To Thomas Lane< no role > Esqr Chairman and the rest of
the Worshipfull Justices of the Peace at their General Sessions
of the Peace at Hicks Hall in St John Street in the County
of Middlesex Assembled.

The Humble Petition of Richard Blandy< no role >
Apprentice to Josiah Clark< no role > and William
Deleting< no role > late of the Parish of St Martin in the Fields but now of Gaol Street in the County of Middlesex
aforesaid Diamond Cutters and Polishers

Sheweth

That Your Petitioners was by Indenture bearing Date the sixth Day
of May in the Year of Our Lord 1749 Bound Apprentice to the said
Josiah Clark< no role > and William Deleting< no role > for the Form of Seven Years to lead in the
having of diamond Cuter and Pollisher during which time Your
Petitioners sd. Masters were to find Your Petitioner in all Necessaries except Cloathing

That your Petitioner Instead of being Properly Instructed in the
said Business have been Chiefly Employs in turning the Wheel (which is
the Business Properly belonging to a Labourer) and fetching Water for
the Family, and doing other Honle Officer not in his Province to be
Employd in

That Your Petitioner over since he was bound has had so
small and allowance of City to that without the Assistance of his Mother
and the Lodgers in the House where his said Masters lived Your
Petitioner must have Inevitably Parished for want

That for about a Year after your Petitioners was put apprentice
to his said Masters as aforesaid he was not allowed a Bed Colye on
leat was Obliged to lye on a Cone Couch with a Cushion on at and no
other Covering or other Red Cloaths than a Ragged Quiet

That Your Petitioner has Since had a Bed Stuffed with
Dagshair in a very bad Condition and has Seldom had any Sheets
allowed him and his Sd. Masters have at all times denyed to let him take any use is [..]
of either Fire of Canyle except when at Work

That Your Petitioner said Master Clark has frequently
beat Your Petitioner on his head till these has been Lumps raced as large
as Wallint

That about three Years ago the said Clark without any other
Provocation whatsoever than because Your Petrs. could not get some Water
for the said Clark's Wife, Richard Your Petitr over his Private Parts which
Occasioned Your Petitioner to fall down to the Ground and then the
said Clark Continued to Kick Your Petitioner untill Your Petitioner
fell and Suffered Excessive Pain and anguish and Continued so for
Several Days

That Sometime afterwards the said Clark without any
Provocation Struck Your Petitioner a Securable wovers his face and
thereby Knock'd out three of Your Petitioners Truth