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<p n="1389"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50915_geo779">Middlesex</rs>
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To the Worshipfull His Majesty's<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50915_occ293">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50915_geo780">County<lb></lb>
of Middlesex</rs>
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in the General Quarter<lb></lb>
Session of the Peace for the said County<lb></lb>
assembled.</p>
<p n="1390">The humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50915_n1390-1">Stephen Woodward</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="1391"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
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That your Petitioner <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50915_n1391-1">Stephen Woodward</rs>
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Son of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50915_n1391-2">James Woodward</rs>
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was by Indentures of Apprenticeship<lb></lb>
bearing date the 31st: day of May 1791 bound Apprentice<lb></lb>
to <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50915_n1391-3">John Wyatt</rs>
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of Middle Row in the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50915_geo781">Saint<lb></lb>
Andrew Holborn</rs>
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in this County for the term of seven<lb></lb>
YearsAnd the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50915_n1391-4">John Wyatt</rs>
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in consideration of<lb></lb>
the Sum of Fifteen Pounds Fifteen Shillings paid<lb></lb>
him by <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50915_n1391-5">James Woodward</rs>
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Your Petitioners Father<lb></lb>
convenanted to teach and instruct your Petitioner<lb></lb>
in the Art and Business of a Sadler Whip<lb></lb>
and Harness Maker which he the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50915_n1391-6">John<lb></lb>
Wyatt</rs>
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then used and exercised and that he would<lb></lb>
find and provide for your Petr sufficient Meat Drink and Lodging.</p>
<p n="1392">That Your Petitioner hath faithfully served<lb></lb>
the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50915_n1392-1">John Wyatt</rs>
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from the time of the date of<lb></lb>
the said Indentures but all that time hath been<lb></lb>
employed in making Points which is the most trifling<lb></lb>
and insignificant part of the Work with the exception<lb></lb>
during the last right Months of being sometimes employed<lb></lb>
in Thong making and some times in serving Harness</p>
<p n="1393">And your Petitioner further represents that</p>
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