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To the Rt Worsppfull her Maties
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Justices of the Peace
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The Humble Peticon of
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Mathew Compton
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Sheweth
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That yor Peticonr was bound by Indenture bearing
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date ye. 13th. day of January 1705 unto
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Henry Hawes
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of ye
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Pish of St
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Martin in ye feilds
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in this County Black Smith to Serve the Term
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of Seaven Years to learn ye said Trad (as by ye said Judre doth
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appear)
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That yor Peticonr Served the said Hawer abt out yeare
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and then he became inSolvent & listed himselfe or
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& was
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Sent into
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Flanders
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but Some Small time before his goeing he Assigned
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Your Peticonr Over to one
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John Walton
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of ye Same Pish
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Black Smith
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to Serve him ye residue of ye said Term & wth whome
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yor Peticonr has Continued untill abt Six Weeks last past abt:
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which time the Said
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's goods were Seized by his landlord
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is
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absconded
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and Flodd from his habitacon
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he not Assigneing Over yor Peticonr to any person what Soever
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to be taken care of Soe that yor Peticonr is now lift quite destitute
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of any master to Pvide for him & Instruct him in his sd Trade
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and noe person will outerteine yor Petconr untill he is Legally
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discharged from ye said
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Your Peticonr therefore humbly prays that
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(for ye reasons aforesaid) yor Worspps would
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please to discharge him from his Said
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apprentice hood to ye sd
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to ye end he
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may place himselfe wth another fit person to
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Serve the remainder of ye said Terme & may be pvided
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And as in duty bound Will ever pray Etc.
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