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his liveing and to free the Inhabitants of the said Parish of St Margaretts Westmr
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from any charge touching the mainetenance of the Said Child And it alsoe
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appearing to this Court that the Said
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to whom the Said Child was
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placed out as an Apprentice as aforesaid was in very meane circumstances
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and had not a bed to lye on & was not of Ability to provide for the Said Child
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Soe that the Said Child being Soe Young as aforesaid Would in all probability
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be starved or come to Some other will if not taken from the Said Conger And
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the Said Conger not Appearing before this Court altho he had notice Soe to
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doe to Shew cause why the Said Child should not for the reasons aforesaid be
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discharged from the Said Indenture of Apprentice to him the Said John
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Canyer And this Court haveing fully examined the Said Matter and had
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due consideracon thereof Doth think fitt & order that the Said
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Meredeth be and he is hereby discharged from his Said Indenture of
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hood to the Said John Conger and that he be delivered to the
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care of the Said
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to be by him brought up and putt out to
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Some honest trade or calling as lie Shall think fitt And the Justices
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of the peace for this Liberty whose hands & Seals are hereunto Sett
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(qnoz unus) being prsent in Sessions have prouounced and declared and
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doe pronounce and declare that for the reasons aforesaid they have
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discharged and doe discharge the said
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Richard Meredeth
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from the Said
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Indenture of Apprentice hood to the Said John Conger as aforesaid dated
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this Said thirteenth day of August 1718
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Tho Burdus
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M. Crake.
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