Middlesex

To the Worshipfull the Chairman
and the rest of the Justices in their
General Quarter Session Assembled

The Humble Petition of James Burnsted< no role >
Apprentice to John Smallwood< no role > Cabinet maker
now living in the Parish of [..] W Chappell

Sheweth

That yr Petr. was by Indre of Apprenticeship [..]
Dated the 16th. Day of October 1766 Bound to the said
John Smallwood< no role > for the Term of seven Years in Consderation of the Sum of £26-5-0 to learn
the Art & Mistory of a Cabinet maker & to be Instructed
in the best Manner the said John Smallwood< no role > Could

That the said Master hath frequently very Ill
Treated yr Petr. and many Times Assaulted & beat
your Petr. without just Cause

That the said John Smallwood< no role > has not only neglected
to Instruct yr. Petr. as by the Indre he Covenants to
do but hath also refused to Teach & Instruct him

Yr. Petr. therefore most humbly
Prays your Worships to Discharge
him from his said Apprenticeship &
to give him such further Relief as
to yr Worships may seem meet

And yr Petr. will ever pray

James Burnsted< no role >