To George Errington< no role > Esqr . one of his Majesties.
Justices assigned to keep the Peace in & for the County
of Middlesex and the rest of the Justices at their
Quarter Sessions of the Peace for the said County
assembled

The Humble Petition of Edward Brown< no role > son of Edward
Brown< no role > late of St. George Bloom bury in the said County of Middlesex
Butcher deceased

Sheweth

That yor. Petr. was by Indenture duely executed and bearing Date on
the seventeenth Day of November which was in the Year of our Lord 1748 po [..]
& bound Apprentice to Henry Denne< no role > then of the Parish of Saint James Westminster
Painter Stainer for the Term of Seven Years from the Day of the Date of the said
Indenture And his said Master in Consideration of twenty five Pounds of lawfull Money
paid to him by your Petr. Said late Father was by the said Indenture to bench
& instruct yor. Pets. in the Art of Coach Painter and to find & provide for
him sufficient Meat Drink & Lodging during the said Term
That Yor. Petrs. accordingly seved the sd. Henry Denne< no role > untill abt. the Month of March 1753 & sons
ready and [..] willing to serve him try the Remember of the said [..]
That the said Henry Denne< no role > in a or about the sd, Month of March 1752
went from his House in Warwick Street in the Parish of St. James Westminster
aforesaid at which time the informed yor. Petr. that he shod. return in a Day or two
and gave Yor. Petr. half a Crown to pay for Victuals & Drink during his the said
Henry Dennes< no role > Absence

That yor. Petrs said maker instend of returning in a Day or two was
absent from his said House & Business for a Month or upwards & during that time
yor. Petr. had no Instructions or Employment in the said premises of Coach painting

That in or about the Month of June following the said Henry Danne< no role > beign
called upon by a Woman he the said Henry Denne< no role > & she went together from him said
House and he then left word with [..] Yor. Petr. that he shod. return again in an
Hour but did not return again nor did he give yor. Petrs. any Instructions in his said
Business for two Months and he the said Henry Denne< no role > afterwards frequently absented
himselt from his said House Business for two or three Days together without
giving Yor. Petr. any Instruction or employing him in his said Business

That in or about the Month of September last the said Henry Denne< no role > had
absented himself & neglected his sd. Business in such Manner that this Customer
delined employing him and therefore he was obliged to leave his House & go to work
for one Mr. Brown a Coachmaker in Pickadilly where he neglected his Business
& disappointed she saw Mr. Brown in such Manner that about the latter And of
January last he was discharged from the said Mr. Brown service and yor. Petrs..
was in or about the beginnign of February following sent home by the said Mr. Brown
to Yor. Petr. Mother Sarain Brown (Widow & exting of yor. Petrs. said late Father)