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<p n="516">To the Right Honble Sr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15033_n516-1">Willm Stewart</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSLPS15033_n516-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15033_occ189">Knt</rs>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15033_occ189" type="occupation" value="Knt"></interp>
. <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15033_occ190">Lord Mayor</rs>
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of<lb></lb>
the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15033_geo218">City of London</rs>
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and to the rest of his Maties Justices of the speach<lb></lb>
at their General Quarter Sessions of the peace Assembled.</p>
<p n="517">The humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15033_n517-1">Stephen Dyton</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSLPS15033_n517-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15033_occ191">Apprentice</rs>
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to <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15033_n517-2">Elihu Bridecake</rs>
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<p n="518"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That by an Indenture Dated the 2d day of February 1721 Your<lb></lb>
Petitioner <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15033_n518-1">Stephen Dyton</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSLPS15033_n518-1" type="surname" value="Dyton"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15033_n518-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
was bound <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15033_occ192">Apprentice</rs>
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to ye sd Elihu<lb></lb>
Bredecake of London <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15033_occ193">Waterman</rs>
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for ye term of seven Years:</p>
<p n="519">That Same his which said Indenture is being not according to<obscured></obscured>
previleges of the City but its a foreign Indenture bound as aforesaid<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
the sd Master has not<lb></lb>
carried on nor been employed in ye sd business, nor has endeavoured<lb></lb>
to instruct or cause to be instructed your petr<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
therein but<lb></lb>
instead thereof has set up an Alehouse and has all along<lb></lb>
made Yr Petr Tapster to Draw his Drink.</p>
<p n="520">That besides the want of being instructed in the sd employmt<lb></lb>
(whereby your petr was to get an honest livelihood)<lb></lb>
the said Elihu Bredcake usage to your Petr. is & has been<lb></lb>
all along most cruel & barbaroes and that for the least<lb></lb>
or very often for unfault at all.</p>
<p n="521">That at this time there appears in Several parts of yr<lb></lb>
Peter Body the marks given by his Masters inhumane<lb></lb>
Correcon where both the Skin & Flesh are out and that<lb></lb>
notwithstanding his master has been Applyd to to give a reason<lb></lb>
for<del>it<obscured></obscured>
</del>
his Cruelty yet he declare his intention that<lb></lb>
he will continue it and will upon the least occasion beat him<lb></lb>
within an inch of his life</p>
<p n="522">Yr petitioner therefore most humbly prays<lb></lb>
that his sd Master may Appear before, you<lb></lb>
And that upon due proof your petr may be<lb></lb>
Dischd by the Honble Court from his sd.<lb></lb>
Apprenticeship</p>
<p n="523">And he shall ever pray Etc.</p>
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