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<p n="426"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">July ss<lb></lb>
1754</note>
<lb></lb>
To the Worshipfull his Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50429_occ215">Justices of the peace</rs>
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<lb></lb>
for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50429_geo505">County of Middlesex</rs>
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at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50429_geo506">Hicks's Hall</rs>
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in Quarter<lb></lb>
Sessions Assembled</p>
<p n="427">The Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50429_n427-1">Thomas Smith</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50429_occ216">Apprentice</rs>
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of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50429_n427-2">Joseph<lb></lb>
Smith</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50429_geo507"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50429_geo508">Drury Lane</rs>
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in the parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50429_geo509">St. Gyles in the<lb></lb>
fields</rs>
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</rs>
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in the County aforesaid <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50429_occ217">Shoemaker</rs>
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<p n="428"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Humbly Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That your Petr. on the <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50429_date150">first day of April</rs>
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which was in the year 1748<lb></lb>
did put himself Apprentice to the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50429_n428-1">Joseph Smith</rs>
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for the Term of Seven years<lb></lb>
to learn of him the Art and Trade of a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50429_occ218">Shoemaker</rs>
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in the several Branches in<lb></lb>
the Womens way wherein he the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50429_n428-2">Joseph Smith</rs>
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dealt and traded And in<lb></lb>
which said Art and Trade the said Joseph did by Indenture Covenant<lb></lb>
and Agree to Instruct your Petr. or cause him to be therein taught and<lb></lb>
Instructed and for which he received five pounds</p>
<p n="429">That your Petr. hath honestly and faithfully served his said<lb></lb>
Master for upwards of Six years of the said Term during all which time your<lb></lb>
Petr. hath wrought on black Leather Shoes or Pumps only</p>
<p n="430">That the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50429_n430-1">Joseph Smith</rs>
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hath hitherto totally neglected and<lb></lb>
refused to teach or Instruct your Petr. or cause him to be taught or Instructed<lb></lb>
in making Silk or Stuff Shoes which is the principal and only Branch of the<lb></lb>
Business of which your Petr. was in expectation of getting a Livelyhood at the<lb></lb>
expectation of his time</p>
<p n="431">That your Petr. is at present altogether Ignorant of the Best and<lb></lb>
most material Branch of the business of a Woman <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50429_occ219">Shoemaker</rs>
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tho' now in<lb></lb>
the last year of his time and notwithstanding your Petr. hath in the most humble<lb></lb>
manner from time to time for six years last past requested and begged his said<lb></lb>
Master to teach or cause him to be taught and Instructed in the said Branch<lb></lb>
of making Silk and Stuff Shoes yet he hath always refused so to do</p>
<p n="432">That your Petr. being Apprehensive that he should be unable to get<lb></lb>
his Bread at the expiration of his time did on the <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50429_date151">first day of this Instant</rs>
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July<lb></lb>
humbly beg his said Master to Suffer him to work and be taught and Instructed<lb></lb>
in the last above mentioned Branch of Business Whereupon his said Master<lb></lb>
without any other Provocation fell upon and beat your Petr. in a cruel manner<lb></lb>
until the Blood gushed out of his Mouth at the same time Swearing he would<lb></lb>
not suffer your Petr. to work in any other Branch of the Business than he had<lb></lb>
already done or used words to that or the like effect.</p>
<p n="433">Your Petr. therefore most humbly prays for the Reasons above<lb></lb>
Set forth to be discharged from his said <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50429_occ220">Apprenticeship</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
Master and that the Indenture by which your Petr. was bound<lb></lb>
to his said Master may be Delivered up to be Cancelled and<lb></lb>
have Such other Relief as to your Worships shall Seem meet<lb></lb>
and inst</p>
<p n="434">And your Petr. (as in duty bound) shall<lb></lb>
ever pray</p>
<p n="435"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50429_n435-1">Thomas Smith</rs>
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