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On Easter Sunday being 3d april Miss was to go Out but her Mistress wd not Let her go in the Morning
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because her Child was ill but she shod go after Dinner and her Mistress ordered Dinner at one O'Clock
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that she might go the Sooner And after Dinner she went seemingly well pleased but she did not return
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again not did her Mistress hear any thing of her untill she received a Sumons to attend Justice Wright
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which greatly frightened her never having been before a magistrate & she was then near lying in however
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she Attended it & the Justice heard the Matter & declared he saw no Cause of Complaints discharged
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the Summons & the next Stop was the Application here
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Miss's Father is a
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& she May be of Service to him in his Business & may do
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Something in the Millinery way having been about 17 Months with Mrs Carey who does the best Work
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in the Millinery Branch Working for None but people of Quality & does not keep any shop Miss was
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going for 17 when she came to Mrs Carey & being so Old may have got Sufficient into the Business
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But its a hard Case on any Master or Mistress who shall take apprentices to keep them at Bed & board
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& teach & instruct them & when they become Capable of being of Service shall loose them as this Seems
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to be the Cave for Miss declared to a maid
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who we have here that her father intended to get
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her away from her Mistress & get some of the Money back tho' it was not Advanced by him
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but by the Exer of her Grand father who had left her Some money the Exor wod not trust her father
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even to pay this £20
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Mrs Carey is no ways desirouse of keeping Miss but hopes the Court will not Order any Money
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to be Returned as Miss has not Only been found in Board & Lodging for about 17 Months but
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Also in great part of her washing which Mrs Carey did not agree to do And as she has gone away witht:
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any Real Cause of Complaint at hereby Mrs Carey is to loose all the time that she Might be of benefit to
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her And her going away Obliged Mrs Carey to have a
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which she need not have done
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if Miss had not gone away The agreement was when Miss came that Mrs Carey was not to allow her
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Tea in the afternoon but in order to induce her to behave well Mrs Carey never Missed but one day while
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the was with her giving her Tea in the afternoon but instead of be having well she behavs'd very ill for she
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was
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tittle tittleing Mischief
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ing Girl as could come into to who use which was Seldom quiets
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while she was in it her Mistress cod not keep a Maid but a short time together on her Account this is the
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whole of the Case which must be Submitted to the Court And if the binding is Legal Mrs: Carey ought
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not to be deprived of the benefit of her apprentice (unless the Religion shall be thought a Reason) And
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upon the Case we apprehend Mrs Cary has the greatest reason to Complain
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