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<p n="133">To the Worhshipfull his Maties <lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50396_occ48">Justices of the peace</rs>
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for the County of<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50396_geo85">Middx</rs>
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in their General Quarter Session Assembled</p>
<p n="134">The humble Petition of Mr.<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50396_n134-1">Michael Bell</rs>
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of the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50396_geo86">Saint<lb></lb>
George Middx</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50396_occ49">Chapman</rs>
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& <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50396_occ50">Victualer</rs>
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</p>
<p n="135"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Seweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That by Indenture bearing date the<lb></lb>
<rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50396_date18">Tenth day of March</rs>
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1742 <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50396_n135-1">Jacob Hall</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50396_n135-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
(then Aged<lb></lb>
Thirteen years) a Poor Child of the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50396_geo87">Saint George<lb></lb>
in Middx</rs>
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was put and Bound an <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50396_occ51">Apprentice</rs>
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to your<lb></lb>
Petr. untill he should attain and come to the Age of<lb></lb>
Four and Twenty Years</p>
<p n="136">That your Petrs. said Apprentice has been very<lb></lb>
disorderly for some Years past frequently geting drunk and<lb></lb>
Abusing your Petrs. Customers, and twice within these<lb></lb>
Twelve Months hath contracted the foul Disease of<lb></lb>
wch your Petr. got him cured,<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
and to this<lb></lb>
Present time is almost every day disguised in Liquor <lb></lb>
<del>And</del>
often absents his Service day and Night without<lb></lb>
Leave by which means your Petr. humbly conceives<lb></lb>
himself and Family to be in very great and Manifest <lb></lb>
danger from his said Apprntice or some of his wicked<lb></lb>
Accomplices</p>
<p n="137">Your Petr. therefore humbly prays<lb></lb>
your Worps would be pleased to Order that the<lb></lb>
said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50396_n137-1">Jacob Hatt</rs>
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do attend this Honourable Court<lb></lb>
some day this prsent Session, these to Answer <lb></lb>
your Petr. complaint and to shew Cause why he<lb></lb>
should not be discharged from your Petrs. Service</p>
<p n="138"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50396_n138-1">Michael Bell</rs>
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