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<p n="132">To the Rt. Worpll: his Maties: <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50299_occ39">Justices of the peace</rs>
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for<lb></lb>
the County of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50299_geo73">Middx</rs>
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in their Generall Quarter Sessions<lb></lb>
Assembled.</p>
<p n="133">The humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50299_n133-1">George Burton</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="134"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That your Petr. became bound by Indenture of Apprenticehood<lb></lb>
bearing date the eleventh day of July 1732 to <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50299_n134-1">James<lb></lb>
Chevallier</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50299_geo74">Old Southampton buildings</rs>
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in the County of<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50299_geo75">Middx</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50299_occ40">Peruke maker</rs>
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for the term of nine Yeares to<lb></lb>
learn his Art.</p>
<p n="135">That your Petr. in last June Sessions exhibited his humble<lb></lb>
Peticon to this Court alledging therein that your Petr. was<lb></lb>
very much beat and abused & prayed to be discharged but<lb></lb>
on hearing the Sd Peticon was dismist & your Petr. ordered<lb></lb>
to goe house to his Master & likewise that his Master<lb></lb>
was Ordered not to give him immoderate Correction,</p>
<p n="136">That your Petrs. Master hath since cruelly & inhumanely<lb></lb>
beat & Kickt your Petr. ore the Head whereby your<lb></lb>
Petr. became deaf for upwards of a Fortnight.</p>
<p n="137">That your Petrs. Master is Subject to great Passion in which<lb></lb>
your Petr. received a hick near your Petrs. Grain whereby<lb></lb>
your Petr. is became Bursten & severall other Blows and<lb></lb>
Hicks whereby your Petr. was very much bruised & hurty</p>
<p n="138">That your Petr. having a natural aversion to Choose<lb></lb>
your Petrs. Mother at the time when your Petrs. became<lb></lb>
bound did agree wth: his Master that your Petr. shod. be<lb></lb>
allowed come Butter or told meat for Break fast or<lb></lb>
supper That your Petr. hath had<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
only<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Bread<lb></lb>
& smal Bere for break fast & supper altho your Petrs.<lb></lb>
Master received wth. your Petr. Twenty Pounds in<lb></lb>
Money.</p>
<p n="139">Yor Petr. therefore most humbly prays<lb></lb>
that he may be discharged from his sd Master<lb></lb>
& that your Petrs. Master may be ordered by<lb></lb>
this Honble Court to return or pay back to<lb></lb>
your Petrs. Mother or Friends the Sd. Sume of<lb></lb>
twenty pounds reced<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
with your Petr. in<lb></lb>
order to turn over or replace your Petr. to<lb></lb>
another Master.</p>
<p n="140">And your Petr. shall pray Etc.</p>
<p n="141"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50299_n141-1">George Burton</rs>
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