To the Rt Worshipfull his Majestys Justices of the peace
for the County of Middlesex in their general Quarter Sessions
assembled.

The humble Petition of Alexander Gage< no role > of the Parish of St. Paul
Covent garden in the Liberty of Westminster in the County of Middlesex
Perukemaker .

Sheweth

That by Indenture bearing date the 19th. day of August 1743 George which was bound an
Apprentice to your Petitioner by the then Churchwardens and Overseer of the poor of the parish of
Charlton in the County of Kent to Serve from the day of the date [..] of the said Indre untill the said George
Winch< no role > should accomplish his age of twenty four years according to the Statute in that case made
and provided

That your Petr. imediately took the said George Winch< no role > to his house and provided competent
and sufficient meal drink Apparrele lodging and all other thing's necessary and fit for an Apprentice
agreeably to the terms of the said Indenture, and during the time be continued with him, taught
and instructed him in the best manner he was able in his trade of Perukemaking

That for about eighteen months past the said Apprentice has not only been disorderly and
disobedient to Your Petr. and his Family, but about a year ago ran away from him and was
absent a week or thereabouts And has frequently since neglected to attend your Petrs. Customers
by which means Your Petr has been greatly injured in his business. And the said apprentice
has been so far from being concern [..] his [..] Misbehaviour and neglect of duty, that he has
frequently declared, he would follow his business no longer but would go to Sea, and has often
told your Petr. Servants that he would not work, and that if your Petr. corrected him he would
make a riot in the Street and break your Petrs. Windows and do other mischief, and has several
time's threatned to run away from your Petr., notwithstanding your Petr. never treated him with
any Sort of Severity, and about three months ago he actually ran away from your Petr. and
has never returned to his Service Since

Your Petitioner therefore humbly prays that this Court
would be pleas'd to order the said Apprentice's discharge from your
Petitioner or that ye Court would [..] make such other order
therein as shall be reasonable and just

And your Petr shall pray Etc

J. Spranger Agt. for [..] the Petitioner