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<p n="6070">Continued Thursday 27th. April 1780.</p>
<p n="6071"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Apprentices Petition<lb></lb>
Referred to Mr treasurer</note>
<lb></lb>
having been for a long while deprived of the Liberty<lb></lb>
and Indulgences they used to enjoy on Account of too-<lb></lb>
wanton A Use being made of them beg the Permission of<lb></lb>
approaching your Worships with sincere sorrow for what<lb></lb>
has past and promising strictly to Conform to your Orders<lb></lb>
in future. That your Petitioners hope they shall be<lb></lb>
believed in their Professions when it is considered they have-<lb></lb>
already conformed to them, and have endeavoured to<lb></lb>
Convince your Whorships by their Obedience that they wish-<lb></lb>
and study to regain your favor. That your Petitioners-<lb></lb>
feel themselves extremely unhappy in being debarred<lb></lb>
from going to see their respective Friends on Sundays<lb></lb>
and taking a little Walk of an Evening as they usually<lb></lb>
did. That your Petitioners do not wish to screen<lb></lb>
the Guilty from Punishment but think it is hard the<lb></lb>
whole should suffer for a few. Your Petitioners-<lb></lb>
therefore hope your Worships will grant them relief from<lb></lb>
this their confinement, promising to take the utmost Care-<lb></lb>
in future not to offend themselves and to keep if possible<lb></lb>
the Funiors in proper Order, they hope your Worships will<lb></lb>
forgive their past Errors and relying on their Promises<lb></lb>
restore them once more to your favor. In Gratitude for<lb></lb>
which your Petitioners as in duty bound will ever Pray.</p>
<p n="6072">It is Ordered that the Consideration of the said Petition<lb></lb>
be referred to <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20208_n6072-1">Nathl. Thomas</rs>
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<interp inst="BBBRMG20208_n6072-1" type="surname" value="Thomas"></interp>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20208_n6072-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20208_occ10564">Esqr</rs>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20208_occ10564" type="occupation" value="Esqr"></interp>
. <rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20208_occ10565">Aldr</rs>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20208_occ10565" type="occupation" value="Aldr"></interp>
. <rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20208_occ10566">treasurer</rs>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20208_occ10566" type="occupation" value="treasurer"></interp>
and<lb></lb>
that he be desired to do therein as he shall think proper.</p>
<p n="6073"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Mercer John to be inquired<lb></lb>
after for Locks Gift</note>
<lb></lb>
Upon Reading the humble Petition of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20208_n6073-1">John Mercer</rs>
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<interp inst="BBBRMG20208_n6073-1" type="surname" value="Mercer"></interp>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20208_n6073-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
Citizen and <rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20208_occ10567">weaver</rs>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20208_occ10567" type="occupation" value="weaver"></interp>
Setting forth That<lb></lb>
he served his <rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20208_occ10568">Apprenticeship</rs>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20208_occ10568" type="occupation" value="Apprenticeship"></interp>
in this Hospital to <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20208_n6073-2">William<lb></lb>
Dell</rs>
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<interp inst="BBBRMG20208_n6073-2" type="surname" value="Dell"></interp>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20208_n6073-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
by Indenture dated 28th. February 1749 and by<lb></lb>
Order of Court of the 27th. April 1757 was made free of<lb></lb>
this City the <rs type="date" id="BBBRMG20208_date476">4th. day of October 1763</rs>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20208_date476" type="date" value="17631004"></interp>
was set up for</p>
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