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At the General Session of the Peace of our Lord the King begun and holden
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for the
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at Hicks Hall in Saint
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in the said
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County On Monday the fourth day of December in Tenth year of the Reign
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of our Sovereign Lord George the Third King of Great Britain etc and from
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thence continued by several Adjournments until Thursday the Seventh day of
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the same Month of December And on the same Thursday the Seventh day
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of December being holden by Adjournment as aforesaid at Hicks Hall aforesaid
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Saunders Welch
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Benjamin Cowley
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Bartholomew Hammond
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George Mercer
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Esquires and
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others their Fellows Justices of our said Lord King Assigned to keep the place
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in the County aforesaid and also to hear and determine divers Felonies
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Trespasses and other Misdemeanors committed in the same County
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Whereas
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George Lin
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Hath at this present Session Exhibited his Petition
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Setting forth That the petitioner on or about the Twentieth day of October One
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thousand Seven hundred and Sixty Six by Indenture bearing date that day Did
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put himself Apprentice to
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Richard Edwards
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of the Parish of
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Saint George Hanover Square
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in the
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and
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to serve from the day of the date
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thereof for the Term of Seven Years. That in pursuance of the said Indenture
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from the time of the date and execution thereof until in or about the Month of
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from the time of the date and execution thereof until in or about the month of
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November in the year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred and Sixty Seven
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the Petitioner lived with and served the said
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Richard Edwards
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as his Apprentice
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honestly and faithfully and to the Utmost of his ability. That on or about the
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Twentieth day of November One thousand Seven hundred and Sixty Seven by
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Indenture Tripartite bearing date that day made between the said
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Richard
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Edwards
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of the first part the said George Lin of the Second part and
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William
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Glover
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then of the Parish of
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Saint James Clerkenwell
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in the
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Carver and Gilder of the Third part the said
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Richard Edwards
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did Assign and
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Set over to the said
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William Glover
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the Petitioner as his Apprentice And also
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the said Indenture of Apprenticeship for the remainder of the said Term
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of Seven years That the Petitioner faith fully served the said
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William Giles
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as his Apprentice from the day of the date of the said Assignment until
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on or about the Twenty third day of November last when the said
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William
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Glover
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having sold all his Goods to a Broker went away from his House and
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family then being in Narrow Street in the Parish of
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Saint Ann Lime house
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in
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the said
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County of Middlesex
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and hath not since been heard of But
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Elizabeth
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the wife of the said
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William Glover
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then lived with her Brother
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Thomas Howards
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Carpenter and under taker near the Horse ferry
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Limehouse
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And thereby praying that as the Petitioner was left unprovided for and had
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no Opportunity of serving out the Term of his Apprenticeship and of learning
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his Trade, That this Court would be pleased to discharge him from his said
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apprentice
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