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To the Honoble Bench of Justices of the peace for the County of Middx
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in their Gen Quarter Sessions assembled
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The humble peticon of
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Philip Delfons
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Clerkenwell
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Apprentice
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to Mr. Gosney of the Parish of Stepans Weliness
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deced which Counter part his Sd. Mats. Widow has get into her
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custody & will not deliver it up
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Sheweth
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That your peticoner was on the
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20th. day of June
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last past upon the
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complaint of
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Henrietta Gosney
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his Masters Widow comited to the Said priso
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by the Worppfull
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Dayley Michell
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Esqr
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for being a loose idle pensen Apprentice
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Spoileing his Work and absenting from her Service without leave
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That your peticoner
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has been kept
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at hard labour ever Since, and his said
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Mistress has not subcisted him wth any provision, and desired him of his own
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necessary Apparell, nor will not consent to release him out of Prison nor to
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turn him over to a Master that is capable to instruct & learn him the art and
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mistery of the Trade of a Weaver, unless your peticoners Friend
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will advance & pay to her Wl. or Secure the paymt. of it by god
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and Sufficient Sureties. (or else She will detaine him in prison during
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all the residue of his Apprenticepp) which your petr. is not able to procure
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notwithstanding she doth not cause him to be art fully instructed or proper
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care taken for his Improvement or knowledge of the Said Trade, and
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that your peticoner knew as much of the Trade of a Weaver at his Maties
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death as he doth now, he only since his Maties death works along with Journy and
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that knows not so much of the Sd. Trade, than your Peticoner does and
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humbly appealed to this Court
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Your peticoner humbly prays that your Worpps would in
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consideracon of his tender years and less of his
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had
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of Improvemt. in the Science of the said Trade commesered
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his unhappy circumstance to discharge him out of prison
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or to appoint a day for his Sd. Mistress to attend this Court
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this present Session to Shew Cause why he Should not be
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discharged out of prison
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and from his Appren
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or ohe to be turned over by her to a Master that is capable to
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instruct him
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And you Peticoner Shall evr. pray Etc
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Philip Delfour
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