To the Rt. Worpll. his Maties Justices of the
peace for the City and Libty of Westmr. in
Quarter Sessions Assembled
The humble peticon of John Dean< no role >
Sheweth
That your Petr. Served three Years as an Apprentice
to a Tallow Chandles
of the City of London
, and
about two Years agoe was by the Consent of his
sd Mar. and father turned ever to Mr
John Lampley< no role >
of the parish of St. James's
Tallow Chandler
for the
remainder of the term of seven Years, And
thereupon the sd
John Lampley< no role >
reced with Your
Petr. the Sume of £13.13s.0
That Your Petr. hath faith fully Served him sd. Mar.
during the sd. two Years and that his sd Mar. hath
not only given Your Petr. immoderate Correccon
and neglected to find & allow your Petr. sufficient
Diet. but did turn him out of Door & refuse to
instruct him in his Trade, whereupon your petr.
made his Complaint to one of his Maties Justices of
the peace for this City and Libty and his sd. Mar. was
bound over to answer the some this Present Sessions
and that your Petr. hath Since tendred his Service to his sd.
Mar. which he till refuses to accept whereby your Petrs.
father is put to a Considerable Charge to Subsift him with
Dyett Washing & Lodging; and further Your Petr. cannot be
Employed by any Person to be instructed in her trade untill
he is Legally Discharged from his sd. Mars.
and Your Petr.
shall ever pray etc
Jno Deane< no role >
Your Petr. therefore humbly prays that this Worpll.
Court will take his Case into Consideracon, and order
his sd Mar. to attend this Court to shew Cause why Your
Petr. should not be discharged from his sd Indre of
apprentice
hood and humbly hopes this Court will be Plead
to order such Pr. of the sd Sume of 13 £13 to be returnd as to the
Worpll. Court shall seem meet, and that in the mean time
his sd Mar. may be Continued on his recognizance till went session
& produce the Counterpart of the Indre of apprenticehood and
assignmt. thereupon which is in his hands.