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<p n="189">To the Worshipful the Bench of Justices of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50267_geo128">County of Middlesex</rs>
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<p n="190">The Humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50267_n190-1">Peter Leitch</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50267_geo129">Tavistock Street</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50267_geo130">Covent Garden</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50267_occ92">Master Taylor</rs>
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<p n="191"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
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That Your Petitioner about two Years since did take <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50267_n191-1">Richard Franks</rs>
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an <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50267_occ93">Apprentice</rs>
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for eight Years<lb></lb>
with whom he had Six Guineas the Boy being very small and could be of little or no Service for<lb></lb>
Some Years</p>
<p n="192">That Yr. Petitionr. did severall times send the said Boy with small Sumes of money to<lb></lb>
severall Shops. to fetch some small things he wanted and to pay for the same but the Boy kept the<lb></lb>
mony And your Petitionr. was by the Shop keepers made Debtor for the goods and for fear it would<lb></lb>
come soon to be known the Boy without any Correction run away from Yr. Petitionr</p>
<p n="193">That sometime after which Yr. Petitionr. heard the Boy was taken up amongst a<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50267_occ94">Gang of Theives</rs>
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and was comitted to <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50267_geo131">Bridewell</rs>
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for sometime and then discharged again, upon wch.<lb></lb>
the Lodgers of your Petitionrs. being severall persons of worth did declare they would quit their Lodgings<lb></lb>
if the said Boy was ever Admitted into the house againWhereupon Yor. Petitionr. acquainted<lb></lb>
the Boys friends he could not receive him any more but then with one of them Your Petitioner<lb></lb>
went before Mr. Justice Beaver who was pleased to order Yor. Petitionr. to maintain the Boy.<lb></lb>
untill he was discharged from him And therefore for about Six Months Your Petitionr. has paid<lb></lb>
for the Boys Lodging and Maintainance which being a great Charge to Yor. Petitionr and as<lb></lb>
the Boy was Guilty of severall breaches of Trust and did run away from his Service And<lb></lb>
Assotiate amongst Theives & ill Company with whome he was taken an punished</p>
<p n="194">Your Petitioner Therefore humbly prays he may be discharged<lb></lb>
from his said Apprentice</p>
<p n="195">And as in duty bound he shall ever pray Etc</p>
<p n="196"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50267_n196-1">Peter Leitch</rs>
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