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Business and the Art of Burning of the China when Painted
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wholly and intirely a Secret from Your Petitioner, so that Your
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Petitioner in case his Health would permit, could not be made
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a perfect Master of that Branch of his Business, in the space of
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Time he has yet to Serve, in requiring great experience to be
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perfect therein; but Your Petitioner humbly insists and us
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Advised he can never be well while he is at the Trade he is
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bound to; it being so disagreeable and prejudicial to his
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Constitution, and if he continues longer at it, it will inevitably
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(without God's great Mercy) determine in his Death; And Your
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Petitioners said Master (Although he is Your Petitioners
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Uncle) upon his being applied to, to Assign him Over to some
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other Trade less prejudicial to his Health, Lay'd "He woud
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not part with him till the last Moment of his Time was expired
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not for a Thousand Pounds, but would keep him tho' he Died
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by Inches before his Face.
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And Your Petitioner further sheweth unto Your Worships, that
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on or about
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Ninth day of
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June
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, last he again relapsed into
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his former Disorder, and his said Master gave him leave to go and be
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with his Grandmother (it being Your Petitioners desire, his Master
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not finding him any necessarys fit for a Sick Person, Except what
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Your Petitioner paid for out of his own Pocket) where he has
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continued ever since, without having any help or Sustenance
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from his said Master, and Your Petitioner has intirely lost
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the Use of his Right hand, and is in great Fear of losing
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his left.
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Your Petitioner therefore most humbly Prays
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Your Worships, that you would be Pleased to take
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this his Calamitous Case into Your Considerations
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and be pleased to make such Order therein, and
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grant him such relief as to Your Worship's
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Shall seem meet, and as the Nature & Circumstances
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of his Case may required.
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And Your Petitioner (as in Duty bound) Shall
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ever pray Etc.
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