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<p n="141">down Stairs in the Morning before the Family were up And that he would<lb></lb>
not if he could help it let the Family have any rest; And your Petitioner<lb></lb>
has often reced Complaints from his Lodgers of his said Apprentices<lb></lb>
Insolent behaviour.</p>
<p n="142">That Your Petitioner on Saturday the Twenty fifth of November<lb></lb>
last Sent his said <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50427_occ55">Apprentice</rs>
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to a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50427_occ56">Shoemakers</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50427_geo150">Castle Street</rs>
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about Nine a<lb></lb>
Clock at Night but he did not return till About One the next Morning And<lb></lb>
was let in by Your Petitioners Lodgers Maid, On which Your Petitioner<lb></lb>
not being able any longer to bear the Bad behaviour of his said Apprentice<lb></lb>
Applyed on the Monday following to Mr Justice Fielding for a Warrant which<lb></lb>
was granted, But Your Petitioner being Unwilling to Execute the Same<lb></lb>
on his said Apprentices Promising Amendment he postponed doing thereof<lb></lb>
And your Petitioner being desirous of knowing what Company his said<lb></lb>
Apprentice had been with (he not being Willing to Acquaint Your Petitioner<lb></lb>
there with) took his said <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50427_occ57">Apprentice</rs>
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with him to One Mr. Morell a Friend of<lb></lb>
his said Apprentice's Mother in Order by him the said Mr. Morell to be<lb></lb>
Examined but he often Shifted in his Answers And would not Own the truth</p>
<p n="143">That Your Petitioner being Still Uneasy and fearing that his said<lb></lb>
Apprentice had got into loose Company desired on Mr. Rafugeau a<lb></lb>
Neighbour and an Acquaintance of Your Petitioners Strictly to Examine<lb></lb>
his said Apprentice Upon which he Confessed to the said Mr. Rafugeau That<lb></lb>
on the Saturday Night he picked up at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50427_geo151">Covent Garden play house</rs>
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two Link boys<lb></lb>
and went with them to <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50427_geo152">Leicester Fields</rs>
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with an Intent of Picking Pocketts And<lb></lb>
afterwards came back with them to a House in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50427_geo153">Saint Giles's</rs>
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where they had<lb></lb>
Bread Cheese and Beer And being Asked what part he was to Act in the said<lb></lb>
Affair told the said Mr. Rafugeau that he was to throw the people down And<lb></lb>
in the Scuffle the other two was to come and pick their pocketts, And Showed<lb></lb>
the said Mr. Rafugeau twice the Manner he was to throw them Notwithstanding<lb></lb>
this Confession Your Petitioner was Unwilling to turn him out of his house<lb></lb>
in hopes of a future Amendment</p>
<p n="144">That on Saturday the Twenty Seventh of January last Your Petitioner's<lb></lb>
said Apprentice Absented himself from Your Petitioners Service with all his<lb></lb>
Cloaths, on Which Your Petitioner Advertised him in the Daily Papers,<lb></lb>
Whereupon on the Sixth of February following in the Evening he was brought<lb></lb>
to Your Petrs. house by his Sister with Nothing but Raggs on And Your Petrs.<lb></lb>
being fearful of taking his said Apprentice into his said house again refused<lb></lb>
him Admittance and gave the Warrt. he Some time before had take in out against<lb></lb>
him to a Constable who carried him to Round house that Night And the next<lb></lb>
day was taken before Mr Justice Fielding who Committed him to <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50427_geo154"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50427_geo155">Tuttle <lb></lb>
Fields</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50427_geo156">Bridewell</rs>
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</rs>
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, but has Since been Bailed</p>
<p n="145">That Your Petr. is well Assured that his said <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50427_occ58">Apprentice</rs>
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for the<lb></lb>
reasons aforesd. & his often declaring he would not Stay with your Petitioner<lb></lb>
is got Acquainted with very bad and dangerous Company And Should he take<lb></lb>
him again Your Petr. will be always in fear or danger of being Robbed or Some<lb></lb>
other Damage happening to him or his family.</p>
<p n="146">Your Petitioner therefore Most humbly prays Your Worships<lb></lb>
not only to be discharged from the sd. Indres of <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50427_occ59">Apprenticeship</rs>
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<lb></lb>
But that Your Worships would Order Such Methods to be</p>
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