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<p n="180">To <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15060_occ65">the Rt. Honble</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15060_occ66">Sir</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15060_n180-1">William Calvert</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15060_occ67">Knt</rs>
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. <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15060_occ68">Lord Mayor</rs>
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of the City<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15060_geo144">London</rs>
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and to the Worshipfull the rest of his Maties Justices of the<lb></lb>
Peace for the same City & the Libtys thereof in their General Quar. Sessions Assembled</p>
<p n="181">The Humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15060_n181-1">John James</rs>
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the Son of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15060_n181-2">John James</rs>
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<lb></lb>
of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15060_geo145">Parish of St. James Clerkenwell</rs>
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in the County of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15060_geo146">Middx</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15060_occ69">Labourer</rs>
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</p>
<p n="182"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That on the 1st. day of February 1747 your Petr. by a foreign Indenture<lb></lb>
was bound <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15060_occ70">Apprentice</rs>
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to <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15060_n182-1">Peter Hulett</rs>
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of the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15060_geo147">St. Bartholomew the Great</rs>
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<lb></lb>
London <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15060_occ71">Picture frame maker</rs>
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for the Term of Seven Years, at which time your<lb></lb>
Petitioner was under the Age of Fourteen Years.</p>
<p n="183">That when your Petr. was bound to said Hulett the Sum of fifteen<lb></lb>
Pounds was paid to him by the Executor of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15060_n183-1">Daniel Taintwrier</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15060_occ72">Esqr</rs>
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. deceased<lb></lb>
being part of the Charity Money by him left to put out poor Children of the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15060_geo148">Parish of St. James Clerkenwell</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15060_occ73">Apprentices</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="184">That your Petr. Served said Hulett for the Space of Twelve Months<lb></lb>
but during that time said Hulett not only unmercifully beat Knock'd down<lb></lb>
Kick'd and Stampt on your Petr. to the Danger of his Life but Suffered and<lb></lb>
permitted a Woman who lived with him as his life frequently during that<lb></lb>
time to beat and abuse your Petr. Kick him and break his Head, but kept<lb></lb>
such a House as your Petr. might have perished for want of food had he<lb></lb>
not been relieved by the Neighbours and his Parents nor find him Sufficient<lb></lb>
Apparel nor had the said Hulett work in the said Business where by to<lb></lb>
Employ your Petr. two Days in the Week so that it was Impossible for<lb></lb>
the said Hulett to Instruct your Petr. in the said Trade so as to get his<lb></lb>
Livelyhood thereby.</p>
<p n="185">Your Petr. therefore most humbly Prays Your<lb></lb>
Lordship and this Honourable Court to take his<lb></lb>
Case into Consideration and that the may be Discharged<lb></lb>
from his said <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15060_occ74">apprenticeship</rs>
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and have such forth<lb></lb>
and other Relief in the Premisses as to your Lord<lb></lb>
and this Honourable Court Shall Seem Meet.</p>
<p n="186">And your Petr. shall ever Pray etc.</p>
<p n="187"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15060_n187-1">John James</rs>
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