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To the Worshipfull
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and the rest of his Bretheren Justices of
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our Lord the King Assigned to keep the peace in and
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for the
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In Quarter Session Assembled.
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The humble Petition of Jane Stewoud the natural and
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lawful Mother of
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Sheweth
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That by Indentures of Apprenticeship bearing date on or about
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the Twenty eighth day of May 1793. the said
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James Steward
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of his
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Own Voluntary Will and Cry and with the Cousact of your Petitioner
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his said Mother did put himself Apprentice to
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James Taylor
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of the
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Parish of
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Saint Leonard Shoreditch
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Watch maker
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for the Tenn of Seven
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YearsThat in Consideration of the Sum of Ten pounds to him the
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James Taylor
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then paid He did ley the said Indenture
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Coseuant that He would during the said Tenn of Seven Years team
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and Instruct the said
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James Steward
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in the Trade and business
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of a
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which to the said
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then used and
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Would find and provide for his said Apprentice Sufficient meat
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driven and Lodging.
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That the said
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James Stewond
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was oblidged for the space
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of a Year and a half to sleep with three other Apprentices of the
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in one Bed upon the Floor and during all
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that trial laid only three clean fleets.
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That instead of finding the said
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James
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Steward
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with good and sufficient meat and drinch the said
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from Poverty was unable to procure meat insounch that very
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frequently for many Days together the said
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James Taylor
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fed.
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his Apprentices on Bread and Potatoes only.
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That Instead of teaching the said
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James Steward
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the
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Trade of a
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the said
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Chiefly employ
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him in going of Errands on his ours private Concurns and in
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carrying things to Pawn.
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That the said
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James Taylor
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for the space of two Months
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and upwards has been confined in the Prison of
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Newgate
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for
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Debt and has been Released from theme only about a Week
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ago but Where he now dwells this Deponent doth not know
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not Can learn altho she hath made enquiry for that purpose
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