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Continued Thursday 27th. April 1780.
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Apprentices Petition
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Referred to Mr treasurer
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having been for a long while deprived of the Liberty
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and Indulgences they used to enjoy on Account of too-
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wanton A Use being made of them beg the Permission of
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approaching your Worships with sincere sorrow for what
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has past and promising strictly to Conform to your Orders
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in future. That your Petitioners hope they shall be
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believed in their Professions when it is considered they have-
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already conformed to them, and have endeavoured to
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Convince your Whorships by their Obedience that they wish-
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and study to regain your favor. That your Petitioners-
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feel themselves extremely unhappy in being debarred
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from going to see their respective Friends on Sundays
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and taking a little Walk of an Evening as they usually
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did. That your Petitioners do not wish to screen
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the Guilty from Punishment but think it is hard the
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whole should suffer for a few. Your Petitioners-
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therefore hope your Worships will grant them relief from
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this their confinement, promising to take the utmost Care-
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in future not to offend themselves and to keep if possible
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the Funiors in proper Order, they hope your Worships will
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forgive their past Errors and relying on their Promises
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restore them once more to your favor. In Gratitude for
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which your Petitioners as in duty bound will ever Pray.
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It is Ordered that the Consideration of the said Petition
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be referred to
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treasurer
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and
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that he be desired to do therein as he shall think proper.
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Mercer John to be inquired
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after for Locks Gift
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Upon Reading the humble Petition of
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Citizen and
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weaver
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Setting forth That
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he served his
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in this Hospital to
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by Indenture dated 28th. February 1749 and by
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Order of Court of the 27th. April 1757 was made free of
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this City the
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