Middlesex

To the Worshipfull Thomas Lane< no role > Esquire
and the rest of his Majesty's Justices of the
peace for the County of Middlesex at their
General Sessions of the peace held at Hicks
Hall in and for the said County

The Humble petition of George Arthur May< no role > Son
of George May< no role > late of the Wapping in the County of Middlesex
Shipwright deceased.

Sheweth

That your Petitioner in and by certain
Indentures of Apprentiship bearing date on or about the
Twentieth day of August which was in the year of our Lord
One Thousand Seven Hundered and fifty Seven was bound
Apprentice to William Bagley< no role > of Baldwins Square in Gray's Inn
Lane in the County of Middlesex Cabinet maker to learn
his Art and with him after the manner of an Apprentice
to serve from the day of the date of the said Indenture is unto
the full end and Term of seven Years And by the said
Indenture the said William Bagley< no role > in Consideration of
Ten pounds to him then paid did not only covenant to
teach your petitioner the Art of a Cabinet maker but also
find and provide for your petitioner sufficient Meat Drink
Washing and Lodging during the said Term

That your petitioner entered into the Service
ofthesaid Wm. Bagley< no role > and faithfully serve him as his
Apprentice under that Indenture to the time of the said
Wm. Bagley< no role > 's going away as after mentioned

That the said Wm. Bagley< no role > did not during
the time your petitioner so Served him find your
Petitioner with Sufficient Washing as he ought to have done
according to his Covenant but on the Contrary the said
Wm. Bagley< no role > 's Wife last or made away with Several of your
Petitioner Linnen and other necessary delivered to
be Washed not with standing your petitioner persevered in
faithfully discharging his duty as an Apprentice untill on
or about the Eighteenth [..] of March last when the
said William Bagley< no role > went from his Dwelling house
and totally disappeared where by your petitioner was
obliged to go home to his parents