To the Right Worshipfull Bench of Justices at their
Sessions at Hicks's Hall in and for the County of Middx

The humble Petition of Benjamin
Ditton< no role > and Ann< no role > his wife

Sheweth

That your petrs: having at the Last Sessions held here present
a Second petition Complaining of one Nehemiah Mobbs< no role > and his
wifes barbarous usage of your petitioners daughter Deborah< no role > then bound
apprentice to Mobbs And the Court was thereupon pleased to Order That
the Indenture of Apprenticeshipp should be delivered up together
with your petitioners said daughters, Apparel of all sorts to your
petitioners Imediately then after But although Mobbs & his wife
were at that time present in Court and promised to performe attend
-ing to the said Order yet soon after that Sessions he caused your
petitioners to be Arrested in a Joint Action at Law, and thereby has
put them to many pounds charges and still threatens to be the Cause
of their Intire Ruine Altho' your petitioner was never Indebted to
him in one peny value in all his Life time.

That in pursuance of the said order of Court your petrs: by them-
-selves and others have at severall times demanded the said Indenture
and Apparell of the said Mobbs his wife in peaceable manner but
they unjustly detain and refuse to deliver them or any of them as by
the said Order they be Injoined to doe And your petrs. for want thereof
have been obliged to be at the Charge of maintaining their sayd
daughter at home, because she canot appear abroad to get her bread
by service in some other family And mobbs & his wife continue still to
threaten they will Compleat the Ruine of your petrs.

Your petrs: therefore humbly pray that your Worships in
sender regard of the promisses will Compell the said Mobbs to
deliver up the said Indenture & Apparell and to Reimburse ye
Charges he has unjustly put your petrs: to since the said order
of Court And likewise to pay to your petrs. so much of the
Five pounds he had with your petrs. said Daughter as to your
Worships great Wisdoms and Goodness shall Seem meet

And your petrs: (as in Duty bound) shall ever
pray Etc.