To the Worshipfull Sir John Hawkins< no role > Knight and the
rest of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the County of Middlesex
in their General Quarter Session of the Peace assembled

The Humble Petition of Elizabeth
Reeves< no role > of the Parish of Harrow in the County
of Middlesex Widow on behalf of her Son Robert
Reeves< no role >

Sheweth

That by Indenture of Apprenticeship bearing date the
28th. day of August 1777 the said Robert was by your Petitioners
put out and bound an apprentice to Joseph Trokes< no role > of the Parish of
Saint James Westminster in the said County of Middx Coach Painter
to learn his Art and with him after the Manner of an apprentice
to serve from the date there of unto the full End and Term of Seven
Years in Consideration of the Sum of Fifty Two Pounds Ten Shillings
to him in hand Paid by Your Petitioner and that the said Robert
Reeves< no role > was not to Grind Colours nor to Colour Carriages during the said
Term

That after the said Robert Reeves< no role > had served about
a Year of his time he obtained leave of his said Master to Visit Your
Petitioner and upon application made by Your Petitioner for his
Return the Wife of the said Joseph Trokes< no role > informed Your Petitioner
that her Husbands Circumstances were rather embarrassed wished
she would keep him some little time longer for that they had
no Business wherein they Could Employ him or that she would
Keep him until their affairs were settled or something to the
like Effect

That Your Petitioner has a Considerable time
kept her Son unemployed expecting that he would be recalled
to his duty and has at different times made application to his
said Master to receive him but always received some evasive
answer that his affairs were not or would be Settled very Soon

Your Petitioner therefore conceiving that it
is not in the Power ofhisthe said Master to employ and
Instruct her Son in the said Art and Majesty of a
Coach Painter Therefore humbly Prays that Your
Worships would be Pleased to discharge the said-
apprentice from his said appenticeship and that there may be
so much money returned to Your Petitioner as to Your worships that
seem meet & Yr Petitioner will ever Pray Etc