Business and the Art of Burning of the China when Painted
wholly and intirely a Secret from Your Petitioner, so that Your
Petitioner in case his Health would permit, could not be made
a perfect Master of that Branch of his Business, in the space of
Time he has yet to Serve, in requiring great experience to be
perfect therein; but Your Petitioner humbly insists and us
Advised he can never be well while he is at the Trade he is
bound to; it being so disagreeable and prejudicial to his
Constitution, and if he continues longer at it, it will inevitably
(without God's great Mercy) determine in his Death; And Your
Petitioners said Master (Although he is Your Petitioners
Uncle) upon his being applied to, to Assign him Over to some
other Trade less prejudicial to his Health, Lay'd "He woud
not part with him till the last Moment of his Time was expired
not for a Thousand Pounds, but would keep him tho' he Died
by Inches before his Face.

And Your Petitioner further sheweth unto Your Worships, that
on or about Ninth day of [..] June , last he again relapsed into
his former Disorder, and his said Master gave him leave to go and be
with his Grandmother (it being Your Petitioners desire, his Master
not finding him any necessarys fit for a Sick Person, Except what
Your Petitioner paid for out of his own Pocket) where he has
continued ever since, without having any help or Sustenance
from his said Master, and Your Petitioner has intirely lost
the Use of his Right hand, and is in great Fear of losing
his left.

Your Petitioner therefore most humbly Prays
Your Worships, that you would be Pleased to take
this his Calamitous Case into Your Considerations
and be pleased to make such Order therein, and
grant him such relief as to Your Worship's
Shall seem meet, and as the Nature & Circumstances
of his Case may required.

And Your Petitioner (as in Duty bound) Shall
ever pray Etc.

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