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<p n="194">To the Rt Worsppfull her Maties <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50701_occ59">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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<lb></lb>
for ye County of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50701_geo96">Middx</rs>
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now Sitting at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50701_geo97">Hicks Hall</rs>
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<p n="195">The Humble Peticon of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50701_n195-1">Mathew Compton</rs>
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<p n="196"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That yor Peticonr was bound by Indenture bearing<lb></lb>
date ye. 13th. day of January 1705 unto <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50701_n196-1">Henry Hawes</rs>
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of ye <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50701_geo98">Pish of St<lb></lb>
Martin in ye feilds</rs>
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in this County Black Smith to Serve the Term<lb></lb>
of Seaven Years to learn ye said Trad (as by ye said Judre doth<lb></lb>
appear)</p>
<p n="197">That yor Peticonr Served the said Hawer abt out yeare<lb></lb>
and then he became inSolvent & listed himselfe or <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50701_occ60">Soldier</rs>
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& was<lb></lb>
Sent into <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50701_geo99">Flanders</rs>
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but Some Small time before his goeing he Assigned<lb></lb>
Your Peticonr Over to one <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50701_n197-1">John Walton</rs>
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of ye Same Pish<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50701_occ61">Black Smith</rs>
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to Serve him ye residue of ye said Term & wth whome<lb></lb>
yor Peticonr has Continued untill abt Six Weeks last past abt:<lb></lb>
which time the Said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50701_n197-2">John Walton</rs>
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's goods were Seized by his landlord<lb></lb>
& the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50701_n197-3">John Walton</rs>
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is <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50701_occ62">absconded</rs>
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and Flodd from his habitacon<lb></lb>
he not Assigneing Over yor Peticonr to any person what Soever<lb></lb>
to be taken care of Soe that yor Peticonr is now lift quite destitute<lb></lb>
of any master to Pvide for him & Instruct him in his sd Trade<lb></lb>
and noe person will outerteine yor Petconr untill he is Legally<lb></lb>
discharged from ye said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50701_n197-4">John Walton</rs>
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<p n="198">Your Peticonr therefore humbly prays that<lb></lb>
(for ye reasons aforesaid) yor Worspps would<lb></lb>
please to discharge him from his Said<lb></lb>
apprentice hood to ye sd <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50701_n198-1">John Walton</rs>
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to ye end he<lb></lb>
may place himselfe wth another fit person to<lb></lb>
Serve the remainder of ye said Terme & may be pvided<lb></lb>
for & Instructed in ye said Trade</p>
<p n="199">And as in duty bound Will ever pray Etc.</p>
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