To the Worshipful Thos. Lane< no role > Esq [..] an and
[..] thers his Majesty's Justices of the [..] for the County
of Middlesex [..] this Present Quarter Session [..] at
Hicke's Hall Assembled

Sheweth

The Humble Petition of John Gibbs< no role > an Apprentice
by his next Friend his Mother Sarah Gibbs< no role >

Your Worships humble Petr. was by Indenture of
Apprenticeship bearing date the Thirteenth Day
of September One Thousand Seven Hundred and Fifty Four bound an
Apprentice to One Andrew Cooke< no role > of Union Court in the Parish of
St. Andrew's Holbourn in the County aforesaid Periwigmaker
as appears by the Counterpart of such Indenture to be produced by
his said Master when required by the Honble. Court

That notwithstanding a certain Sum was given with Your
Worships Petr. as is therein mentioned and his Master hable to perform
all Covenants Customary and usual to be done pursuant to such Indenture
his Master art fully obtained a Bond from his poor Mother a Widow to
Provide Cloaths and other necessarys, during his Apprenticeship , the he
himself is bound to support his Apprentice in all common necessarys Exclusive
of such Bond, never the less She has hitherto Complyed with the Obligation

That it is agreed and consented to by his Master to part from Your
Petr. he having a Proper Person in Court (a Freeman of London) that
will buid him again whereby Your Worship's poor Petr. will be greatly
Benefited as to the Freedom of the City and other advantages accrueing
therefrom

Yr. Worship's supplicant Petr. therefore (as all partys are consenting
Humbly beggs, that You would be pleased to consider
the Premisses, that a proper Order may be made to
Discharge such Indenture and the Master to attend that such Bond may be
surrendred up, or otherwise as to Your Worship's shall
seem most meet and Convenient

And as in Duty bound shall eve [..] Sarah Gibbs
[..] Gibbs< no role >