To the Worshipful Sir John Hawkins< no role > Knight Chareman
and to the rest of his Majesties Justices of the Peace for the
County of Middlesex in their General Session of the peace Assembled

The Humble Pettition of Thomas Wainman< no role > of the
Parish of Saint Martin in the Fields in the said County

Sheweth

That by Indenture bearing date the twenty second day of June
1769 your Pettitioner was apprenticed to John Heather< no role > of the Parish
aforesaid Pawnbroker , who in Consideration of the Sum of twenty pounds
did agree to instruct your Pettioner in his said Art of a Pannbroker & also
to find him Sufficient Meat drink & Lodging for the term of seven Years
from the Day of the Date.

That your Pettitioner during his Apprenticeship hath Impreudently
contracted Matrimoney with his Masters Sister, since which time his said
Master has behaved to your Pettitioner in a cruel Manner in Several instances
as can be attested by your Pettitioner.

That your Pettitioner's Master about the Month of August last
turned your Pettitioner out of Door without any just Cause. allowing
your Pettitioner Eight Shillings & Six pence Pr Week till he might
procure his discharge at the following Session

That your Pettitioners Master not being able to procure the
Discharge as soon as he Expected he then took off the Allowance
he had agreed upon. That since the first two Months Your Pettitioner
has been left with a Wife which is his Masters Sister & a Child
with nothing to Subsiston.

That last Session his Master presented a Pettition to your
Worships with several Unjust Assertions against your Pettitioner
& that your Pettitioner attended the Court to Answers whatever was
alledged against him But your Pettitioner being extremely ill
as he had been for several Days before was unable to abide in Court

That during your Pettitioners Absence his Master exhibited his
Complaint & procured his discharge & altho his said Master saw
your Pettitioner come in Court the Moment after he was called for
yet would not acquaint the Court of it

That your Pettitioner is dismist from his Master Service
& his Master refuses him a Character whereby your Pettitioner
is unable to get Bread & is in the greatest distress Imagineable.