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To the Worshipfull
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Thomas Lane
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Esqr
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. One of His
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Majestys
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Justices of the Peace
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County of
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Middlesex
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and others his Fellows Justices Etc.
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The Humble Petition of
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John White
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an
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Apprentice
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Sheweth
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That Your Petitioner was by Indenture of
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apprenticeship bearing date the 8th. day of
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August 1757 bound to One
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John Inall
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late of the
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Parish of St. Luke
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in the
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Jeweller
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for the Term of Seven Years And Your
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Petitioners Master Ten Pounds as a Consideration
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And also a Bond to find Your Petitioner in Cloaths
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mending and Washing during the said Term
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That when Your Petitioner had Served about a
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year of his Time his Master was Arrested and Confined
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in
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the Fleet
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Prison for near a Year and afterwards got the
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Rules of
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the Fleet
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and is at this present time a Prisoner where
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Your Petitioner Worked for his said Master during all the said Time
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That Your Peticoner was about five Weeks ago
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taken very ill of a
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Feaver and the House keeper took no manner of care of Your Petitioner and
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during his illness left Your Petitioner for Two days without any
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Sustenance And the House Keeper then said to Your peticoner
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Your Master was then in the Parlour has Ordered me to give
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you three Farthings for Your Petitioners Support and said
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She was Ordered by his Master to Acquaint Your Petitioner that
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he must go to his Brother
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Edmund White
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for his Master
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would not provide for him on any Account whatsoever as he
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was Sick And accordingly he went to his Brother who got him
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into Bartholomews Hospital And is now an out Patient
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being very Sick at this time
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That during all the time he has Served his said
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Master he has used Your Peticoner very ill and
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frequently in Liquour for affortnight together
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by which means was not capable to give Your
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Peticoner proper Instruccons to learn him his
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Business
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Your Peticoner therefore most
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humbly prays Your Worships
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taking the premes into Consideracon
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That You will be pleased to Discharge
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Your Petr from his sd. Master or
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otherwise as to Your Worships shall
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seem meet
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And Yor. Petr. as in Duty bound shall ever pray
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