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<p n="421">To the Worshipful his Majesties <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50296_occ71">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for<lb></lb>
the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50296_geo241">County of Middlesex</rs>
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at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50296_geo242">Hicks Hall</rs>
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Assembled</p>
<p n="422">The humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50296_n422-1">William Carr</rs>
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<p n="423"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That Your Petitioner <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50296_n423-1">William Carr</rs>
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<lb></lb>
by Indenture bearing Date the <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50296_date80">11th: Day of October</rs>
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1731 bound<lb></lb>
himself Apprentice to <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50296_n423-2">Jonathan Street</rs>
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of the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50296_geo243">St:<lb></lb>
Martin in the fields</rs>
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in the said County Instrument Maker for<lb></lb>
the Term of Seven Years</p>
<p n="424">That the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50296_n424-1">Jonathan Street</rs>
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never employ'd his said<lb></lb>
Apprentice more than two or thrice Days in one Week either<lb></lb>
in his said Trade on any other Business all the Time he<lb></lb>
hath been with his said Master the he was always both willing<lb></lb>
and Able to Work But us'd to Go abroad three or four Days in<lb></lb>
a Week, and not only pawn his said Apprentice's Cloaths<lb></lb>
and wearing Apparell for Money to spend but leave him<lb></lb>
at home without either Victuals or Drink all the time<lb></lb>
Whereby he was frequently drove to great Necessities and<lb></lb>
almost ready to Starve had he not been relieved by the<lb></lb>
Charity of Others who took pity of him</p>
<p n="425">Your petr: therefore humbly prays That<lb></lb>
he may be Discharg'd from his said<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50296_occ72">Apprenticeship</rs>
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And that you would be<lb></lb>
pleased to take such Order in the premises<lb></lb>
as to you shall seem most meet</p>
<p n="426">And Yor: Petr: shall ever pray Etc</p>
<p n="427"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50296_n427-1">William Carr</rs>
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