To the Worshipfull his Majestys Justices of the Peace for the
City and Liberty of Westminster in their General Quarter Session
of the peace Assembled.

The Humble Petition of Augustus Lohne< no role > of the Parish of
Saint Paul Covent Garden within the City and Liberty aforesaid Taylor .

Sheweth

That by Indenture of Apprenticeship bearing date the Twenty
Sixth day of March which was in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven
hundred and Fifty one William Jones< no role > Son of Jasper Jones< no role > deced and then late
a Child of Christs Hospital London did put himself Apprentice to Your petitioner for
the Term of Seven Years from the date thereof to learn the Act and Business
of a Taylor.

That Your Petitioner received from the Governore of Christs
Hospital five pounds, and five pounds, more from his said Apprentices
Mother But Your Petitioners has Expended in Providing Cloaths for his said
Apprentice and other Necessarys as near as Your Petitioner can at this
distance of time remember the Sum of Ten PoundsThe Cloaths
with Your Petitioners said Apprentice had on when he Came to Your
Petitioner being taken away by Order of the Governors

That a little above half a Year after the Executing the said Jud [..]
Your Petr. Suffered Greatly in his Business by his sd. Apprentices Staying of
Errands and Loitering about the Streets

That Your Petitioners Beds and Linnen (Whereon his
Apprentice Used to lay) were greatly Damaged and even Rotted by reason
of his said Apprentices Watering and Soiling of the Same So that they
are not Now even fit for use

That When Your Petitioner in the day time has been Waiting on
And taking Orders of his Customers, And Expecting on his return to have found
his said Apprentice about his Proper Business, Instead thereof has
Frequently found him lying on the Bed with all his Cloaths on, or otherwise
Idle in the Kitchen either lying on the Dressers or Sitting by the fire, And on
being Asked by Your Petitioner his reason of Such behaviour Your Petition [..]
could get very little (but no Satisfactory) Answer And he always behaved in a
Very Sullen and Stubborn Manner.

That Your Petitioners said Apprentice has always behaved in
a Most Audacious Saucy Manner both to Your Petitioner and his wife But
particularly More So to Your Petitioners Maid Servant & Workman And on
Your Petitioners being Informed thereof and Correcting him for the Same he
threatned to Poison the Maid And as to Your Petitioner & the Family and
Lodgers (Your Petitioner then & now having Lodgers of Considerable Repute in
the House) he declared he would be even with them, On being Asked which way
and how. he Answered he would Raise Thunder by Rolling the Goose or Irons