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<p n="18">To the Worshipfull <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50375_n18-1">Thomas Burdus</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50375_occ6">Esqr</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50375_occ7">Chairman of the Sessions of the Peace</rs>
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for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50375_geo10">City &<lb></lb>
Liberty of Westminster</rs>
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& the rest of their Worships<lb></lb>
his Majesties of the Peace</p>
<p n="19">the Humble Petition<lb></lb>
of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50375_n19-1">Thos: Blackman</rs>
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<p n="20">Humbly Sheweth Yr. Worships<lb></lb>
That <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50375_n20-1">Benjamin Blackman</rs>
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was bound by Indenture bearing day<lb></lb>
the <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50375_date2">Sixteenth of December 1742</rs>
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to Serve Yor. Petitioner<lb></lb>
for ye Space of Seven Years yt. ye Said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50375_n20-2">Benjamin Blackman</rs>
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<lb></lb>
hath been Instructed in Yor. Petetioners seade of a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50375_occ8">Bricklayer</rs>
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<lb></lb>
& can work as well as can be expited for ye serve be has been<lb></lb>
Bound & is able to carse Yor Petisioner nine or Tenn<lb></lb>
Shillings Pr. Weeks he being now abt: 18 Years of Age<lb></lb>
yt yor: Petitioner having Complyd with coery Other requisited<lb></lb>
of ye. said Indenture, expected a due Performance on his Aprentice<lb></lb>
part, but<obscured></obscured>
said Aperntice, being spireted a was by some<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
designing Persons & haveing frequently Absented himself &<lb></lb>
without leave of sd. Petitioner for Severall monts together,<lb></lb>
& Yor. Petitioner has there by greately<obscured></obscured>
ajured, yor<lb></lb>
Petitioner thereupon was Olidged to Cary<obscured></obscured>
him before Sr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50375_n20-3">Thomas<lb></lb>
Deveil</rs>
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who was pleas'd to bind yr. said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50375_n20-4">Benjamin Blackman</rs>
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<lb></lb>
to appear att this present Sessions is Answer to Yor. Petitioners<lb></lb>
Complaint Yor. Petitioner therefore Humbly pray. Yor.<lb></lb>
Worships to give him such releife in ye, premises, as Yor:<lb></lb>
Worships shall sume mute</p>
<p n="21">& Yor Pititoner shall ever Pray<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50375_n21-1">Thos Blackman</rs>
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