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That for near 12 Months prior to the said
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John Whitehouse
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being arrested he neglected to fulfil his Covenant with your Petitioner
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to supply
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your Petitioner with Cloaths of which he was quite destitute
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That since the said
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has been confined in the
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Kings Bench Prison
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aforesaid he has neglected and refused to
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maintain your Petitioner and he is incapable of so doing and your
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Petitioner has been indebted solely to his Brother the aforesaid
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George
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Stamps
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for Support, and that without his Assistance Your Petitioner
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must have wanted
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Necessaries of Life,
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That your Petitioner will suffer great Disadvantage in his
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Art from Want of Practice in his Business, the Trade of the said
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having ceased to be carried on over since he has been
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in Prison and no Person has been assigned to Instruck your
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Petitioner in his said Trade and the said
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being
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incapable of so doing from his Confinement,
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Your Petitioner therefore most
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humbly prays that Your Worships will take his
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case into Consideration and order him to be discharged
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from his said
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Apprenticeship
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to the said
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John
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in order to enable your Petitioner to bind
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himself to another Master for the remainder of the
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said Term of 7 Years now unexpired Or that your
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Worships will grant to your Petitioner such other
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Relief in the Premises as to your Worships shall
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seem Meet
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And your Petitioner
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over Pray Etc
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The Mark of
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Henry Stamps
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