To the Worshipfull Luke Robinson< no role > Esqr . and others his
Fellows Justices of the peace in and for the County of Middlesex
now assembled together at Hicks's Hall .

The Humble Petition of John Holderness< no role > an Apprentice to
Joseph Fitch< no role > of Lambert Street Goodman Fields in the County
of Middlesex Brushmaker .

That your Petitioner was in the year 1749 by Indenture
of Apprenticeship bound unto the said Joseph Fitch< no role > by the
Churchwardens and Overseers of the poor of the parish of
Teddington untill he attained the Age of Twenty Four, and
received wth. him the Sum of Seven pounds and Seven Shillings

That the said Master gave a Note for the Sume
of Forty shillings to the said Churchwardens, that when
your Petitioner attained the Age of Fourteen, wou'd
bind your Petitioner as an Apprentice unto him the
said Master as being a Freeman of the City of London ,
which he has not done according to his promise

That during the time your Petitioner has been with
his Master has not provided him with sufficient Meat and [..]
Cloths and frequently what Cloaths he had was pawned
by his Master altho given him by his Brother William
Holderness< no role > and at this time his Master has pawned a
Coat of your Petitioner which was given him by the
said William Holderness< no role >