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<p n="111">To the Worshipfull his Majesty's <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50468_occ45">Justices of<lb></lb>
the Peace</rs>
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for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50468_geo85">County of Middlesex</rs>
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in their<lb></lb>
General Session of the Peace Assembled.</p>
<p n="112">The Humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50468_n112-1">John Wells</rs>
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an <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50468_occ46">Apprentice</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="113"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That by Indentures of Apprenticeshipp bearing Date<lb></lb>
the Twenty first day of February One thousand Seven hundred and<lb></lb>
fifty five Your Petitioner was bound an <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50468_occ47">Apprentice</rs>
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for the Term<lb></lb>
of Seven Years unto <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50468_n113-1">John Clarke</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50468_geo86">Liquor Pond Street</rs>
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in the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50468_geo87">Parish of St. Andrew Holborn</rs>
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in the County aforesaid <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50468_occ48">Coachmaker</rs>
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<p n="114">That your Petr. continued to live with and Dilligently & faithfully<lb></lb>
Served his said Master as a Apprentice from that time untill about<lb></lb>
a Year ago When his said Master being greatly Involved in Debt he<lb></lb>
Absconded for fear of being Arrested and Went to live in the Mint<lb></lb>
in the Burrough of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50468_geo88">Southwark</rs>
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in the County of Surry And upon his<lb></lb>
going there Gave Orders to One <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50468_n114-1">Henry Buxton</rs>
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an Articled Servant of<lb></lb>
his to take at Shop in Purpool lane in the said <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50468_geo89">Parish of St. Andrew<lb></lb>
Holborn</rs>
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for your Petitioner and him to Work in Where your Petr. worked<lb></lb>
for the Space of three Months or there abouts When the said Henry<lb></lb>
Buxton Disaggreeing with your Petitioners said Master they Parted<lb></lb>
Upon which your Petitioners said Master Sent Orders for your Petr.<lb></lb>
to go and Work with his Brother <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50468_n114-2">William Clark</rs>
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a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50468_occ49">Coach maker</rs>
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in the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50468_geo90">Old Baily</rs>
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Your Petr. accordingly Went there and Worked with him<lb></lb>
for the Space of Six Months or thereabouts at the Expiration whereof<lb></lb>
your Petrs. said Master informed your Petitioner that he had found a<lb></lb>
Master for your Petitioner Whose Name was Dixon a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50468_occ50">Coach maker</rs>
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<lb></lb>
at Rotherhith Your Petr. thereupon Went there and Worked with<lb></lb>
Dixon about a Month Who then being informed that your Petrs. said<lb></lb>
Master and his family were gone abroad beyond Sea the said Dixon told<lb></lb>
your Petr. that he would keep him no longer being fearfull (by reason<lb></lb>
of your Petrs. said Master's not having Turned your Petr. over to him legally<lb></lb>
that his said Master might hereafter come upon him for Wages and<lb></lb>
Accordingly turned your Petitioner off which was in last Christmass<lb></lb>
Week Whereupon your Petr. being left Destitute Went down to his<lb></lb>
Friends in the Country</p>
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