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the Twenty first Day of October in the Thirteenth day of Oct Year
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of Seven Years from the date thereof and the Apprentice Fee was Thirty
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Guineas That the Petr. was about Two Months on likeing with the said
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treated the Petitioner
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with great Tenderness which induced him the Petitioner to become bound But
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it was not long after that the Petr. reced many Acts of Cruelty from his said
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Master & had been frequently unmercifully beaten by the said
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himself and his Journey man who he ordered so to do without any reasonable
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Cause whatsoever & been frequently bid to go away & refused Instruction
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from his Master in the Business he was bout to learn him That the said
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had many Apprentice with large Fees And as soon or in a
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little time after he had so reced them He male treated them in such a
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manner as to have made them be glad of a Discharge And the said Petr.
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humbly apprehended the reason be had with such Cruelty behaved to him
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& so soon after he was bound was that he might get rid of him & keep the
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Fee The Petitioner therefore most humbly prays that this Honourable Court
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would discharge him form his said Apprenticeship and Order the said
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Apprentice Fee to be returned or such part thereof as your Worships may
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think right Whereupon at the request of the said Petitioner It is Ordered
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