To William Mainwaring< no role >
Esqr
.
Chairman
and the Rest of his Majesty's Justices
Assigned to hold the peace in and for the County of Middx
The Humble Petn. of William Procter< no role >
Son of C [..]
Proctar of Richmond
in the County of Surry
Fruiterer
Humbly Sheweth
That Yr. petr.
William Proctar< no role >
by the
consent of his sd. Father put himself Apprentice to
[..]
Hall of Chelsea
in the County of Middx
Carpenter
and Joined
by virtue of an Indenture bearing date the 25th. day of July 179
[..]
in consideration of the Sum of Thirty pounds for the Term of Seven
Years As by the said Indenture will more fully appear
That Yr. Petr. daily are Faithfully served his said
Master according to the Tanor or Covenant contained in said
Indenture from the said Twenty fifth day of July One thousand seven
hundred and Ninety One for and during and until the beginning
of the Month of May One thousand seven hundred and Ninety
[..] being [..] of Four years
That on or about the begining of the sd Month of May
One thousand Seven hundred and Ninety Five the sd. William
Hall< no role >
for some Cause absconded from his Dwelling House
and Family and left your petr destitute of all Support or
Employment and Some time afterwards his Wife and Fame
left his House at Chelsea
aforesaid and did not leave yr. petr.
[..] Bea to lie on nor any manner of necessaries for his
Support which compeled your petr. to go to his sd Fathers
House where be hoth resided over since
That Yr. Petr. hath made the most deligent Sear [..]
and enquires after his said Master amongst the [..]
said Trade in General and amongst those resident as Chelsea
and his Friends and acquiantance in particular but though
Petitioner hath continued Such search and enquiry for these
Months past as aforesaid yet yr. petr. hath not been able to
be an or gain any intelligence whatsoever except that your
Petr. hath been informed that his sd. Master is gone to [..]
and his wife who is gone to Service gives out to that Effect
That in consequence of yr. petr. being out of Em [..]