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 Committment would have some influence in reclaiming this
Youth as he then shewed some Sign of Repentance by making
fair Promisses of Amendment procured his Discharge on the
Fourth Day after his Committment 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 least Appearance of Amendment he appears
Improved in Wickedness and continues the same Disorderly and
Ungovernable

That Your Petitioner had been informed that Luke Collins< no role >
the Father gives Countenance to his Son the said Apprentice in his
Disobedience and doubts not but to prove that the said Luke Collins< no role >
threatned that he wod. send three Men And that he himself would be
one And that they would do for your Petitioner Meaning as Your
Petitioner apprehends to do him some Bodily Harm

That from the repeated Misbehaviour of the sd.Apprentice and
the Threats of his Father Your Petitioner is not only under fears &
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

That Your Petitioner at the Quarter Sessions held at Hicks's
Hall by Adjournment on Friday the 5th day of July last presented
a Petition to the purport and Effect above settforth when it was
Ordered that the said John Collins< no role > should have Notice thereof And that
he and all Persons concerned shod. Attend the Court on Saturday then
next to hear and Abide the Judgement & Determination of the said
Court touching the Petition

That your Petitioner the sd. John Collins< no role > & other Persons
concerned Accordingly Attended the Court in Order to hear the Petition
But the Same not coming on it was Ordered to stand over till the
then next Sessions.

That your Petitioner Accordingly Attended such next Sessions
in Septr. last but he and his Counsel not being there early enough in the
Morning when the same was called on the Petition for that
Reason and no other was Dismissed

That the said John Collins< no role > the Apprentice during then Time the
said Petition continued undetermined and since the same was
dismissed hath Continued Disobedient and Refractory and not in the
least Attended to the Lawfull Commands of your Petitioner but on the