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To the Worshipful his Majesties
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Sheweth
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That by Indenture bearing date the
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Ninteenth day of
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Henry Seale
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Henry Seale
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deceased did put himself Apprentice to Your Petr.
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to Serve Your Petr. from the
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Second day of April then last
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Past for the space of Seven Years in Consideration of five
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Shillings and no more
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That Your Petitioner Relying on the honesty & integrity
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of his said Apprentice entrustes him from time to time to Receive
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money in his Shop as also with the Key of the Till or drawer
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wherein the said money was Kept and having some Reason to
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Suspect that the said
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Henry Seale
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had made too free with such
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money very lately detected him in taking out of the said Till One
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Guinea and a five Shilling Piece the money of your Petitioner
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when the said
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Henry Scale
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acknowledged that at fact and Confessed that
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he had at different times taken money out of the said Till for the
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space of three quarters of a Year or thereabouts Whereupon Your
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Petr. caused him to be carried before a Magistrate who Comitted
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him to
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Bridewell
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Your Petr. therefore humbly Prays Your Worships to
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take his Case into Your Consideration and to discharge
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his said
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from his said Indenture
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And Your Petr. (as in in duty bound) will ever Pray Etc:
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