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<p n="93">To the Worshipfull his Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50301_occ21">Justices<lb></lb>
of the peace</rs>
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for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50301_geo48">County of Middlesex</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50301_geo48" type="placeName" value="County of Middlesex"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50301_geo48" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
in<lb></lb>
Sessions at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50301_geo49">Hicks Hall</rs>
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</p>
<p n="94">The humble petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50301_n94-1">Charles Moore</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50301_n94-1" type="surname" value="Moore"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50301_n94-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50301_occ22">son</rs>
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of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50301_n94-2">Charles Moore</rs>
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of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50301_geo50">parish of saint Andrew Holbourn</rs>
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<lb></lb>
in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50301_geo51">County of Middlesex</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50301_occ23">Gentleman</rs>
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</p>
<p n="95"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That your Petr. by Indenture bearing date the <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50301_date32">5th. day of May<lb></lb>
1735</rs>
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was bound <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50301_occ24">apprentice</rs>
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to John of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50301_geo52">parish of saint ann<lb></lb>
Westminster</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50301_occ25">Apothecary</rs>
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, for the Term of Eight years to learn his Art and Mistery<lb></lb>
of an <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50301_occ26">Apothecary</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50301_occ26" type="occupation" value="Apothecary"></interp>
And in Consideration thereof and his Masters Covenant<lb></lb>
in the said Indenture to find him Sufficient Meat, Drink, and all other Necessaryes<lb></lb>
your Petrs. said Father paid to the said John Benquet the sume of fifty two pounds<lb></lb>
ten shillings at two several payments.</p>
<p n="96">That your petr. in pursuance of his said Indenture, Entred into his Master's<lb></lb>
Service and continued therein for the space of one year or thereabouts, without<lb></lb>
much ill usage from his said Master but about that time the second payment<lb></lb>
of the fifty two pounds ten shillings Crecomeing due, and being paid, your petrs.<lb></lb>
said Master soon afterwards ordered your petr. to clean his shoes every Morning,<lb></lb>
which your Petr for sometime Submitted to But afterwards telling his said<lb></lb>
Father thereof and by his Advise refuseing to do it, his said Master thereupon<lb></lb>
denyed him to duie at his Table as formorly according to his Agreement and<lb></lb>
obliged him to duie with his servant Maid and he not having sufficient Business<lb></lb>
to employ your Petr. in the Way of his Trade as an <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50301_occ27">Apothecary</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50301_occ27" type="occupation" value="Apothecary"></interp>
, Employed him upon<lb></lb>
his Frivolous Errands and in service work forreign to his Business as an<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50301_occ28">Apothecary</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50301_occ28" type="occupation" value="Apothecary"></interp>
and your Petr. had not from that time sufficient Meat and Drink<lb></lb>
the same being locked up from him, and he was often forced to Drink Water and to<lb></lb>
eat stinking meat and fish and other unholsome provisions and sometimes lay<lb></lb>
without a street to his Bed whilest the same was Washing Yet notwith standing<lb></lb>
all this your Petr. (by reason of the stern usage and harsh language of his said<lb></lb>
Master who often upon the Slightest occasion swere at and threatened to murder<lb></lb>
and sacrifice your petr.) durst not complaine, but was for sometime supplyed with<lb></lb>
provisions from his Fathers House.</p>
<p n="97">That besides the ill usage aforesaid your petr. has been often prwately<lb></lb>
Beat kicked and much abused by his said Masters in his shop, and often bid<lb></lb>
togo home to his Father, And particularly on the second day of<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
this Instant<lb></lb>
May his said Master in a<obscured></obscured>
lent passion took up a knife and swore he would</p>
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