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<p n="1337">To <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50915_n1337-1">William Mainwaring</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50915_occ275">Esqr</rs>
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.<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50915_occ276">Chairman</rs>
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and the Rest of his Majesty's Justices<lb></lb>
Assigned to hold the peace in and for the County of Middx</p>
<p n="1338">The Humble Petn. of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50915_n1338-1">William Procter</rs>
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Son of C<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
Proctar of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50915_geo741">Richmond</rs>
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in the County of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50915_geo742">Surry</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50915_occ277">Fruiterer</rs>
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</p>
<p n="1339"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Humbly Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That Yr. petr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50915_n1339-1">William Proctar</rs>
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by the<lb></lb>
consent of his sd. Father put himself Apprentice to<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
Hall of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50915_geo743">Chelsea</rs>
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in the County of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50915_geo744">Middx</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50915_occ278">Carpenter</rs>
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and Joined<lb></lb>
by virtue of an Indenture bearing date the 25th. day of July 179<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
in consideration of the Sum of Thirty pounds for the Term of Seven<lb></lb>
Years As by the said Indenture will more fully appear</p>
<p n="1340">That Yr. Petr. daily are Faithfully served his said<lb></lb>
Master according to the Tanor or Covenant contained in said<lb></lb>
Indenture from the said Twenty fifth day of July One thousand seven<lb></lb>
hundred and Ninety One for and during and until the beginning<lb></lb>
of the Month of May One thousand seven hundred and Ninety<lb></lb>
<obscured></obscured>
being<obscured></obscured>
of Four years</p>
<p n="1341">That on or about the begining of the sd Month of May<lb></lb>
One thousand Seven hundred and Ninety Five the sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50915_n1341-1">William<lb></lb>
Hall</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50915_n1341-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
for some Cause absconded from his Dwelling House<lb></lb>
and Family and left your petr destitute of all Support or<lb></lb>
Employment and Some time afterwards his Wife and Fame<lb></lb>
left his House at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50915_geo745">Chelsea</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50915_geo745" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
aforesaid and did not leave yr. petr.<lb></lb>
<obscured></obscured>
Bea to lie on nor any manner of necessaries for his<lb></lb>
Support which compeled your petr. to go to his sd Fathers<lb></lb>
House where be hoth resided over since</p>
<p n="1342">That Yr. Petr. hath made the most deligent Sear<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
and enquires after his said Master amongst the<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
said Trade in General and amongst those resident as Chelsea<lb></lb>
and his Friends and acquiantance in particular but though<lb></lb>
Petitioner hath continued Such search and enquiry for these<lb></lb>
Months past as aforesaid yet yr. petr. hath not been able to<lb></lb>
be an or gain any intelligence whatsoever except that your<lb></lb>
Petr. hath been informed that his sd. Master is gone to<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
and his wife who is gone to Service gives out to that Effect</p>
<p n="1343">That in consequence of yr. petr. being out of Em<obscured></obscured>
</p>
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