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<p n="8">To the Worshipful Sir <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50722_n8-1">John<lb></lb>
Hawkins</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50722_occ5">Knight</rs>
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and the rest of the Worthy<lb></lb>
Majestrates for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50722_geo22">County of Middlesex</rs>
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</p>
<p n="9">The Humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50722_n9-1">Samuel Saunders</rs>
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<p n="10"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That your Petitioner has a Newphew named<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50722_n10-1">George Galer</rs>
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who is an <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50722_occ6">Apprentice</rs>
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to one <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50722_n10-2">William<lb></lb>
Howe</rs>
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a Buckle Cutter late of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50722_geo23">Spittalfield</rs>
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<p n="11">That your Petitioners said Nephew has been<lb></lb>
bound Four years and upwards during which time<lb></lb>
said Apprentice has behaved himself as the ought to do<lb></lb>
and no Complaint has been ever Alledged against him</p>
<p n="12">That your Petitioner is well Informed that said<lb></lb>
Master has Absconded and is now in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50722_geo24">the Fleet</rs>
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Prison<lb></lb>
and has left his said Apprentice quite destitute for<lb></lb>
the space of a for might last past supported him</p>
<p n="13">That said Apprentices Father is Now in his Majestys<lb></lb>
Service at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50722_geo25">Gibralter</rs>
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and has no Friend in England to take<lb></lb>
his part but your Petitioner who has now a Master wod.<lb></lb>
be Glad to receive him should your Worships think<lb></lb>
proper to discharge them</p>
<p n="14">Recommended by<lb></lb>
W: Clarks<lb></lb>
<obscured></obscured>
Gibson<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50722_n14-2">William Baker</rs>
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<p n="15"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50722_n15-1">Jas Davidson</rs>
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</p>
<p n="16">Therefore that your Worships will<lb></lb>
be pleased to take the same into your<lb></lb>
Worthy Consideration and do therein<lb></lb>
as to you shall seem meet</p>
<p n="17">And your Petitioner as in<lb></lb>
Duly bound will ever pray<lb></lb>
Etc</p>
<p n="18"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50722_n18-1">Saml Sanders</rs>
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