and Acts which your said Petitioner William Johnston< no role >
was not nor ought in Justice to be bound to do and perform same of which Offices
and Acts were with and by the said John Gibsons express directions and others of
them with his privity or Knowledge Not with Standing all which the said John
Gibson< no role > without having ever signifyed to either of your said Petitir. any Dislike
or Complaint against a desire of parting with your said Petitr: William Johnston< no role >
or without any just or reasonable Cause pretence or Colour what ever on a about
the 1st day of May 1754 did take your said Petitr: William Johnston< no role > within to the Hand
of your said other Petitr. James Johnston< no role > (by whose Recommendation your said
Petitr. William Johnston< no role > was put Apprentice and the said Consideration Money paid
with him into the said John Gibson< no role > as aforesaid) leaving your said Petitr. William
Johnston< no role > with your said other petitr. James Johnston< no role > and did then and there
declare that he wod. no longer keep or continue or permit a suffer your said
Petitr. William Johnston< no role > any Longer to be kept and continued with this as his
Apprentice or find or provide for him any other Master and there fore insisted
on and left against your said Petitr. William Johnston< no role > and James Johnstons
respective leaves on Cons [..] and an Contradiction to the refuse & your said Petitr. James
Johnstons Your said Petitr. William Johnston< no role > deceased with the Itch which he
had got in the said John Gibson< no role > Family and also the said Indenture of Apprenticeship
with your said Petitioner James Johnstons

That your said Petitr. James Johnston< no role > did Nevertheless on or abt.
the 2d. Day of May 1754 take your said other petitr. William Johnston< no role > with
Concurrence and Apprebation of your said petitr. William Johnston< no role > unto the
House of the said John Gibson< no role > and did then insist of the said John Gibson< no role >
personally to retake and keep your said Petitr. William Johnston< no role > as his Apprentice
for the remainder of the said Term then to come and unexpired of his said
Apprenticeship (Your said Petitr. William Johnston< no role > at the same time declaring
his desire and willingness to the same) and did then deliver up unto the said
John Gibson< no role > the said Indenture of Apprenticeship for him to keep accordingly
during the said Reminder of the Apprenticeship but the said John Gibson< no role > absolutely
refused and did the according foreitly push your said Petitr. William Johnston< no role > out of his
house of the same time and ever since and till refuseing to take in
continue your said Petitr. William Johnston< no role > in his Servics or to find or proceed
for him Meat Drink Lodging any other necessarys or to return the said sum
of £30. the said John Gibson< no role > so received as aforesaid a any part thereof or to
find or provide for your said petitr. William Johnston< no role > another master and
Neverthless of the said John Gibson< no role > from the find your said petitioner and
Johnston soDeliveredto the said John Gibson< no role > the said Indenture as aforesaid
halh kept and still keeps the same Indenture

That your Petr. James Johnston< no role > in Order to present the said that
Johnston from lying in the Streets and perishing not only through want of