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Crime, Poverty and Social Policy in the Metropolis
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William Massey
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that your Petitioner should Breakfast Dine and Sup at
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his Masters Table that he was neither to open or shut up the Shop or to do
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any Work belonging to the Business of a laborious Nature
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That your Petitioner has served upwards of Five years of his
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Apprenticeship
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during which here he had his Meals regularly at his Masters
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Table and was not required to perform any of the Laborious Work of the
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Business until within these Three or Four Months when he was ordered by his
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said Master to open Sweep, and shut up the Shop, and also to Clean and
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Light the Lamps, which Works your Petitioner delivered doing urging that
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was contrary to the Agreement entered into by his Father on his Behalf
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That in Consequence of this refusal your Petitioner was forbidden
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coming to his Masters Dinner Table and was ordered to dine with the
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Common Servants of the family but your Petitioner not being Conscious
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of having given just Cause for this Order also declined obeying the same
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That your Petitioner having from this time daily requested to
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be permitted to dine at his Masters Table without Effect, has dined at his
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Fathers House and Continues so to do.
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That some short Time since it was agreed between your
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Petitioners Father and his said Master that all Matters in dispute should be
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referred to some Gentleman at the Bar and W Common Serjeant of
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London was fixed on for that purpose who upon hearing all parties and
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their Witnesses was of Opinion that your Petitioners Master had acted
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improperly and advised him to receive your Petitioner back to his
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Table and in future to abide by the Agreement at first Eeatered into
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