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To the Right Worshipfull his Majesties
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Justices of the
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at the Generall Sessions Assembled
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The Humble Petition of
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Alexander Dobson
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Father of
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James Dobson
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Sheweth
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That Your Petitioner on the 19th. Septr. 1752 put the sd.
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James Dobson
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his
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an
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Apprentice
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David Watson
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of the
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Parish of St. Martin in the fields
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in the
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Taylor
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with him to Live & Learn his sd. Business and to serve him as his
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Apprentice for the Term of 7 Years but instead of 7 years Your Petr.
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finds that his Son is bound for 8 years
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That Your Petrs. Son continued to serve the said
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David Watson
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as his
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for about 5 Years and a half but during the whole time
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the sd.
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David Watson
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did not Teach or Instruct Your Petitioners Son in his
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said Business of a Taylor but made Use of him as a Porter to run of
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Errands Upon which Yr. Petrs. son left his sd. Masters Service but was
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Prevailed on by his Master severall times to return on his Masters Promissing
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to get some person to run of Errards in order that he might the better follow
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his Employment which promisses his Mar. never performed but instead thereof
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threatned to send Your petrs.
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Son
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to
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Bridewell
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if he did not do whatever work his
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Master thought proper to put him to which Obliged Your Petrs. Son to leave
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his sd Mars. Service
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That Your Petrs. Son finding his Master disfrosed not to Teach him his
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Business hath with the Consent of Your Petitioner entred himself on board of a
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Man of Warr
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& to fit him out properly for such Service Your Petitioner hath
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been at a great Expence & altho' Yr. Petrs. Son wod. have served his sd. Master
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as an
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ought to do If his Master wod. have learn't him his Trade
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Yet the sd.
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David Watson
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threatons he with receive your Petrs. Sons Wages
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on board the sd. ship & hath actually bros. an Action agt. a friend of Yr. Petrs.
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who for some little time employed your Petrs. Son to Work at his Business of
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a Taylor the Wages for which Work Your Petr. hath recd. in Order to
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Maintain his sd. Son which he was at Work as afsd.
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Wherefore & for as much as the sd. Indenture is not as Yr. Petr.
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is advised sufficient in Law to bind his sd. Son to Serve out the Remained
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of his time with his sd. Master Yr. Petr. therefore most Humbly
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Prays Yr. Worships will be pleased to discharge Your Petrs. Son
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from his sd. Master Or that Your Worships will make such Order
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for Yr. Petrs. relief as to Yr. Worships shall seem meet
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And Your Petitioner will Ever Pray Etc.
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Alexr Dobson
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