To the Worshipfull the Bench of Justices at the Sessions
held at Hicks Hall in St. John Street Middx .

The humble Peticon of James Topsell< no role > an Apprentice

Humbly Sheweth

That your Petr. was bound Apprentice to Edward
Hall< no role > of the pish of St George the Maetys Middx Taylor
for the Term of Eight Yeares by Indenture beareing date the fourteenth day
of October 1735. that his Parents gave five Guyneas with
him to his Said Master that he Served his Master from
Said nine till about two Months Since (altho his Master had
like bussness for him) at which time his Said Master was
Arrested And made a prisoner in the Marshalsea Goale
at Southwarke where he Still remaines And is likely
so to do.

That all his Goods were Seized for Knt & appraisd
Sold and his Wife & familly Turned out of Doares
and She went to her freinds in the County and left your
pettr. the very Young & helpless to provide for himselfe
without any Manner of Sustenance & not a place to
Harbour him, [..] being almost Starved with Hunger
& Cold Applyed himselfe to are taken he had in Tocone who
Supported him otherwise he might have perished for want.

That your petr dureing the time he lived with his Master
had not Necessaryes to Support him as an Apprentice
nor did his Master instruct him in his trade by reason he
had very litle bussness to do so that your petr. must loose
the benefitt of learneing his trade if not releived,

Your Petr therefore humbly prays Your Worshipps
to take premisses into Consideration and either to
Turne him over to asult. Master or discharge him
and he will pray &c.

James Topsell< no role >