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<p n="383">and Acts which your said Petitioner <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50429_n383-1">William Johnston</rs>
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<lb></lb>
was not nor ought in Justice to be bound to do and perform same of which Offices<lb></lb>
and Acts were with and by the said John Gibsons express directions and others of<lb></lb>
them with his privity or Knowledge Not with Standing all which the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50429_n383-2">John<lb></lb>
Gibson</rs>
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without having ever signifyed to either of your said Petitir. any Dislike<lb></lb>
or Complaint against a desire of parting with your said Petitr: <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50429_n383-3">William Johnston</rs>
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<lb></lb>
or without any just or reasonable Cause pretence or Colour what ever on a about<lb></lb>
the <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50429_date139">1st day of May 1754</rs>
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did take your said Petitr: <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50429_n383-4">William Johnston</rs>
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within to the Hand<lb></lb>
of your said other Petitr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50429_n383-5">James Johnston</rs>
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(by whose Recommendation your said<lb></lb>
Petitr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50429_n383-6">William Johnston</rs>
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was put Apprentice and the said Consideration Money paid<lb></lb>
with him into the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50429_n383-7">John Gibson</rs>
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as aforesaid) leaving your said Petitr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50429_n383-8">William<lb></lb>
Johnston</rs>
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with your said other petitr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50429_n383-9">James Johnston</rs>
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and did then and there<lb></lb>
declare that he wod. no longer keep or continue or permit a suffer your said<lb></lb>
Petitr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50429_n383-10">William Johnston</rs>
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any Longer to be kept and continued with this as his<lb></lb>
Apprentice or find or provide for him any other Master and there fore insisted<lb></lb>
on and left against your said Petitr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50429_n383-11">William Johnston</rs>
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and James Johnstons<lb></lb>
respective leaves on Cons<obscured></obscured>
and an Contradiction to the refuse & your said Petitr. James<lb></lb>
Johnstons Your said Petitr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50429_n383-12">William Johnston</rs>
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deceased with the Itch which he<lb></lb>
had got in the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50429_n383-13">John Gibson</rs>
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Family and also the said Indenture of Apprenticeship<lb></lb>
with your said Petitioner James Johnstons</p>
<p n="384">That your said Petitr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50429_n384-1">James Johnston</rs>
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did Nevertheless on or abt.<lb></lb>
the <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50429_date140">2d. Day of May 1754</rs>
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take your said other petitr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50429_n384-2">William Johnston</rs>
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with<lb></lb>
Concurrence and Apprebation of your said petitr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50429_n384-3">William Johnston</rs>
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unto the<lb></lb>
House of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50429_n384-4">John Gibson</rs>
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and did then insist of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50429_n384-5">John Gibson</rs>
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<lb></lb>
personally to retake and keep your said Petitr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50429_n384-6">William Johnston</rs>
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as his Apprentice<lb></lb>
for the remainder of the said Term then to come and unexpired of his said<lb></lb>
Apprenticeship (Your said Petitr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50429_n384-7">William Johnston</rs>
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at the same time declaring<lb></lb>
his desire and willingness to the same) and did then deliver up unto the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50429_n384-8">John Gibson</rs>
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the said Indenture of Apprenticeship for him to keep accordingly<lb></lb>
during the said Reminder of the Apprenticeship but the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50429_n384-9">John Gibson</rs>
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absolutely<lb></lb>
refused and did the according foreitly push your said Petitr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50429_n384-10">William Johnston</rs>
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out of his<lb></lb>
house of the same time and ever since and till refuseing to take in<lb></lb>
continue your said Petitr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50429_n384-11">William Johnston</rs>
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in his Servics or to find or proceed<lb></lb>
for him Meat Drink Lodging any other necessarys or to return the said sum<lb></lb>
of £30. the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50429_n384-12">John Gibson</rs>
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so received as aforesaid a any part thereof or to<lb></lb>
find or provide for your said petitr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50429_n384-13">William Johnston</rs>
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another master and<lb></lb>
Neverthless of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50429_n384-14">John Gibson</rs>
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from the find your said petitioner and<lb></lb>
Johnston so<del>Delivered</del>
to the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50429_n384-15">John Gibson</rs>
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the said Indenture as aforesaid<lb></lb>
halh kept and still keeps the same Indenture</p>
<p n="385">That your Petr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50429_n385-1">James Johnston</rs>
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in Order to present the said that<lb></lb>
Johnston from lying in the Streets and perishing not only through want of</p>
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