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<p n="379">To the Worshipfull his Majesties <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50520_occ99">Justices<lb></lb>
of ye peace</rs>
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for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50520_geo231">County of Middlesex</rs>
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in their General<lb></lb>
Sessions Assembled</p>
<p n="380">The humble Petition of the <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50520_n380-1">John Hope</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="381"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Humbly Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That your Petitioner on the Eighth day of January<lb></lb>
1761 did put himself Apprentice to <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50520_n381-1">Elizabeth Steel</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50520_occ100">Widow</rs>
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of well<lb></lb>
Street in the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50520_geo232"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50520_geo233">Saint Mary White Chapel</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50520_geo234">County of<lb></lb>
Middlesex</rs>
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</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50520_occ101">Grocer</rs>
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for the Term of Seven years from the Ninth day of<lb></lb>
November 1760 to learn her art or business of a Grocer<lb></lb>
She finding the sd Apprentice Meat Drunk Washing Lodging and all<lb></lb>
other necessares during the sd Term (Clothing expected)</p>
<p n="382">That the sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50520_n382-1">Elizabeth Steel</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50520_n382-1" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
died about Christmas last<lb></lb>
and that<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50520_n382-2">John Barrell</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50520_n382-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50520_occ102">Sugar Baker</rs>
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being Le cutor of the Will of<lb></lb>
the sd <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50520_n382-4">Elizabeth steel</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50520_n382-4" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
hath taken your Petitioner as Apprentice to himself<lb></lb>
against his Consent and to another Business which he does not like but<lb></lb>
would willingly serve out time to a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50520_occ103">Grocer</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50520_occ103" type="occupation" value="Grocer"></interp>
which he was at the first put to</p>
<p n="383">Your Petitioner therefore humbly prays that<lb></lb>
he may be discharged from the sd <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50520_n383-1">John Barrell</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50520_n383-1" type="surname" value="Barrell"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50520_n383-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<lb></lb>
and turned over to another Master a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50520_occ104">Grocer</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50520_occ104" type="occupation" value="Grocer"></interp>
or<lb></lb>
be otherwise releived in the Premises as to your<lb></lb>
Worships shall seem meet.</p>
<p n="384">And Your Petitioner shall ever pray Etc</p>
<p n="385"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50520_n385-1">John Hope</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50520_n385-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
</p>
<p n="386">149.pd. Cell Expence<obscured></obscured>
</p>
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