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To the Worshipfull
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in Saint Johns Street in and for the Said County
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The Humble Petition of
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Sheweth
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That Your Petitioner by Indenture Dated the 20th of June 1759 was Bound Apprentice to
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lats of
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but now of the Parish of
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in the
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to Serve him as his
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for the Term of Seven Years And the Said
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John Pickering
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in Consideration of such Service and of Sixty three Pounds paid by the Reverend
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Michael Ferrebee
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the Father of
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the said
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Henry
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Did thereby Covenant to Teack an Instruct the Sd Henry in the Sd Business of a
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during
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the said Seven Years.
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that his Business as a Toyman wch he carryed on when Your Petr was Bound an
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Apprentice
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to the
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said
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John Pickering
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was only making of Watch keys Watch Seals and hand Bells for Tea Tables.
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That Your Petrs said Master hath Neglected to teach or to cause Your Petr to be lought or Instructed in
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the making of Watch keys watch Seals and hand Bells for Tea Tables the Business he was Employed in and
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Used at the time of Your Petrs being Bound as aforesaid And that Your Petr is not able to perform any of the
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said Work with his own hands to Obtain his Lively hood thereby
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That Your Petrs Sd. Master being under very Calamitons Circumstances and not able to Prosecute his said
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Business Shutup his Shop in
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Bermingham
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aforesaid And about August 1761 having Quitted his Trade
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at
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Birmingham
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came to London Wearing his said Business. And that Your Petr was prequently Oblidged to
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Advance Money to his Sd. Masters wise for his Subsistance and for the Support of his Master Wife and Family
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during his Absence from home
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That On or about the 15th day of Septr 1761 Yor Petrs Sd Master Procured himself to be make a
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Prisoner
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for Debt in the
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Kings Bench Prison
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and was discharged on the Compulsive Clause in the late insolvent Act
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That Yor Petrs Sd Master
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John Pickering
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as Your Peters credibly informed now lives in Iron Monger
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Row in the Sd Parish of
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Saint Lukes
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And Also that he carrys on a Different Business than what he Occupyed or
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was Employed in at the time of Your Petrs being Bound to him as afsd - And that he Notwith standing
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Pretends to claim Yor Petr as his
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Apprentice
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in Order to Extort Sixty Pounds more from Your Petr to Obtain his
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Discharge from his Sd. Master for the remainder of his Term.
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Your Petitioner Therefore Humbly Prays Your Worships to
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Discharge Yor Petitr from the Sd. Indenture of Apprentship and from the
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Service of the Said
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John Pickering
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And that he may Refund part of the Sd
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Consideration Money in the Sd. Indenture mentioned as to Your
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Worships Shall Seem meet.
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And Your Petr as in duty Bound shall ever Pray Etc.
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Henry Ferrebee
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