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<p n="145">To the Right Worshipfull the Chairman & the Rest of his Majts:<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50315_occ36">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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at the Gent Sessions<lb></lb>
of the Peace held at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50315_geo95">Hicks Hall</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50315_geo96">Saint John Street</rs>
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in & for the County of Middx</p>
<p n="146">The Humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50315_n146-1">Daniel Paquot</rs>
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</p>
<p n="147"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth.</note>
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That Your Petr: in the <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50315_date24">fifteenth day of July last</rs>
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was twelve Month, was bound an <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50315_occ37">Apprentice</rs>
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by<lb></lb>
Indenture to <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50315_n147-1">Abell Brionsen</rs>
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I dweller for the space of Seven Years, to Learn his Act or Mistery<lb></lb>
for which purpose Yours Petrs. father paid to the said Briansen Twenty pounds.</p>
<p n="148">About four Months after the Comencement of the sd. Indenture, the said Brianson<lb></lb>
Petitioner (who was then but fourteen Years of Age) with a large stick or Come in is Violent<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
that his flesh was much discoloured thereby in severall places, & hath Repeated the same &<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
of time Since.</p>
<p n="149">On the <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50315_date25">fourth day of this instant February</rs>
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the sd Brianson Struck yor. Petrs. with a Cane or<lb></lb>
Stick on the head back & Shoulders with so much force that he was much briuted & Pticularly Gave yor.<lb></lb>
Petr. Violent a blow with the Same on one of his hands, that he was Rendred incapable to make<lb></lb>
use thereof for the space of a fortnight so thereabouts, after which the sd. Brianson Endeavor'd to<lb></lb>
put yor. Petrs. hand in a Vice to faster or fig it therein, that he might with the greater Ease Beat him<lb></lb>
but nor being able to Effect the same Brought a Knife to Yor. Petr. & said to him, You Dogg, Kills<lb></lb>
Yourself, or I will & then stampt on Yor. Petr: Body with his Feet, & took him by one of the Leggs<lb></lb>
& thing him Cross the Room, & on Pr. Petrs. father's Coming to the sd. Brianson to Complain of<lb></lb>
the to Treatment given as aforesd: the sd. Brianson Swore by God, that he shod. one time or the<lb></lb>
other kill Yor. Petr. And when the sd. Brianson was yet how he sd. be so extravagant in his<lb></lb>
Passion, he made answer that he sd. not help it, by reason it was in his Nature</p>
<p n="150">Your Petr. therefore most humbly Prays Yor. Worships, that You wod be pleasd to<lb></lb>
take his Case into Consideration & Order (for the Reasons aforesd, & for<lb></lb>
the prservation of his Life) that he may be discharg'd from his said<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50315_occ38">Apprentiship</rs>
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& Restitution made of the Many paid to the sd. Brianson as<lb></lb>
aforesd or such part thereof as to Yor. Worships Shall Seem meet</p>
<p n="151">And Yor. Petr. Shall ever Pray</p>
<p n="152"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50315_n152-1">Daniel Paquot</rs>
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