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which the Petr. reced a kick neare his Groin, whereby
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the Petr. is become bursten and several other blows &
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kicks whereby the Petr. was very much brimsed & hurt
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And that the Petr. haveing a natural aversion to cheese
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the Petrs. Mother at the time when the Petr. became
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bound did agree with his Master that the Petr. Should
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be allowed some butter or cold meat for breakfast
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or Supper, And that the Petr. hath had only bread and
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small beer for breakfast & supper altho the Petrs. Master
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reced with the Petr. twenty pounds in Money, And the
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Petr. therefore prayed that he may be discharged from
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his Said Master, And that the Petrs. Master may be
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Ordered by this Court to return or pay back to the
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Petrs. Mother or Friends the said sum of twenty
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pounds reced with the Petr. in order to turn over or
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replace the Petr. to another Master, the hearing and
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determining the matter of which petition was
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appointed to be
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haeard & determined by this
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Court on this present Friday the twenty sixth day of
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April instant, Now upon hearing of What was allodged
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by the Petr. & his Councel and also by the said
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James
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Chevallier
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& his Councell, And Upon examination
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of several persons upon their Oaths touching the
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premisses, Forasumch as it appeareth to this Court
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that the said James Chevallier Since the hearing of the
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said former petition hath Several times cruelly beaten
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& abused the Petr. And hath Stripped the Petr. maked
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and whipped him with burchen rods in a Severe and
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barbarous manner insomuch that his body was very
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bloody and rawand that the Said
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hath also kicked the Petr under the
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care whereby he was for some time deafish,
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that at
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he alsoe hicked the Petr in so
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manner that his body is buston,
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