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To the Worshipfull his Majties. Justices of
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the Peace now Sitting at Hick's Hall.
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The humble Peticon of
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Giles Fortin
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Sheweth.
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That your Petitr. was about four yeares past, bound are
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Apprentice
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Charles Barting
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Freeman of London
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Fannmaker
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by his Father
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Lewis
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Fortin
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, & then lived with his said Father four Yeares to learn of him the said
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trade, and afterwards his said father who is since Dead did by some
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bond on Instrument in Writeing, bind a fresh your Petitrs. (for some small
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term of Yeares under Seven which Your Petitr. is a Stranger to) unto
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Thomas Plumer
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in
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Great Wild Street
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in the Parish of St. Giles in
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the fields
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,
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Fannstickmaker
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with whom your Petitioner lived Eight
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months after his said Fathers Death on which he Used Your Petitr.
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very ill and threatens Imprisonment and refused to Produce to your
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Petitioner or his friends the Instrument or writeing by which he Prtends.
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to detaine Your Petitioner as his Apprentice your Petitioner having now
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Counterpart thereof.
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Therefore Your Petitioner humbly prays Your Worshipps
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will order that the said
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Thomas Plumer
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with the Instrument
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in writeing whereby he holds your Petitioner may Attend your
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Worshipps, and that your Petitioner may be Discharged from
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the same, and have such releife in the Prmisses as to Your
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Great wisdom shall seem meet.
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And your Petitioner shall ever Pray Etc
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Giles Fortin
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