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To the Worshipfull his Majesty's
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Justices of
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General Session of the Peace Assembled.
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The Humble Petition of
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John Wells
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Sheweth
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That by Indentures of Apprenticeshipp bearing Date
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the Twenty first day of February One thousand Seven hundred and
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fifty five Your Petitioner was bound an
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for the Term
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of Seven Years unto
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of
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in the County aforesaid
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Coachmaker
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That your Petr. continued to live with and Dilligently & faithfully
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Served his said Master as a Apprentice from that time untill about
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a Year ago When his said Master being greatly Involved in Debt he
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Absconded for fear of being Arrested and Went to live in the Mint
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in the Burrough of
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in the County of Surry And upon his
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going there Gave Orders to One
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Henry Buxton
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an Articled Servant of
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his to take at Shop in Purpool lane in the said
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for your Petitioner and him to Work in Where your Petr. worked
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for the Space of three Months or there abouts When the said Henry
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Buxton Disaggreeing with your Petitioners said Master they Parted
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Upon which your Petitioners said Master Sent Orders for your Petr.
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to go and Work with his Brother
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William Clark
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Old Baily
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Your Petr. accordingly Went there and Worked with him
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for the Space of Six Months or thereabouts at the Expiration whereof
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your Petrs. said Master informed your Petitioner that he had found a
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Master for your Petitioner Whose Name was Dixon a
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at Rotherhith Your Petr. thereupon Went there and Worked with
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Dixon about a Month Who then being informed that your Petrs. said
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Master and his family were gone abroad beyond Sea the said Dixon told
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your Petr. that he would keep him no longer being fearfull (by reason
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of your Petrs. said Master's not having Turned your Petr. over to him legally
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that his said Master might hereafter come upon him for Wages and
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Accordingly turned your Petitioner off which was in last Christmass
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Week Whereupon your Petr. being left Destitute Went down to his
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Friends in the Country
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