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<p n="653">To the Worshipful his Majesty's <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50958_occ98">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50958_geo217">County<lb></lb>
of Middlesex</rs>
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<p n="654">The humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50958_n654-1">John Jefferd</rs>
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<p n="655">Sheweth<lb></lb>
That your Petitioner on the 10th. Day of February 1797<lb></lb>
was bound Apprentice with Twenty Pounds Premium to <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50958_n655-1">John Hall</rs>
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of<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50958_geo218">Cross Lane</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50958_geo219">Long Acre</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50958_geo220">County of Middlesex</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50958_occ99">Coach Carver</rs>
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for the<lb></lb>
Term of Seven Years to be by him instructed in the Art of Coach<lb></lb>
Carving and has ever since continued in the Service of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50958_n655-2">John<lb></lb>
Hall</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="656">That about Twelve months ago the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50958_n656-1">John Hall</rs>
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<lb></lb>
took a Public House in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50958_geo221">Parkers Lane</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50958_geo222">Saint Giles's</rs>
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where he lodged<lb></lb>
your Petitioner in a Garret with four Beds and where any Person who<lb></lb>
came for a Nights Lodging might and did sleep in consequence<lb></lb>
of which your Petitioner found Vermin upon his Body and Linen</p>
<p n="657">That the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50958_n657-1">John Hall</rs>
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having frequently beat<lb></lb>
your Petitioner in a very severe and cruel manner and not having<lb></lb>
sufficient Business to keep your Petitioner in employ he is desirous<lb></lb>
of being discharged from his said <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50958_occ100">Apprenticeship</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="658">Your Petitioner therefore most humbly Prays<lb></lb>
your Worships to Order his Indentures of<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50958_occ101">apprenticeship</rs>
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to be delivered up to be cancelled<lb></lb>
and a return of so much of the Premium as to<lb></lb>
your Worships shall seem meet.</p>
<p n="659">And your Petitioner shall ever Pray</p>
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