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To the Right Worshipfull the Chairman & the Rest of his Majts:
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Justices of the Peace
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at the Gent Sessions
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of the Peace held at
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The Humble Petition of
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Daniel Paquot
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Sheweth.
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That Your Petr: in the
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fifteenth day of July last
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was twelve Month, was bound an
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Apprentice
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by
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Indenture to
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Abell Brionsen
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I dweller for the space of Seven Years, to Learn his Act or Mistery
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for which purpose Yours Petrs. father paid to the said Briansen Twenty pounds.
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About four Months after the Comencement of the sd. Indenture, the said Brianson
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Petitioner (who was then but fourteen Years of Age) with a large stick or Come in is Violent
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that his flesh was much discoloured thereby in severall places, & hath Repeated the same &
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of time Since.
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On the
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fourth day of this instant February
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the sd Brianson Struck yor. Petrs. with a Cane or
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Stick on the head back & Shoulders with so much force that he was much briuted & Pticularly Gave yor.
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Petr. Violent a blow with the Same on one of his hands, that he was Rendred incapable to make
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use thereof for the space of a fortnight so thereabouts, after which the sd. Brianson Endeavor'd to
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put yor. Petrs. hand in a Vice to faster or fig it therein, that he might with the greater Ease Beat him
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but nor being able to Effect the same Brought a Knife to Yor. Petr. & said to him, You Dogg, Kills
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Yourself, or I will & then stampt on Yor. Petr: Body with his Feet, & took him by one of the Leggs
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& thing him Cross the Room, & on Pr. Petrs. father's Coming to the sd. Brianson to Complain of
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the to Treatment given as aforesd: the sd. Brianson Swore by God, that he shod. one time or the
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other kill Yor. Petr. And when the sd. Brianson was yet how he sd. be so extravagant in his
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Passion, he made answer that he sd. not help it, by reason it was in his Nature
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Your Petr. therefore most humbly Prays Yor. Worships, that You wod be pleasd to
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take his Case into Consideration & Order (for the Reasons aforesd, & for
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the prservation of his Life) that he may be discharg'd from his said
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& Restitution made of the Many paid to the sd. Brianson as
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aforesd or such part thereof as to Yor. Worships Shall Seem meet
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And Yor. Petr. Shall ever Pray
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