
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since his said Master went away.
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That Your Petr. since his said Masters absconding as aforesd.
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has taken frequent Opportunitys of Inquiring after his said Master
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amongst his Acquaintance and hath been Informed by some of
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them (and which Your Petr. believes to be true) that Your Petr. said
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Master is gone Abroad, or Secrets himself in such a Manner from
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Your Petr. that your Petr. can have no benefit of his said
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Your Petr. therefore most humbly prays Your Worships
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that you wod. be pleased to take his Case into Consideration and for the reasons aforesd.
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Order him to be discharged from his said
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further or other Order may be made in the prmes as to Your Worshipps
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shall seem meet and the Nature of Your Petrs. Case requires.
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And Your Petr. as in Duty bound shall ever pray Etc
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