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<p n="384">To the Worshipful his Majesty's <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50704_occ121">Justices<lb></lb>
of the Peace</rs>
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in and for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50704_geo208">County of Middlesex</rs>
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in their General Quarter Session now assembled</p>
<p n="385">The humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50704_n385-1">Jacob Vale</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50704_geo209">Tyler<lb></lb>
Street</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50704_geo210">Carnaby Market</rs>
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in the parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50704_geo211">St: James</rs>
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in the Liberty of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50704_geo212">Westminster</rs>
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, <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50704_occ122">Brush maker</rs>
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,</p>
<p n="386"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
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That <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50704_n386-1">Joseph Hack</rs>
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is an Apprentice to<lb></lb>
Your Petitioner and was bound to him on the 23d: day of<lb></lb>
October 1766 as by Indenture herewith produced appears<lb></lb>
with Whom the Sum of Ten Guineas was given or paid as<lb></lb>
an Apprentice Fee. And Your Petitoner humbly<lb></lb>
represents to your Worships, That the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50704_n386-2">Joseph Hack</rs>
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<lb></lb>
is an obstinate, ungovernable, disorderly, wicked, and <lb></lb>
dishonest Apprentice, He having in June last robbed<lb></lb>
your Petitioner, for Which he was at the Sessions in<lb></lb>
June last helo for the City and Liberty of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50704_geo213">Westminster</rs>
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tried<lb></lb>
for the same: But the Court recommended your Petitioner,<lb></lb>
to make another Trial of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50704_n386-3">Joseph Flack</rs>
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; which he<lb></lb>
accordingly did. That the same day, on which the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50704_n386-4">Joseph Flack</rs>
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was tried for the above Offence he confessd<lb></lb>
to a Person of your Petitioner's Acquaintance, Who is now<lb></lb>
here in Court ready to testify the Truth upon his Oath,<lb></lb>
if required, That he had robbed your Petitioner of 5s.2d. 2<obscured></obscured>
,<lb></lb>
exclusive of the money he was tried for, and which last<lb></lb>
mentioned money he had secreted, and the same was found<lb></lb>
in the Rasters of your Petitioner's house, which is<lb></lb>
likewise here in Court, and ready to be produced, if required.<lb></lb>
And your Petitioner further represents to your Worships<lb></lb>
That the said Joseph Flack on the 13th. of July last absented<lb></lb>
himself from your Petitioner's Service, nor could he<lb></lb>
learn or discover Where he was, or What was become<lb></lb>
of him, but has lately found out, That he is in the<lb></lb>
Work house, belonging to <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50704_geo214">St. James's Parish.</rs>
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And<lb></lb>
your Petitioner further represents to your Worships,<lb></lb>
That he apprehends it would be needless for him to<lb></lb>
remonstrate the many Inconveniences he might sustain<lb></lb>
by harbouring or entertaining a Thief in his Service,</p>
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