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The Humble Petition of
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James Young
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Master Cooper
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John Collins
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Son of
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Luke Collins
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Labourer
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on
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the third Day of July One thousand seven hundred and
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seventy one by and with the consent of his Father did place
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himself Apprentice to your petitioner to learn his Art and
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with him after the manner of an
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to serve from
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the Day of the date thereof for the Term of seven Years and
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Your Petitioner in consideration of the Sum of Fifteen pounds
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his said Apprentice in the Art of a Cooper which he used by the
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best means that he could should Teach and Instruct or Cause
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to be Taught and Instructed and find him meat Drink
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Lodging and Necessary
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That the said Apprentice hath at Various Times greatly
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Misbehaved himself in Your petitioners Service by frequenting
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Ale House Getting Drunk and Absenting himself from Your
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Petitioners Service not only without his Consent but contrary to
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Your Petitioners Commands for many Hours together sometimes
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a whole Day and sometimes all Night and for Disorderly
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Behaviour and Neglect of Duty and Disobedience to Your
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Petitioners Commands when in his Service Insomuch that Your
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Petitioner is Apprehensive that his Behaviour & Example will
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concept the rest of Your Petitioners Apprentices who are Six in
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That from the Disorderly Behaviour of the said Apprentice
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Your Petitioner was obliged to and did take him before a Magistrate
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who severely reprimanded him and would have committed him
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to prison but being the first Time of the Youths being before a
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Justice did on his promising Amendment discharge him
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That the said Apprentice soon relapsed into his former Course
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of Behaviour and given of Possible more disobedient So that Your
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Petitioner was again obliged to have him before Two Magistrates
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who on hearing Your Petitioners Complaint Committed the
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Bridewell
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for one Month
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That the Mother of the Apprentice hearing her Son was
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Committed came to and earnestly Entreated and requested Your
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Petitioner to procure his Discharge and Your Petitioner being
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induced to think the Committment would have some influence
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in reclaiming this Youth as he then cheesed some Sign of
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Repentance by making fair promisses of Amendment procured his
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Discharge on the Fourth Day after his Committment beet Instead.
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