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<p n="108">To the Rt. Worships full Majesties Justices of the Peace for the County of Midd<lb></lb>
in their General Quarter Sessions of the Peace Assembled</p>
<p n="109">The humble Petition<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50232_n109-1">Charles Biggs</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50232_n109-1" type="surname" value="BIGGS"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50232_n109-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
</p>
<p n="110"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That by Indentures of Apprenticehood bearing date the <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50232_date20">thirtieth<lb></lb>
day of March In the Year of our Lord 1724</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50232_date20" type="date" value="17240330"></interp>
your Petitioner was bound an<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50232_occ26">Apprentice</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50232_occ26" type="occupation" value="Apprentice"></interp>
to one <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50232_n110-1">Samuel Dugdale</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50232_n110-1" type="given" value="SAMUEL"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50232_n110-1" type="surname" value="DUGDALE"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50232_n110-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
of the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50232_geo44">St Giles Cripplegate</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50232_geo44" type="placeName" value="St Giles Cripplegate"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50232_geo44" type="type" value="parish"></interp>
<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50232_occ27">Glover</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50232_occ27" type="occupation" value="Glover"></interp>
for the term of four years to learn his Art (he being their by trade<lb></lb>
a Glover</p>
<p n="111">That during the time your Petr. hath served his Master above named<lb></lb>
Your Petitioner hath not been instructed in the Cheif part of his business which<lb></lb>
is the Cutting Part, not so innuch as one Glove he hath not Cutt out altho.<lb></lb>
he hath served almost two years of his time above mentioned.</p>
<p n="112">That your Petr. said Master being under such Circumstances that he<lb></lb>
cannot Publickly appear besides that your Petr. is advised the said binding<lb></lb>
in Contrary to the Statute Wherefore & for that your Petr. is likely to loose<lb></lb>
the benefit of his trade.</p>
<p n="113">Therefore your Petr. most humbly prays this<lb></lb>
Court will be pleased to appoint a day sometime this prsent<lb></lb>
General Quarter Sessions of the peace and to Order<lb></lb>
that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50232_n113-1">Samuel Dugdale</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50232_n113-1" type="given" value="SAMUEL"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50232_n113-1" type="surname" value="DUGDALE"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50232_n113-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
may attend this Court to<lb></lb>
shew Cause why your Petr. should not be discharged<lb></lb>
from his Apprenticehood</p>
<p n="114">And your Petr. shall ever pray Etc.</p>
<p n="115"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50232_n115-1">Charles Biggs</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50232_n115-1" type="given" value="CHARLES"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50232_n115-1" type="surname" value="BIGGS"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50232_n115-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
</p>
<p n="116">Memorandam Fryday evening the <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50232_date21">14 Janry </rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50232_date21" type="date" value="17260114"></interp>
served a true copy of the above petition & Order of Court<lb></lb>
by shewing this peticon & Order is Mrs. Dugdale who answered she was ye wife of the Sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50232_n116-1">Samuel Dugdale</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50232_n116-1" type="given" value="SAMUEL"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50232_n116-1" type="surname" value="DUGDALE"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50232_n116-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<lb></lb>
at the hand & Glove in a place called ye <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50232_geo45"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50232_geo46"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50232_geo47">Hop Garden</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50232_geo47" type="placeName" value="Hop Garden"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50232_geo47" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
near St. Martins Lane</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50232_geo46" type="placeName" value="Hop Garden near St. Martins Lane"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50232_geo46" type="type" value="street"></interp>
in the strand</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50232_geo45" type="placeName" value="Hop Garden near St. Martins Lane in the strand"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50232_geo45" type="type" value="street"></interp>
and left<lb></lb>
the same Copy there with her would one promised to give to her husband</p>
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