To the Worshipful his Majesty's Justices of the Peace in and for
the County of Middlesex assembled at the General Session
holden at Clerkenwell Green in and for the said County of
Middlesex on the Twenty ninth day of November in the 37th.
year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Said by
the Grace of God of Great Britain Frances and Ireland
King defender of the Faith Etc.

The humble Petition of Paul Reuben Tomkins< no role >
of Queen Street near Golden Square in the County
of Middlesex Copperplate printer

Sheweth

That by Indenture bearing date the 11th. day of May in
the year of our Lord 1793 John Horrod< no role > the younger Son of John
Horrod< no role > the elder of Milford Lane in the Parish of Saint Clement
Danes in the said County of Middlesex by and with the
Consent and approbation of his said Father bound himself
Apprentice to your petitioner to learn his Art and Mistery of
a Copperplate printer and with him after the manner of an
Apprentice to said from the day of the date thereof unto
the full end and Ten of Seven years, During which Term
the said Apprentice your petitioner was faithfully to serve,
his lawful Commands every where gladly do, and not
absent himself to your petitioner Service day or night
unlawfully, but in all things as faithful Apprentice
should behave himself to your petitioner during the said
Tern as by such Indentures will appear

That the said John Horred the Younger in Pursuance
of such Indenture came to live and reside with your
Petitioner upon the day of the date of the said Indentures
of Apprentiship as his Apprentices.