To the Worshipfull his Majesties Justices of the peace of the County of
Middx in their General Quarter Session of the peace Assembled

The Humble petition of Davis Pritchard< no role >

Sheweth.

That by Indentures of Apprenticeship bearing date the 27th. day of May 1746 your
Petitioner became bound to serve William Bowler< no role > of the Lower precinct of the Parish of Aldgate
in the County aforesaid Barlorts Peruke maker for the Term of Seven Years

That the said William Bowler< no role > during the time your petitioner lived with him took no care
to Instruct your petitioner in the said Business being frequently drunk & almost continually
absent from his Shop

That abt. the beginning of Febry last your petitioners sd. Master belong being Arrested for a large
sum caused himself to be removed into the Rules of the Kings Bench prison & conveyed off
all his Goods being Apprehensive of an Execution agt. them & shut up his House & Shop &
Sent your petitioner home to his Friends so that in Case they had not releived him your petitioner
must have perished in the Street

That yr. petitioner & his Friends have several times applyed to the sd.Thomas William
Bowler< no role > requesting him to provide for your petr. but the said William Bowler< no role > only said he
might come & live with him, which your petitioner says is in a Garret at an Alehouse in the
Rules aforesd. where the said William Bowler< no role > has no manner of Business & intends as your
petitioner is informed to turn Schoolmaster

That your petitioner is at present intirely destitute of Employment & unless this Court
gives him releif your petitioner will be utterly Incapacitated from getting his living.

Yr. petitioner therefore Humbly prays your Worships to take
the premes into Consideration & for the reasons aforesaid
be pleased to make such Order touching your petitioners
discharge from the said Indenture of app [..]
your Worships shall seem meet

And your petitioner will ever pray.

Davis Prichard< no role >