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<p n="87">To the Honoble Bench of Justices of the peace for the County of Middx<lb></lb>
in their Gen Quarter Sessions assembled</p>
<p n="88">The humble peticon of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50236_n88-10">Philip Delfons</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50236_n88-10" type="surname" value="Delfons"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50236_n88-10" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50236_occ37">Prisoner</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50236_occ37" type="occupation" value="Prisoner"></interp>
in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50236_geo52">Bridewell</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50236_geo52" type="placeName" value="Bridewell"></interp>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50236_geo53">Clerkenwell</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50236_geo53" type="placeName" value="Clerkenwell"></interp>
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and was by Inter put <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50236_occ38">Apprentice</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50236_occ38" type="occupation" value="Apprentice"></interp>
to Mr. Gosney of the Parish of Stepans Weliness<lb></lb>
deced which Counter part his Sd. Mats. Widow has get into her<lb></lb>
custody & will not deliver it up</p>
<p n="89"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That your peticoner was on the <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50236_date16">20th. day of June</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50236_date16" type="date" value="17260620"></interp>
last past upon the<lb></lb>
complaint of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50236_n89-1">Henrietta Gosney</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50236_n89-1" type="surname" value="GOSNEY"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50236_n89-1" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
his Masters Widow comited to the Said priso<lb></lb>
by the Worppfull <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50236_n89-10">Dayley Michell</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50236_n89-10" type="given" value="Dayley"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50236_n89-10" type="surname" value="Michell"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50236_n89-10" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50236_occ39">Esqr</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50236_occ39" type="occupation" value="Esqr"></interp>
for being a loose idle pensen Apprentice<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
Spoileing his Work and absenting from her Service without leave</p>
<p n="90">That your peticoner<del>has been kept</del>
at hard labour ever Since, and his said<lb></lb>
Mistress has not subcisted him wth any provision, and desired him of his own<lb></lb>
necessary Apparell, nor will not consent to release him out of Prison nor to<lb></lb>
turn him over to a Master that is capable to instruct & learn him the art and<lb></lb>
mistery of the Trade of a Weaver, unless your peticoners Friend<lb></lb>
will advance & pay to her Wl. or Secure the paymt. of it by god<lb></lb>
and Sufficient Sureties. (or else She will detaine him in prison during<lb></lb>
all the residue of his Apprenticepp) which your petr. is not able to procure<lb></lb>
notwithstanding she doth not cause him to be art fully instructed or proper<lb></lb>
care taken for his Improvement or knowledge of the Said Trade, and<lb></lb>
that your peticoner knew as much of the Trade of a Weaver at his Maties<lb></lb>
death as he doth now, he only since his Maties death works along with Journy and<lb></lb>
that knows not so much of the Sd. Trade, than your Peticoner does and<lb></lb>
humbly appealed to this Court</p>
<p n="91">Your peticoner humbly prays that your Worpps would in<lb></lb>
consideracon of his tender years and less of his<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
had<lb></lb>
of Improvemt. in the Science of the said Trade commesered<lb></lb>
his unhappy circumstance to discharge him out of prison<lb></lb>
or to appoint a day for his Sd. Mistress to attend this Court<lb></lb>
this present Session to Shew Cause why he Should not be<lb></lb>
discharged out of prison<obscured></obscured>
and from his Appren<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
or ohe to be turned over by her to a Master that is capable to<lb></lb>
instruct him</p>
<p n="92">And you Peticoner Shall evr. pray Etc<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50236_n92-1">Philip Delfour</rs>
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