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To the Worshipful the Bench of Justices of the
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The Humble Petition of
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Peter Leitch
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That Your Petitioner about two Years since did take
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Richard Franks
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Apprentice
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for eight Years
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with whom he had Six Guineas the Boy being very small and could be of little or no Service for
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Some Years
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That Yr. Petitionr. did severall times send the said Boy with small Sumes of money to
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severall Shops. to fetch some small things he wanted and to pay for the same but the Boy kept the
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mony And your Petitionr. was by the Shop keepers made Debtor for the goods and for fear it would
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come soon to be known the Boy without any Correction run away from Yr. Petitionr
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That sometime after which Yr. Petitionr. heard the Boy was taken up amongst a
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Gang of Theives
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and was comitted to
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Bridewell
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for sometime and then discharged again, upon wch.
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the Lodgers of your Petitionrs. being severall persons of worth did declare they would quit their Lodgings
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if the said Boy was ever Admitted into the house againWhereupon Yor. Petitionr. acquainted
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the Boys friends he could not receive him any more but then with one of them Your Petitioner
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went before Mr. Justice Beaver who was pleased to order Yor. Petitionr. to maintain the Boy.
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untill he was discharged from him And therefore for about Six Months Your Petitionr. has paid
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for the Boys Lodging and Maintainance which being a great Charge to Yor. Petitionr and as
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the Boy was Guilty of severall breaches of Trust and did run away from his Service And
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Assotiate amongst Theives & ill Company with whome he was taken an punished
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Your Petitioner Therefore humbly prays he may be discharged
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from his said Apprentice
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And as in duty bound he shall ever pray Etc
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