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<p n="181">To the Right Honble Sr <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15029_n181-1">Willm Lawen</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15029_occ105">Knt</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15029_occ106">Lord Mayor</rs>
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of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15029_geo138">City of<lb></lb>
London</rs>
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and to the Right Worpl the rest of his Matys Justices of the peace<lb></lb>
for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15029_geo139">City of London</rs>
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at their General Quarter Sessions assembled.</p>
<p n="182">The humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15029_n182-1">Henry Hawkins</rs>
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<p n="183"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
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That Your Petitioner was bound <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15029_occ107">apprentice</rs>
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to <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15029_n183-1">William Stephen</rs>
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of<lb></lb>
London <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15029_occ108">School Master</rs>
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by Indenture bearing Date the Twentieth day<lb></lb>
of October in the First Year of his Present Matys Reign<del>and sworn<lb></lb>
thence</del>
to serve him as <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15029_occ109">apprentice</rs>
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for ye Term of Seven Years As by<lb></lb>
the Same Indentures of <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15029_occ110">Apprenticeship</rs>
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relalatives being thereunto<lb></lb>
had may secure fully and at Large appear, That<del>since</del>
from the<lb></lb>
time of his being bound That suffered great hardship as well as<lb></lb>
injustice Your Petrs Master being by reason of his great age and<lb></lb>
other infirmities rendred uncapeable of teaching & instructing your<lb></lb>
pertr in his Act Whereby your Petr will be deprived of a means<lb></lb>
to provide for himself and at present is not nor has<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
been allowed<lb></lb>
Sufficient competency either of food or other necessaries which<lb></lb>
a very prejudicial to yr Petr in regard to his State of health</p>
<p n="184">Most humbly prays your Honr & Worps in<lb></lb>
consideracon of ye prmisses will be pleased to order<lb></lb>
the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15029_n184-1">Willm Stephenson</rs>
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to Appear before you<lb></lb>
and shew cause why ye Petr shou'd not be<lb></lb>
Discharged from his Apprenticeship</p>
<p n="185">And he Shall ever Pray Etc.</p>
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