To this Majesty's Justices of the Peace in and
for the County of Middlesex in their General Quarter Session
of the Peace Assembled

The Humble Petition of Daniel Turner< no role > of Brentford in the
County of Middlesex Potter

Sheweth

That on the Twelfth day of August One thousand Seven hundred and Sixty
Nine Your Petitioner hired one William Sims< no role > to Work with Your Petitioner from the
said twelfth day of August for one Year Certain as a Wheelman at Your Petitioner's Pottey
at Brentford in the County of Middlesex at the Rate of four Shillings for every days Work
and Paid the said William Sims< no role > one Guinea by Way of Earned on the said twelfth day of
August And the said William Sims Agreed to Serve Your Petitioner as a Wheelman Accordingly

That the said William Sims in Pursuance of the said Agreement did on the
Thirteenth day of August One Thousand Seven hundred and Sixty Nine Enter into the
Service of Your Petitioner as aforesaid and Continued to Serve him as aforesaid from
the said Thirteenth day of August One thousand Seven hundred and Sixty Nine till
the Seventh day of January One thousand Seven hundred and Seventy When the said
William Sins lest and deserted the Service of Your Petitioner without his leave or
Consent and without any Just Cause or Notice and Entred himself into the Service of
Joseph Hill< no role > and John Easton< no role > in the Parish of Saint Philip and Jacob in the County of
Gloucester Brickmakers and Potters Whereupon Complaint was made by year Petitioner
upon oath before Sir John Fielding< no role > Kingstone of his Majestys Justices for the County of
Middlesex and he Granted a Warrant for the Apprehending of the said William Sims but it
being Alledged that the said William Sims was in the County of Gloucester the said
Warrant was backed for the Apprehending him in that County and he was thereupon
Apprehended and brought before Edward Garlick< no role > Esquire one of his Majestys Justices
assigned to keep the Peace in and for the said County of Gloucester

That on the Twenty Eighth day of February One thousand Seven hundred and
Seventy the said William Sims< no role > Joseph Hill< no role > and John Easton< no role > Entred into a
Recognizance before the said Edward Garlick< no role > to his Majesty in ten Pounds each