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The Humble Petition of
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Son of
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Luke Collins
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Labour
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the Third
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day of July one Thomas seven Hundred and Seventy-by and with the Coran
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of his Father did place himself Apprentice to yours Petitioner to born his
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Art and with him after the Manner of an
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to serve from the day
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of the date thereof for the Term of Seven Years and Your Petitioner in
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Consideration of the Sum of Fifteen Pounds his said Apprentice in the Art of
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a Cooper which he used by the best meand that he could should Teach and
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Instruct or Cause to be taught and Instructed and find him Meat Drink
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Lodging and Necessaries
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That the said Apprentice hath at Various Times greatly Misbehaved
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himself in your Petitioners Service by frequenting Alehouses getting Drunk
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and Absenting himself from your Petitioners Service not only without his
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Convent but contrary to your Petitioners Commands for many Hours
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together sometimes whole Days and sometimes all Might and for disorderly
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behaviour and neglect of Duty and disobedience to your Petitioners
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Commands when in his Service insomuch that your Petitioner is
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apprehensive that his Behaviour and Example will Corrupt the rest of
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Your Petitioners Apprentices who are six in Number.
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That from the disorderly Behaviour of the said apprentice yours
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Petitioner was Obliged to and did take him before a Magistrate who
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severely reprimanded him and would have Committed him to Prison
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but being the first time of the Youths being before a Justice did on his
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Promising Amendment for the future discharge him
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That the said Apprentice soon relapsed into his former Course of
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Behaviour and grew if Posible more disobedient so that your
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Peittioner was again Obliged to have him before two Magistrates who
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on hearing Your Petitioners Complaint committed the said
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Bridewell
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for a Month
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That the Mother of the said Apprentice hearing her Son was committed
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came and earnestly Entreated and requested your Petitioner to Procure
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his discharge and your Petitioner being induced to think the Committners
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would have had some in influenced in reclaiming this Youth as he then
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shew'd some sign of Ropentance by making four Promises of Amendment
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Procured his Discharge on the fourth day after his Commitment, but instead
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of making a greatful return for Your Petitioners lenity he no sooner
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finds himself at Liberty but Lanuches out Perito the same Couse of
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Behaviour And instead of the least Appearance of Amendment he
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