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<p n="110">To the Right Worshipfull his Majesties <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50471_occ50">Justices of the<lb></lb>
Peace</rs>
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for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50471_geo95">County of Middlesex</rs>
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at the Generall Sessions Assembled</p>
<p n="111">The Humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50471_n111-1">Alexander Dobson</rs>
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Father of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50471_n111-2">James Dobson</rs>
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</p>
<p n="112"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That Your Petitioner on the 19th. Septr. 1752 put the sd.<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50471_n112-1">James Dobson</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50471_n112-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
his <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50471_occ51">Son</rs>
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an <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50471_occ52">Apprentice</rs>
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to <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50471_n112-2">David Watson</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50471_n112-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
of the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50471_geo96">Parish of St. Martin in the fields</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50471_geo97">County of Middlesex</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50471_occ53">Taylor</rs>
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<lb></lb>
with him to Live & Learn his sd. Business and to serve him as his<lb></lb>
Apprentice for the Term of 7 Years but instead of 7 years Your Petr.<lb></lb>
finds that his Son is bound for 8 years</p>
<p n="113">That Your Petrs. Son continued to serve the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50471_n113-1">David Watson</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50471_n113-1" type="surname" value="Watson"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50471_n113-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<lb></lb>
as his <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50471_occ54">Apprentice</rs>
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for about 5 Years and a half but during the whole time<lb></lb>
the sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50471_n113-2">David Watson</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50471_n113-2" type="surname" value="Watson"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50471_n113-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
did not Teach or Instruct Your Petitioners Son in his<lb></lb>
said Business of a Taylor but made Use of him as a Porter to run of<lb></lb>
Errands Upon which Yr. Petrs. son left his sd. Masters Service but was<lb></lb>
Prevailed on by his Master severall times to return on his Masters Promissing<lb></lb>
to get some person to run of Errards in order that he might the better follow<lb></lb>
his Employment which promisses his Mar. never performed but instead thereof<lb></lb>
threatned to send Your petrs. <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50471_occ55">Son</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50471_occ55" type="occupation" value="Son"></interp>
to <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50471_geo98">Bridewell</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50471_geo98" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
if he did not do whatever work his<lb></lb>
Master thought proper to put him to which Obliged Your Petrs. Son to leave<lb></lb>
his sd Mars. Service</p>
<p n="114">That Your Petrs. Son finding his Master disfrosed not to Teach him his<lb></lb>
Business hath with the Consent of Your Petitioner entred himself on board of a<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50471_occ56">Man of Warr</rs>
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& to fit him out properly for such Service Your Petitioner hath<lb></lb>
been at a great Expence & altho' Yr. Petrs. Son wod. have served his sd. Master<lb></lb>
as an <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50471_occ57">Apprentice</rs>
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ought to do If his Master wod. have learn't him his Trade<lb></lb>
Yet the sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50471_n114-1">David Watson</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50471_n114-1" type="given" value="David"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50471_n114-1" type="surname" value="Watson"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50471_n114-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
threatons he with receive your Petrs. Sons Wages<lb></lb>
on board the sd. ship & hath actually bros. an Action agt. a friend of Yr. Petrs.<lb></lb>
who for some little time employed your Petrs. Son to Work at his Business of<lb></lb>
a Taylor the Wages for which Work Your Petr. hath recd. in Order to<lb></lb>
Maintain his sd. Son which he was at Work as afsd.</p>
<p n="115">Wherefore & for as much as the sd. Indenture is not as Yr. Petr.<lb></lb>
is advised sufficient in Law to bind his sd. Son to Serve out the Remained<lb></lb>
of his time with his sd. Master Yr. Petr. therefore most Humbly<lb></lb>
Prays Yr. Worships will be pleased to discharge Your Petrs. Son<lb></lb>
from his sd. Master Or that Your Worships will make such Order<lb></lb>
for Yr. Petrs. relief as to Yr. Worships shall seem meet</p>
<p n="116">And Your Petitioner will Ever Pray Etc.<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50471_n116-1">Alexr Dobson</rs>
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