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within to the Hand
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any Longer to be kept and continued with this as his
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Apprentice or find or provide for him any other Master and there fore insisted
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on and left against your said Petitr.
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and James Johnstons
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respective leaves on Cons
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and an Contradiction to the refuse & your said Petitr. James
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Johnstons Your said Petitr.
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deceased with the Itch which he
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with your said Petitioner James Johnstons
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That your said Petitr.
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James Johnston
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did Nevertheless on or abt.
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the
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2d. Day of May 1754
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take your said other petitr.
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with
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Concurrence and Apprebation of your said petitr.
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unto the
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House of the said
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personally to retake and keep your said Petitr.
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as his Apprentice
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for the remainder of the said Term then to come and unexpired of his said
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Apprenticeship (Your said Petitr.
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at the same time declaring
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his desire and willingness to the same) and did then deliver up unto the said
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the said Indenture of Apprenticeship for him to keep accordingly
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during the said Reminder of the Apprenticeship but the said
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absolutely
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refused and did the according foreitly push your said Petitr.
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out of his
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house of the same time and ever since and till refuseing to take in
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continue your said Petitr.
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William Johnston
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in his Servics or to find or proceed
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for him Meat Drink Lodging any other necessarys or to return the said sum
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of £30. the said
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so received as aforesaid a any part thereof or to
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find or provide for your said petitr.
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another master and
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Neverthless of the said
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John Gibson
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interp
inst
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"LMSMPS50429_n384-14"
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"male"
>
</
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>
from the find your said petitioner and
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Johnston so
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del
>
Delivered
</
del
>
to the said
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rs
type
=
"persName"
id
=
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>
John Gibson
</
rs
>
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interp
inst
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type
=
"given"
value
=
"John"
>
</
interp
>
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interp
inst
=
"LMSMPS50429_n384-15"
type
=
"surname"
value
=
"Gibson"
>
</
interp
>
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interp
inst
=
"LMSMPS50429_n384-15"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"male"
>
</
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>
the said Indenture as aforesaid
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lb
>
</
lb
>
halh kept and still keeps the same Indenture
</
p
>
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p
n
=
"385"
>
That your Petr.
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rs
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=
"persName"
id
=
"LMSMPS50429_n385-1"
>
James Johnston
</
rs
>
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interp
inst
=
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type
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"given"
value
=
"James"
>
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>
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=
"LMSMPS50429_n385-1"
type
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"surname"
value
=
"Johnston"
>
</
interp
>
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interp
inst
=
"LMSMPS50429_n385-1"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"male"
>
</
interp
>
in Order to present the said that
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Johnston from lying in the Streets and perishing not only through want of
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p
>
</
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