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To the Right Honble Sr.
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Willm Stewart
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Lord Mayor
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the
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and to the rest of his Maties Justices of the speach
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at their General Quarter Sessions of the peace Assembled.
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The humble Petition of
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Stephen Dyton
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Apprentice
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Elihu Bridecake
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Sheweth
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That by an Indenture Dated the 2d day of February 1721 Your
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Petitioner
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Stephen Dyton
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was bound
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Apprentice
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to ye sd Elihu
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Bredecake of London
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Waterman
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for ye term of seven Years:
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That Same his which said Indenture is being not according to
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previleges of the City but its a foreign Indenture bound as aforesaid
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the sd Master has not
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carried on nor been employed in ye sd business, nor has endeavoured
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to instruct or cause to be instructed your petr
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therein but
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instead thereof has set up an Alehouse and has all along
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made Yr Petr Tapster to Draw his Drink.
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That besides the want of being instructed in the sd employmt
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(whereby your petr was to get an honest livelihood)
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the said Elihu Bredcake usage to your Petr. is & has been
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all along most cruel & barbaroes and that for the least
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or very often for unfault at all.
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That at this time there appears in Several parts of yr
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Peter Body the marks given by his Masters inhumane
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Correcon where both the Skin & Flesh are out and that
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notwithstanding his master has been Applyd to to give a reason
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for
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his Cruelty yet he declare his intention that
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he will continue it and will upon the least occasion beat him
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within an inch of his life
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Yr petitioner therefore most humbly prays
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that his sd Master may Appear before, you
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And that upon due proof your petr may be
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Dischd by the Honble Court from his sd.
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Apprenticeship
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And he shall ever pray Etc.
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