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To the Worshipfull Sir
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John Hawkins
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rest of his Majesty's
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in their General Quarter Session of the Peace assembled
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The Humble Petition of
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Elizabeth
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on behalf of her Son
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Robert
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Sheweth
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That by Indenture of Apprenticeship bearing date the
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28th. day of August 1777 the said Robert was by your Petitioners
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put out and bound an
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apprentice
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to
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Joseph Trokes
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of the Parish of
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Saint James Westminster
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in the said County of Middx Coach Painter
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to learn his Art and with him after the Manner of an apprentice
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to serve from the date there of unto the full End and Term of Seven
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Years in Consideration of the Sum of Fifty Two Pounds Ten Shillings
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to him in hand Paid by Your Petitioner and that the said
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Robert
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was not to Grind Colours nor to Colour Carriages during the said
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That after the said
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Robert Reeves
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had served about
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a Year of his time he obtained leave of his said Master to Visit Your
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Petitioner and upon application made by Your Petitioner for his
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Return the Wife of the said
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informed Your Petitioner
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that her Husbands Circumstances were rather embarrassed wished
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she would keep him some little time longer for that they had
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no Business wherein they Could Employ him or that she would
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Keep him until their affairs were settled or something to the
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like Effect
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That Your Petitioner has a Considerable time
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kept her Son unemployed expecting that he would be recalled
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to his duty and has at different times made application to his
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said Master to receive him but always received some evasive
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answer that his affairs were not or would be Settled very Soon
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Your Petitioner therefore conceiving that it
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is not in the Power of
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his
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the said Master to employ and
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Instruct her Son in the said Art and Majesty of a
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Coach Painter Therefore humbly Prays that Your
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Worships would be Pleased to discharge the said-
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apprentice from his said appenticeship and that there may be
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so much money returned to Your Petitioner as to Your worships that
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seem meet & Yr Petitioner will ever Pray Etc
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