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To the Rt. Worship full his Maties
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Justices of the peace
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in their General Quarter Sessions of the peace assembled
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The humble Petition and Appeale of
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Walter Wood
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on the behalfe his Son
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Samuel Wood
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now
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apprentice
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to
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James Hely
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late of the
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parish of St. James
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Clerkenwell
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Sheweth
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That Your Petitioner about Three Quarters of a year aged
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Bound his son Apprentice to the said
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James Heley
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to learn the Art of
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a
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, but instead of instructing him in that art or the business
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of a Buckle maker which the said Heyley mostly follows he wholly
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Employ'd him in drawing path of Drink and lanicing the same oat
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to his Customers and that about Three Months agoe the said Heyley
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broke and went into the Mint and hath not only beat his said appren-
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tice in an inhumane mannor Several times but also hath not found
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him Comon Necessarys but hath Sent him home in alliserable
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Condition with the
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Hich
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and Your petitioner hath Endeavomed
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all that possibly he Could to gett him the said Heyley bound over
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to this present Sessions but by reason of his Sheltoring himselfe in
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the Mint he cannot obtain the Same
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Therefore yor petitioner most humbly prays
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Your Worships will be pleased to appoint
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a Day this present Sessions for the said
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Heyley to Attend this Court and all other
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parties Concerned to skew Cause why the
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Saml Wood
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should not be discharged from
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his
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apprenticeship
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on that this Court will grant
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him such other whose in the promisses as may
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thought meet
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And Yor. Petr Shall ever prays
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