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<p n="454">To the Worshipful His Majesty's Justices assembled at the<del>Quarter</del>
General Sessions of the Peace begun<lb></lb>
and holden the 30th: day of November 1795 in and for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50920_geo478">County of Middlesex</rs>
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<p n="455">The humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50920_n455-1">William Chamberlayne</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50920_n455-1" type="surname" value="Chamberlayne"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50920_n455-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50920_geo479">Aylesbury</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50920_geo479" type="placeName" value="Aylesbury"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50920_geo479" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
Street in the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50920_geo480">Parish of St. James</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50920_geo480" type="placeName" value="Parish of St. James"></interp>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50920_geo481">Clerkenwell</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50920_geo481" type="placeName" value="Clerkenwell"></interp>
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in the said County <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50920_occ131">Surgeon</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50920_occ131" type="occupation" value="Surgeon"></interp>
& <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50920_occ132">Apothecary</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50920_occ132" type="occupation" value="Apothecary"></interp>
.</p>
<p n="456"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
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That on or about the 7th: day of September 1793 <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50920_n456-1">Thomas Hadley Swain</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50920_n456-1" type="surname" value="Swain"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50920_n456-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
(Son of the<lb></lb>
Reverend <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50920_n456-2">John Hadley Swain</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50920_n456-2" type="given" value="John Hadley"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50920_n456-2" type="surname" value="Swain"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50920_n456-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
of East Street <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50920_geo482">Red Lion Square</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50920_geo482" type="placeName" value="Red Lion Square"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50920_geo482" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
Clerk) was bound <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50920_occ133">Apprentice</rs>
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to your Petr.</p>
<p n="457">That the said Apprentice instead of demeaning and conducting himself to your Petr.<lb></lb>
and to his Patients, and to his Business according to the Duties of his Station, has neglected the Shop and<lb></lb>
Business of your Petitioner, denied your Petitioner when at home unto his Patients; Refused to tell where<lb></lb>
your Petitioner was to be found when he well knew it; Whereby your Petitioner lost the Opportunity and<lb></lb>
Emoluments of being present at One Labour (if not more) and has Otherwise been greatly Inferred in his<lb></lb>
Practice.</p>
<p n="458">That besides behaving with Rudeness to the Patients of your Petitioner the said<lb></lb>
Apprentice has sometimes neglected<del>refused</del>
to make up Medicines when directed, and at Others made them up<lb></lb>
contrary to the directions given, and at Others put false Labels to the Medicines made up which<lb></lb>
Conduct hath occasioned great Confusion, and hath done irreperable Injury to your Petitioners</p>
<p n="459">That the said Apprentice when spoken to by your Petitioner on such Transactions<lb></lb>
Instead of shewing Contrition, or Promising Amendment, hath treated your Petitioner with most<lb></lb>
Illiberal Abuse and declared that he would Continue to Injure your Petitioner in his Practise, and would<lb></lb>
put One Shilling an hour out of his Pocket; and that he would render the Lises of your Petr. and his<lb></lb>
Wife Uncomfortable Etc.</p>
<p n="460">That the said <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50920_occ134">Apprentice</rs>
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(in a Letter to One of his Acquaintance) hath threatned<lb></lb>
to practise upon your Petitioner "a dark and severe Revenge"- Insomuch that your Petitioner conceives<lb></lb>
not only his Property but his Life to be in danger from the Malicious Disposition of his Apprentice.</p>
<p n="461">Your Petitioner therefore humbly hopes that your Worships (having taken<lb></lb>
the Premises into Consideration) will be pleased to Order that the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50920_occ135">Apprentice</rs>
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of your Petitioner may be discharged.</p>
<p n="462">And your Petitioner shall Ever pray Etc</p>
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