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