To the Worshipful William Mainwaring< no role >
Esquire , and No Rest ofthehis
Majesty's Justices of the peace for the
County of Middlesex in their General
Quarter Session of the peace
Assembled

The humble Petition of John Bruce Allen< no role >

Sheweth

That by Indenture of Apprenticeship bearing
date the second day of July 1782 your Petitioner
became bound to Robert Leech< no role > of Clerkenwell
Green in the parish of St. James Clerkenwell
in the said County Cabine Maker for the term of
seven years from that date in consideration of
the Sum of forty pounds to him the said Robert
Leech< no role > then paid he covenanted to find your
Petitioner good and sufficient meat, drink, and
Lodging during he said Term

That your Petitioner hath performed all the Covenants
on his part in the said Indenture contained for
him to do and perform But the said Robert
Leech< no role > is unable to do [..] the like your
Petitioner's master being now under confinement
for debt in the Kings Bench from whence
there is not the least probability of his being released

Your Petitioner therefore humbly
prays your Worships to discharge
him from his said Apprenticeship
and to grant him such relief as in
nature of his case requires

And as in duty bound

John Bruce Allen