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<p n="135">To the Rt. Worpll. his Maties: <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50283_occ34">Justices of the<lb></lb>
Peace</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50283_occ34" type="occupation" value="Justices of thePeace"></interp>
for the County of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50283_geo61">Middx</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50283_geo61" type="placeName" value="Middx"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50283_geo61" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
in their Generall<lb></lb>
Quarter Sessions Assembled</p>
<p n="136">The Humble Peticon of Henry Sevear.</p>
<p n="137"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That by Indenture of Aprenticehood bearing<lb></lb>
Date the <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50283_date38">9th Day of August 1727</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50283_date38" type="date" value="17270809"></interp>
Yor Petr.<lb></lb>
become bound an <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50283_occ35">Apprentice</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50283_occ35" type="occupation" value="Apprentice"></interp>
for the term of<lb></lb>
seven Years to <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50283_n137-1">Matthew Phipps</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50283_n137-1" type="given" value="Matthew"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50283_n137-1" type="surname" value="Phipps"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50283_n137-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50283_geo62">Parish<lb></lb>
of St James Westmr</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50283_geo62" type="placeName" value="Parishof St James Westmr"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50283_geo62" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
. in the County aforesd.<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50283_occ36">Carpenter</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50283_occ36" type="occupation" value="Carpenter"></interp>
to learn his Art.</p>
<p n="138">That your Petrs said Master hath of late wthout<lb></lb>
any reasonable cause beat & abused your<lb></lb>
Petr. in a barbarous manner & wth. Instruments<lb></lb>
not proper for correcting your Petr.</p>
<p n="139">That abt six Months agoe your Petrs Master<lb></lb>
beat him over the head wth: a Palisadoe<lb></lb>
whereby, your Petr was very much bruised.<lb></lb>
That on the <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50283_date39">4th of this Instant April</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50283_date39" type="date" value="17320404"></interp>
your Petrs<lb></lb>
Master starch him on the side of his face<lb></lb>
near his Eye wth a Cake of Glen whereby he<lb></lb>
was much bruised & had like to have lost his<lb></lb>
Eye. & hath divers himes before cruelly beat<lb></lb>
& misused your Petr.</p>
<p n="140">That your Petr hath servd near five years of<lb></lb>
his time yet is very uncapable of his trade<lb></lb>
his sd Master refuseing & neglecting to instruct<lb></lb>
him therein & has publickly declared he<lb></lb>
never will.</p>
<p n="141">Yor Petr therefore Humbly prays that<lb></lb>
yor. Worps will be pleased to discharged<lb></lb>
him from his sd <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50283_occ37">Apprentice</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50283_occ37" type="occupation" value="Apprentice"></interp>
hood to his<lb></lb>
sd Master & that his sd Master may be<lb></lb>
oblidged to pay back part of the Sume<lb></lb>
of ten pounds wth he had wth yor Petr.</p>
<p n="142">And your Petr as in Duty bound shall pray. Etc</p>
<p n="143">Hon: Sevea<obscured></obscured>
</p>
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