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To the Worshipful the
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Justices of the Peace
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in their Sessions Assembled.
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The Humble Petition of
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John Ambrose
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Sheweth
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That by Indenture bearing Date the 6th: Day of June in the Year of Our
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Lord 1751 Your Petitioner did put himself Apprentice to
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John Newbery
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of the
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Parish of
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St: Clement Danes
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in the
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Perukehmaker
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for the Term of Seven Years from the Date of the Sd: Indenture
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That the sd:
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John Newbery
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in Consideration of Twenty Pounds to him
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paid by Mrs:
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Mary Ann Reynolds
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of the Parish of
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St: George Hanover Square
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for and on behalf and in Charity to your Petitioner Did thereby covenant to
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teach and instruct your Petitioner in the Art of a
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Perukemaker
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which he
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then Used and also to find & provide for your Petitioner sufficient Meat Drink
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Washing and Lodging & all other Necessarys during the sd: Term And also
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Sufficient good & fitting Wearing Apparel of all Sorts and which at the End of
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the said Term was to be in as good sort and condition as what the sd.
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John
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Newbury
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received your Petitioner with Inconsideration whereof the sd:
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John
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Newbury
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received Ten Pounds the more as by the sd: Indenture relation
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thereunto being had will appear:
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That the Sd:
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John Newbury
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carried on the Business of a
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Peruke Maker
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from the Time your Petr: was bound to him untill about Christmas last and
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during that Time had Business Sufficient to Imploy Several Journeymen
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whereby Your Petitioner had an Opportunity of Learning his Business
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But the sd:
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John Newbury
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(through Misfortune as your Petitioner apprehends
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failing in his Circumstances) hath not from Christmas last had any Business
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to Employ any Person but your Petitioner And the sd:
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John Newbery
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was obliged
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and did about Midsummer last totally leave off his Business and Quit his
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House and has not been in or done any Business since whereby your Petitioner
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hath ever since and still remains unemployed by the sd.
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John Newbery
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and is
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not in any way of Learning his sd: Trade.
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That the sd.
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John Newbery
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being so out of his Business the sd.
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Mary Ann
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Reynolds
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Enquired for another fit and proper Master for your Petitioner to serve
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