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To the Worshipfull his Majestys
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Justices of the Peace
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in their General Quarter Session
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of the peace Assembled.
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The Humble Petition of
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Augustus Lohne
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of the
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within the City and Liberty aforesaid
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Taylor
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That by Indenture of
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Apprenticeship
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bearing date the Twenty
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Sixth day of March which was in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven
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hundred and Fifty one
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William Jones
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Son of
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Jasper Jones
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deced and then late
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a Child of
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Christs Hospital
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did put himself Apprentice to Your petitioner for
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the Term of Seven Years from the date thereof to learn the Act and Business
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of a Taylor.
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That Your Petitioner received from the Governore of Christs
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Hospital five pounds, and five pounds, more from his said Apprentices
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Mother But Your Petitioners has Expended in Providing Cloaths for his said
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Apprentice and other Necessarys as near as Your Petitioner can at this
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distance of time remember the Sum of Ten PoundsThe Cloaths
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with Your Petitioners said Apprentice had on when he Came to Your
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Petitioner being taken away by Order of the Governors
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That a little above half a Year after the Executing the said Jud
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Your Petr. Suffered Greatly in his Business by his sd. Apprentices Staying of
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Errands and Loitering about the Streets
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That Your Petitioners Beds and Linnen (Whereon his
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Apprentice Used to lay) were greatly Damaged and even Rotted by reason
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of his said Apprentices Watering and Soiling of the Same So that they
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are not Now even fit for use
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That When Your Petitioner in the day time has been Waiting on
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And taking Orders of his Customers, And Expecting on his return to have found
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his said Apprentice about his Proper Business, Instead thereof has
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Frequently found him lying on the Bed with all his Cloaths on, or otherwise
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Idle in the Kitchen either lying on the Dressers or Sitting by the fire, And on
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being Asked by Your Petitioner his reason of Such behaviour Your Petition
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could get very little (but no Satisfactory) Answer And he always behaved in a
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Very Sullen and Stubborn Manner.
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That Your Petitioners said Apprentice has always behaved in
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a Most Audacious Saucy Manner both to Your Petitioner and his wife But
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particularly More So to Your Petitioners Maid Servant & Workman And on
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Your Petitioners being Informed thereof and Correcting him for the Same he
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threatned to Poison the Maid And as to Your Petitioner & the Family and
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Lodgers (Your Petitioner then & now having Lodgers of Considerable Repute in
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the House) he declared he would be even with them, On being Asked which way
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and how. he Answered he would Raise Thunder by Rolling the Goose or Irons
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