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To the Right Honble
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John Barber
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of the City of
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London and To the Worshipful his
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Majesty's Justices of the Peace for
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the said City in their General
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Quarter Sessions of the Peace
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Assembled.
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The Humble Petition of
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Thomas
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Ryley Lanyon
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Dancing Master.
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Sheweth
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That Your Petitioners by Indenture bearing Date the third Day
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of September One thousand seven hundred and twenty eight was according
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to the Custome of the
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City of London
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bound
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Apprentice
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to his Father
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James Nicholson
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Citizen and
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Sadler
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Your Petitioners being unacquainted
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with the Laws of this Realm and the Custome of this City Afterwards
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to wit the Sixth Day of May One thousand seven hundred and thirty
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two did bind himself Apprentice to the said Ryley Lanyon for the
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Term of Seven years Which last binding your Petitioner was enticed
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and over persusaded to comply with by the said Ryley Lanyon who
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would frequently meet your Petitioner when from home and use
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many Arguments with your Petitioner to become his Apprentice
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Since which the said Ryley Lanyon hath immoderately beat and
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corrected Your Petitioner with on unlawfull Weapon and otherwise
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misused your Petitioner
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Your Petitioner therefore most himbly
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Prays Your Lordship and Worships will discharge
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him from his said
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Apprenticeship
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with the said
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Ryley Lonyon.
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And Your Petitioner shall Ever
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Pray and so forth
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