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Quarter Sessions}
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To the Right Worshipful his Majesty's
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William Stephenson
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That Your Petitioner Son of
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William Stephenson
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late of the Parish of
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deceased
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being of the Age of 14 Years on the 17th. day
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of November 1789 put himself an Apprentice to
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of No. 92
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he learn his Art and with him
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after the manner of on Apprentice to serve from the said Day unto the full and
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and Term of 7 Years from thence next ensuing And the said
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in Consideration of 15 Guineas being the Money given with the said Apprentice
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his said Apprentice in the Art of an
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which he then and
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did Covenant to teach and instruct or cause to be laught and instructed in the best
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way and manner that is could finding unto Your Petitioner Meat Drink and
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Lodging during the said Term, And Your Petitioners Grand Father paid the
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the said Sum of 15 Guineas
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That your Petitioner had not been long with the said
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when Your Petitioner found the said
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Andrew Gilchrist
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lett Lodge
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to kept
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Women and some of them Boarded with him and he became very much reduced
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in his Circumstances and about 2 Years ago was arrested and went to
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Newgate
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and remained there for about a Fortnight and about a Year ago in November
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last he obtained a Letter of License from his Creditors for One Year and since
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that time hath been troubled for Debts contracted since And not Performing his
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Engagements in the said Letter of Licence he was in November last Arrested and
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Surrenderd to the Kings Bench and went from thence to the Flict Prison where he
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now remains for several considerable Debts particularly a Debt of £200 or thereabouts
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due to
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Matthew Bloxham
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and is in very insolvent Circumstances
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That some short time before November last the said
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Andrew Gilchrist
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Causal
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the greatest part of his Household Furniture to be secretly carried away And an
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Execution came in and the Land lord finding Little on the promises made a Distress
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for £121 of thereabouts Arrears of Rent due for the said
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Andrew Gilchrist
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House
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where he lived
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That all or most of the said
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Andrew Gilchrists
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Customers were Women of the
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Town and a Great part of your Petitioners time was employed in going after them
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for Money some of them paying by Instalments at a Guinea also half a Guinea
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