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<p n="181">work at his sd. business with the sd. Master accordingly& notwith standing<lb></lb>
your petitioners sd. Mars. (Mr. Webb) Assurances & promise as afsd. to the sd. Mr.<lb></lb>
Welch he Caused your Petitioner to be apprehended by virtue of a Warrt. from<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50479_n181-1">John Fielding</rs>
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Esquire dated the 31st. day of October last for being midle<lb></lb>
disorderly Apprentice absenting himself from his Service without Leave.<lb></lb>
contrary to the Statute & your petitioner being in Pursce thereof carried before<lb></lb>
sd. Mr. Fielding & not being able immediately to make Application to his friends<lb></lb>
to become Sureties for his appearance at the then next ensuing General<del>Quarter</del>
Sessions<lb></lb>
of the peace wch. were held at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50479_geo160">Hick's hall</rs>
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the thirdday of December last.<lb></lb>
your petitioner was Committed to <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50479_geo161">Tothill fields</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50479_geo162">Bridewell</rs>
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& there remained<lb></lb>
until the fifth day of November following when your petitioner was<lb></lb>
Discharged upon giving bail for his Appearance as aforesaid</p>
<p n="182">That your petitioner was ready in Court a the sd. Sessions to have<lb></lb>
Answered any Matter which the said Mr. Webb might then object agst: him<lb></lb>
but the said Mr: Webb did not think proper to proceed further in his<lb></lb>
prosecution against your petitioner wherefore your Petr. caused his said<lb></lb>
recognizance to be with drawn on the last day of the sd Sessions</p>
<p n="183">That your petitioner & his friends have applied to the sd. Mr.-<lb></lb>
Webb in order to have him deliver up your petrs. Cloaths & to have him-<lb></lb>
discharged from his sd. Service when the said Mr. Webb absolutely refused<lb></lb>
to let your petitioner have his said Cloaths or to discharge him & threatens<lb></lb>
to prosecute any person who Larbours or employs your petitioner and<lb></lb>
insisted that your petitioner shall not live within Twenty Miles of London</p>
<p n="184">Your Petitioner therefore most humbly prays<lb></lb>
that he may be discharged from his said Indenture of<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50479_occ68">Apprenticeship</rs>
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in order to his being employed by some other<lb></lb>
Master or to make such other Order in the premisses as<lb></lb>
your Worships shall seem meet</p>
<p n="185">And your petitioner shall ever pray Etc.</p>
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