To the Worshipful his Majesty's
Justices of the Peace for the County of Middlesex
in Sessions Assembled

The Humble Petition of James Young< no role >
of his Majesty's Victualling Office Master Cooper

Sheweth

That one John Collins< no role > Son of Luke Collins< no role > Laboruer on the
3d Day of July 1771 by and with the Consent of his Father did place
himself Apprentice to your Petitioner to Learn his Art and
with him after the manner of an Apprentice to serve from the
Day of the Date thereof for the Term of 7 Years and Your Petitioner
in Consideration of the Sum of £15 his said Apprentice in the
Art of a Cooper which he used by the best Means that he could
should Teach and Instruct or Cause to be Taught and Instructed
and find him meat Drink Lodging and Necessaries

That the said Apprentice hath at Various Times greatly
Misbehaved himself in Your Petitioners Service by frequenting
Ale House Getting Drunk and Absenting himself from Your
Petitioners Service not only without his Consent but contrary
to your Petitioners Commands for many Hours together
sometimes a whole Day and sometimes all Night and for
Disorderly Behaviour and Neglect of Duty and Disobedience
to your Petitioners Commands when in his Service Insomuch
that your Petitioner is Apprehensive that his Behaviour and
Example will corrupt the Rest of your Petitioners Apprentices
who are Six in Number

That from the Disorderly Behaviour of the said
Apprentice Your Petitioner was obliged to and did take
him before a Magistrate who severely reprimanded him
and would have committed him to Prison but being the first
Time of the Youths being before a Justice did on his promising
Amendment Discharge him

That the said Apprentice soon relapsed into his former
Course of Behaviour and given of Possible more Disobedient
So that Your Petitioner was again obliged to have him before
Two Magistrates who on hearing your Petitioners Complaint
Committed the said John Collins< no role > to Bridewell for one
Month