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<p n="1408"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50883_geo952">Middlesex</rs>
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To the Right Worshipful his Majesty's <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50883_occ433">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50883_geo953">County of Middlesex</rs>
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in their General Session Assembled</p>
<p n="1409">The humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50883_n1409-1">William Stephenson</rs>
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<p n="1410"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
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<p n="1411">That Your Petitioner Son of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50883_n1411-1">William Stephenson</rs>
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late of the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50883_geo954">Saint<lb></lb>
Giles in the Fields</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50883_occ434">Coachmaster</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50883_occ435">deceased</rs>
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being of the Age of 14 Years on the 17th. day<lb></lb>
of November 1789 put himself an Apprentice to <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50883_n1411-2">Andrew Gilchrist</rs>
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of No. 92 <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50883_geo955">Wardour<lb></lb>
Street</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50883_geo956">Saint James's</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50883_occ436">Upholder</rs>
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and <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50883_occ437">Cabinet maker</rs>
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he learn his Art and with him<lb></lb>
after the manner of on Apprentice to serve from the said Day unto the full and<lb></lb>
and Term of 7 Years from thence next ensuing And the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50883_n1411-3">Andrew<lb></lb>
Gilchrist</rs>
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in Consideration of 15 Guineas being the Money given with the said Apprentice<lb></lb>
his said Apprentice in the Art of an <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50883_occ438">Upholder</rs>
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and <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50883_occ439">Cabinet maker</rs>
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which he then and<lb></lb>
did Covenant to teach and instruct or cause to be laught and instructed in the best<lb></lb>
way and manner that is could finding unto Your Petitioner Meat Drink and<lb></lb>
Lodging during the said Term, And Your Petitioners Grand Father paid the<lb></lb>
said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50883_n1411-4">Andrew Gilchrist</rs>
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the said Sum of 15 Guineas</p>
<p n="1412">That your Petitioner had not been long with the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50883_n1412-1">Andrew Gilchrist</rs>
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when Your Petitioner found the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50883_n1412-2">Andrew Gilchrist</rs>
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lett Lodge<obscured></obscured>
to kept<lb></lb>
Women and some of them Boarded with him and he became very much reduced<lb></lb>
in his Circumstances and about 2 Years ago was arrested and went to <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50883_geo957">Newgate</rs>
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and remained there for about a Fortnight and about a Year ago in November<lb></lb>
last he obtained a Letter of License from his Creditors for One Year and since<lb></lb>
that time hath been troubled for Debts contracted since And not Performing his<lb></lb>
Engagements in the said Letter of Licence he was in November last Arrested and<lb></lb>
Surrenderd to the Kings Bench and went from thence to the Flict Prison where he<lb></lb>
now remains for several considerable Debts particularly a Debt of £200 or thereabouts<lb></lb>
due to <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50883_n1412-3">Matthew Bloxham</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50883_occ440">Esquire</rs>
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and is in very insolvent Circumstances</p>
<p n="1413">That some short time before November last the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50883_n1413-1">Andrew Gilchrist</rs>
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Causal<lb></lb>
the greatest part of his Household Furniture to be secretly carried away And an<lb></lb>
Execution came in and the Land lord finding Little on the promises made a Distress<lb></lb>
for £121 of thereabouts Arrears of Rent due for the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50883_n1413-2">Andrew Gilchrist</rs>
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House<lb></lb>
where he lived</p>
<p n="1414">That all or most of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50883_n1414-1">Andrew Gilchrists</rs>
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Customers were Women of the<lb></lb>
Town and a Great part of your Petitioners time was employed in going after them<lb></lb>
for Money some of them paying by Instalments at a Guinea also half a Guinea</p>
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