To the worshipful his Majesties Justices of the peace for
the County of Middlesex in their General Quarter Session of
the Peace held in & for the said County of assembled.

The humble Petition of John Fryer< no role >

Sheweth

That your Petitioner by Indenture bearing date the twenty
ninth day of December One thousand seven hundred and fifty six [..]
put himself Apprentice to Robert Hewes< no role > of the Parish of Saint Ann in
the County aforesaid Shipwright to serve for Seven years from the day
of the date thereof And the said Master was to have taught your
Petitioner the Art of a Shipwright

That on or about the 14th: day of March 1760 your
Petitioners said Master died leaving Elizabeth Hewes< no role > his Widow & sold Executrix who
in his lifetime & ever since hath kept a Chandlers Shop & in no wise
capable of instructing or improving your Petitioner in the said Act of a
Shipwright And tho' your Petitioner hath ofter applied to her to be turned
over to a proper Master yet she hath always refused & still doth refused
to comply with such request.

Your Petitioner therefore most humbly prays this Court will
please to discharge him from his said Apprenticehood Or that
your Petitioner may be otherwise relieved as this Court shall
see meet

And your Petitioner as in duly bound shall
ever pray Etc

John Fryer< no role >