To the Right Worshipfull His Majesties Justices of the Peace for
the County of Middlesex .

The Humble Petition of John Eades< no role > Son of Henry Eades< no role > late
of London Haberdasher Deceased.

Humbly Sheweth.
That by Indenture bearing date the Twenty Fourth day of January One Thousand
Seven Hundred and Twenty your Petitioner put himself Apprentice to Richard Dellow< no role > of the
parish of St. Gyles in the Fields in the County of Middlesex painter to Serve him in the said
Art from the Day of the Date thereof for the Term of Seven Years And that the said Richard
Dellow< no role > in consideration of the Sume of One Hundred Pounds of Lawfull money of Great Britaine
to him paid or Secured to be paid Fifty Five pounds whereof is already paid and the other [..]
Fifty to be paid at Easter now next ensuing by Elizabeth Eades< no role > his Mother( the Receipt where of
is thereby Acknowledged) the said apprentice in the Said Art should teach and instruct or cause
to be taught and instructed in the best way and manner that he could finding and Allowing
into his said Apprentice Sufficient Meat Drink washing Lodging and all other necessaryes.
during the said Term (all manner of Apparell only and always Excepted).

That the said Master instead of teaching and instructing or causeing to be taught
and instructed his said Apprentice in the said Art or finding or Allowing him the said on an
Apprentice Sufficient Meat and other necessaryd he hath for the space of near a Year last past
only imployed him in looking after a Young Child and rocking the Cradle untill One, Two, and
Three of the Clock in the Morning and Sitting up for his said Master untill those times And
was sent to Chandlers Shopps and Ale houses for Butter Cheese pinns Needles and Drink
and every time the Child cryed he was sent over to the Ale house to quiet him and was
forced to remove his Goods as Brick batts and other Lumber from house to house, and has
been kept a Fortnight together with only Bread and Cheese and Small beer and sometimes
no Victualls in a Day and that the Master is bound to appear this Sessions to answer
the Same

Your Petitoner therefore humbly prayeth that your
Worships will be pleased to take your Petitioners hard
Case into Your consideration and to Order his discharge
from his said Master And that he may return Such
part of ye money as to Your grave Wisdoms Shall Seem meet.

And Your Petitoner Shall pray etc.