Business but he should chuse the trade of
a Butcher that on the 3d of Octoberlastthe
said Joseph Holmes< no role > left your petitioners house
against And was absent untill the twentyeth
day of December And that your petitioner verily
believes his Mother encourages heir the said
Joseph Holmes< no role > in the bad practices

That his Apprentice said Mother Acknowledged
[..] tioner That she had found him in a
[..] away house and brought him from theme
to your petitioner
That the last time he was absent Six Months
and returned to your Petitioner in a Tailors dress
And pretended he was discharged from Seven
Ships

That your petitioner was at great trouble
and less of time in Searching After his Said
Apprentice he And was Ad [..] to take him
before a Justices of she Peace in Bow Street
Covent Garden and which he did on the 30th: of October last And on Examination of the said
Apprentice he declared he had no Complaint to
make against your Petitioner That he
had another apprentice Who is a very Sober honest
Youth and your petitioner apprentice the
and his family are in Danger by the bad Company
his said Apprentice Associates with and that
he has always refused given any Account
to what places he resorts to

That for the above reason your
Petitioner humbly prays this Honour the Court
will be pleased to discharge his said Apprentice
from his Indentures

And yr petitioner will Eve pray
John Phillips< no role >