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The Humble Petition of
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of his Majesty's
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Luke Collins
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on the
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3d Day of July 1771 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 the
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Day of the Date thereof for the Term of 7 Years and Your Petitioner
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in Consideration of the Sum of £15 his said Apprentice in the
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Art of a Cooper which he used by the best Means that he could
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should Teach and Instruct or Cause to be Taught and Instructed
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and find him meat Drink Lodging and Necessaries
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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
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to your Petitioners Commands for many Hours together
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sometimes a whole Day and sometimes all Night and for
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Disorderly Behaviour and Neglect of Duty and Disobedience
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to your Petitioners Commands when in his Service Insomuch
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that your Petitioner is Apprehensive that his Behaviour and
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Example will corrupt the Rest of your Petitioners Apprentices
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who are Six in Number
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That from the Disorderly Behaviour of the said
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Apprentice Your Petitioner was obliged to and did take
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him before a Magistrate who severely reprimanded him
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and would have committed him to Prison but being the first
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Time of the Youths being before a Justice did on his promising
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Amendment Discharge him
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That the said Apprentice soon relapsed into his former
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Course of Behaviour and given of Possible more Disobedient
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So that Your Petitioner was again obliged to have him before
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Two Magistrates who on hearing your Petitioners Complaint
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Bridewell
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