To the Right Worshipfull Her Majties Justices of Peace , assembled in their Generall Quarter
Sessions holden at Hickes Hall for the County of Middlesex

The Humble petition of John Faith< no role > of this Parish of
St. Andrews Holborn .

Sheweth

That on the Sixth day of June 1706. Roger Buffton< no role > a poor Boy of the parish of St. James wth. in
the Liberty of Westmr. in the County of Middlesex , by the Rt. Reverend the Lord Bishop of Lincoln
then Rector & the then Churchwardens of the said parish, & by the Assent of John Tully< no role > & Jonathan
Chase< no role > Esqrs . two of her Maties. Justices of peace dwelling in the said parish (Quoy vnus;) was bound
to your petitioner to Serve him for the Terme of Nine yeares, as an Apprentice, in the Art & Trade
of a Taylor .

That for above a year last past, the said Roger Buffton< no role > hath not Served your petitioner as he
ought to do, but hath obstinately & frequently refused to work at his Trade, & hath several times
Imbezilled & made away with your peticoners Goods, & hath very often run away & lien out of your
petitioners house for several nights & dayes together in places unknown, insomuch that your
petitioner is in your great fear & danger of haveing his house robbed,

Wherefore your petitioner (who otherwise will inevitably be
Ruined) humbly prayes this Honoble. Bench to discharge his said
Apprentice from his Apprenticehood : And then further to deal
with him, as to their great Wisdom shall seem most meet

And your Petitioner [..] likewise prayer your
Worships would be pleased to cause the Bond to be
Cancelled, which he entred into, when he took his said
Apprentice,

And he shall ever pray Etc.