To the Worshipful William Mainwaring< no role > Esquire And
to thetherest of the Justices now Assembled at the
General Quarter Sessions of the Peace now holden by
Adjournment at the Sessions house on Clerkenwell
Green in and for the County of Middlesex

The Humble Petition of Thomas Eden< no role >

Sheweth

That your Petitioner was on the twenty Eighth
day of April one Thousand seven hundred and ninety six
bound an Apprentice to Philip Furley< no role > then of Portland street
in the County of Middlesex who about ten Months after his
being so bound the said Philip Furley became a Bankrupt
and then sent him home to his Father who lives in Grays
Inn lane in the Parish of saint Andrew above Barrs in the
County of Middlesex and desired him to keep him the said
Apprentice until he should send for him back again and
that he would pay him for his board and lodging as soon as
Matters were setled And in pursuance of such promise the
said Father kept the said Apprentice for the space of seven
weeks and then the said Philip sent for him Back again within
paying one farthing And the said Philip Furley< no role > hath since and
now in gone from his house at Edgware and has procured a
Commission in the Militia, And the said Philip Furley< no role > hath
several time since his becoming bound as an Apprentice Ill
treated him and Particularly hath neglected to instruct him in
his trade or Business as a Gold Beater and hath left him without
any proper person to Instruct him, And hath out supplied him
with Sufficient meat drink and lodging. And that he the said
Philip Furley received the sum of fifteen Guineas with him as
an Apprentice fee on the said Philip Furley< no role > Eighth day of April when he
was bound to the said Philip Furley which sum or such part
thereof he Prays may be restored for the purpose of Binding him
to some other Master and that he may be an chayd from [..] and Apprenticeship and also that an Order may be made for
the same and that the service of the Order in the matter may be
deemed good service if left at his house at Edgware with the
person there left in Charge of his Affairs, for the further Adjournment
of this Sessions

And yourPetionerPetitioneras
in duty Bound shall ever pray

Thos Eden< no role >