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<p n="274">To the Right Worshipfull his Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50390_occ86">Justices of<lb></lb>
Peace</rs>
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for the County of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50390_geo241">Middx</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50390_geo241" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
in their General Sessions<lb></lb>
the Peace assembled</p>
<p n="275">The Humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50390_n275-1">Delight Butterfield</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50390_n275-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
the Younger</p>
<p n="276"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth.</note>
<lb></lb>
That your Petitioner by Indenture of Apprenticeship bearing date<lb></lb>
the twenty second day of September One thousand seven hundred and<lb></lb>
forty six was bound an <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50390_occ87">Apprentice</rs>
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to <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50390_geo242">James Paddington</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50390_geo242" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50390_geo243">Turvill<lb></lb>
Street</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50390_geo244">Parish of St. Matthew</rs>
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in the County of Middx <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50390_occ88">Weaver</rs>
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to learn<lb></lb>
his Art and with him (after the manner of an Apprentice) to serve from the day<lb></lb>
of the date of the said Indenture<del>for</del>
unto the full End and Term of seven<lb></lb>
Years In which said Indenture the said James <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50390_geo245">Paddington</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50390_geo245" type="placeName" value="Paddington"></interp>
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did covenant<lb></lb>
to teach and instruct your Petitioner in the said Art of a Weaver</p>
<p n="277">That about thirteen Months after your Petitioner was bound<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50390_occ89">Apprentice</rs>
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to the said <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50390_geo246">James Paddington</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50390_geo246" type="placeName" value="James Paddington"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50390_geo246" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
the said James <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50390_geo247">Paddington</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50390_geo247" type="placeName" value="Paddington"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50390_geo247" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
<lb></lb>
run away and absconded on Account of Debt or some other Cause<lb></lb>
unknown to your Petitioner and has not since returned by means<lb></lb>
whereof your Petitioner cannot learn the said Art of a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50390_occ90">Weaver</rs>
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<lb></lb>
from <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50390_geo248">the said James Paddington</rs>
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and is entirely destitute of getting<lb></lb>
his living</p>
<p n="278">Your Petitioner therefore humbly prays that your<lb></lb>
Worships would be pleased to discharge him<lb></lb>
from his said <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50390_occ91">Apprenticeship</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50390_occ91" type="occupation" value="Apprenticeship"></interp>
to the said<lb></lb>
James <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50390_geo249">Paddington</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50390_geo249" type="placeName" value="Paddington"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50390_geo249" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
</p>
<p n="279">And your Petitioner (as in Duty bound)<lb></lb>
shall ever pray Etc</p>
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