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To the Worll. his Maties
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Justice of the Peace
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City and Liberty of Westmr. in Quarter Session
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The humble Petition of
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William Heg
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Sheweth
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Randolph Scotcher
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of
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Milbank
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Parish of
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Westmr.
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Carpenter
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for the Term of Seven Years.
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That Your Petr. for the time he hath been with
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his said Master
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hath behaved himself Diligently in his Business
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And in all other respects hath demeaned himself as he ought
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to do, Notwithstanding which your Petr. without any
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Provocation hath met with very Severe treatment
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both from his Master and Mistress, by their Assaulting
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him, once with the Wooden Bar of the Front Door when he
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was in Bed and at other times with other unreasonable
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Weapons, That also about Twelve at Night his
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Mistress pulld him out of Bed and Sent him to the Watch
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house and at another time Kept him two Days without
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Victuals
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That Your Petr.sd. Master had pd. him by Sir
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Jemmett Raymond
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at ye. binding Your Petr. twenty
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Your Worsps. will please to observe that it
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Your Petr. ther
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prays in
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of his Intollerable usage to Discharge him
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his Master & order Such part of the Conside
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Mony to be repaid as ye. Worsps. Shall Judge reason
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Or otherwise as to yr. Worsps. Wisdome Shall Seem
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meet.
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And yr Petr. Shall ever pray Etc
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