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At the GeneralSession of the Peace of our Sovereign Lord the King holden for the County
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King of Great Britain etc before
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and other their Fellows Justices of our said Lord the King assigned to Keep the Peace in the
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County aforesaid and also to hear and determine divers Felonies Trespasses and other Misdeeds committed
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in the same County.
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John Edleston
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Exhibited his humble Petition unto this Court at this present General
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Session of the Peace holden for the County of Middx by adjournment on Tuesday the
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twentieth day of
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February instant
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Setting forth That the Petitioner on the
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eleventh day of December in the Year of
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our Lord One thousand seven hundred and forty six
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was bound an Apprentice by Indenture unto
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Tin Plate Worker
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for the Space of Seven Years to learn his Art or Trade, in Consideration of which there was paid unto
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the said
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the Sum of fifteen pounds And that about three Weeks after the Petitioner
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had entred upon his said Apprenticeship his said Master began to treat him very cruelly by
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Horse whipping knocking him down with his Fist and striking him with other Blunt Weapons that
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first came to his Hand in so much that the Petitioner was seldom free from Hurts and Bruises
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And that the Petitioner on account of these Injuries applied himself to a Justice of the Peace for
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his Warrant against his said Master and on his being convended before the Magistrate on promise of
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better Behavior for the future towards the Petitioner the same was discharged and when the said
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Tudway came Home he declared to the Petitioner that he had done the worst Days work he had ever
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done in his Life and that if he could not punish the Petitioner one way he would the other by letting
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him go like a Black Guard in Rags before he should have any better, on which amount the
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Petitioner was in tattered Condition notwithstanding his said Master was obliged by the said
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Indenture to provide and find for him all convenient and necessary Apparel during the said Term
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of seven Years And that the Hours of working at the Petitioners said Trade are from Six in the
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Morning till Nine at Night and when the Petitioner had left of Work at the Hours last mentioned and
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he having served almost four Years of his time he sometimes went to see his Friends or Neighbours
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with whom he might remain about an Hour and when he came Home about Ten of the Clock his
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said Master ordered his Family not to let him into his House and to prevent the same kept the Key
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of the Street Door in his own Possession so that the Petitioner hath been obliged to walk the Streets
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all Night, for which reason the Petitioner was on the Complaint of his Master committed to the
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House of Correction where he remained for the Space of eight Weeks and upwards And that the
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Petitioner being tired out with such ill treatment did in the Month of June last outer himself as a
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Sailor
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on board one of the King's Ships of War where after he had been some time his Friends
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prevailed on him to return to his said Master which he accordingly did but his said Master
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absolutely refused to receive or let the Petitioner come into his House to work at his Trade nor
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will be either consent to turn the Petitioner over to another Master or give him up his Indenture
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to be cancelled so that the Petitioner must unavoidably have been a Vagrant about the Street for
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Six Months past and upwards unless he had been received and supported by his Friends And the
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Petitioner therefore humbly prayed this Court that they would be pleased to take the premisses into
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their Consideration and make such Order touching his said Masters receiving him into his said
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Service for the Remainder of the said Term of Seven Years to learn his said Trade or turn the
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Petitioner over to some other Master for that purpose and refund the said fifteen pounds so given with the Petitioner as aforesaid or
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such part thereof as to this Court in their Discretion should seem meet Whereupon it was by
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