Committed the said John Collins< no role > to Bridewell for one Month.

That the Mother of the Apprentice hearing her Son was
Committed came to and earnestly Intreated and requested Your
Petitioner to procure his Discharge and your Petitioner being
Induced to think the Comitment would have had some Influence
in [..] this Youth [..] then should [..] Sign of
Repentance by making [..] promises of Amendment procured
his Discharge on the fourth day after his Commitment but Instead
of making a Grateful Return for your Petitioners Lenity He no
Sooner finds himself at Liberty but Launches out into the same
Course of Behaviour and Instead of the last Appearance of
Amendment he appears Improved in Wickedness and continues
the same Disorderly and Ungovernable

That your Petitioner has been Informed that Luke Collins< no role >
the Father gives Countenance to his [..] on the said Apprentice in
his Disobedience and doubts not but to prove that the said Luke
Collins< no role > threatened that he would send three Men and that he
himself wod. be one and that they wod. do for your Petitioner
Meaning as your Petitioner apprehends to do him some
Bodily Harm

That from the Repeated Misbehaviour of the said Apprentice
and the Threats of his Father Your Petitioner is not only under
Fears and Apprehensions for the Safety of himself and Family but
in Danger of Losing the Benefit of the rest of his Apprentices by
the Bad Example set them by this

Your Petitioner therefore prays your Worships
to take his Case into Consideration and to give your
Petitioner Relief by a proper Correction of the
Apprentice On to discharge him from his
Apprentice ship And such other Relief in the
Premisses As to Your Worships shall seem
Meet.

And Your Petitioner shall ever Pray Etc.

James Young< no role >