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<p n="1115"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50773_geo543">Middlesex</rs>
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<lb></lb>
To the Worshipful his Majestys Justices of the<lb></lb>
Peace Assembled at their Michas General<lb></lb>
Quarter Session of the Peace held at the<lb></lb>
Session house On <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50773_geo544">Clerkenwell Green</rs>
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October 1783</p>
<p n="1116">The Humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50773_n1116-1">John Filbey</rs>
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Son of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50773_n1116-2">William Filbey</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50773_geo545">Heston</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50773_geo546">County of Middlesex</rs>
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<p n="1117"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That by Indenture bearing date the 23d. day of<lb></lb>
February 1778 your Petitioner became bound to Serve<lb></lb>
One <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50773_n1117-1">Allen Poolin</rs>
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as his <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50773_occ480">Apprentice</rs>
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for the Term of<lb></lb>
Seven Years from the date thereof and to learn his Art<lb></lb>
and Trade of a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50773_occ481">Wheelwright</rs>
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for which said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50773_n1117-2">Wm.<lb></lb>
Filbey</rs>
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paid him the Sum of Ten pounds as an<lb></lb>
Apprentice Fee</p>
<p n="1118">That your Petitioner Continued with his Said<lb></lb>
Master wife the 16th. day of May last when his Goods<lb></lb>
were Sold by public Auction and himself Sent to<lb></lb>
the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50773_geo547">Kings Bench Prison</rs>
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where his Said Master<lb></lb>
his Continued ever Since</p>
<p n="1119">That for a long time previous to the said 16th. of May<lb></lb>
his said Master neglected his Busness, Seldom at home<lb></lb>
and very Frequently in such a state from excessive<lb></lb>
drunking that he was unable to Attend any Busness<lb></lb>
at all nor did he during the whole of your Petitioners<lb></lb>
Service take any Pains to teach or Cause him to<lb></lb>
be Instructed in the said Art so that he is deprived<lb></lb>
of gaining a livelihood at the Expiration of the said<lb></lb>
Term as he otherwise might have had if a<lb></lb>
his said Master had done his Duty as by the said<lb></lb>
Indenture he has Undertaken to do,</p>
<p n="1120">Your Petitioner therefore</p>
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