To the Worshipfull the Bench of Justices for the
City and Liberty of Westmr.

The humble Peticon of Robert Hussey< no role >

Sheweth

That yor. Petr. was by Indre dated on or abt. 2d. Decr. 1719 bound out
apprentice to one Robt. Gildon< no role > Citizn. and France Gilder of London for ye. terme
of seven yeares to learn ye Art of France and other Gilding to teach your petr.
which there was pd. to the sd. Robt. the sume of Twenty pounds

That Yr Petr. Mar. soon after dying yor Petr Mistriss brot. sometime aftr. yor. Petrs. said
Mars Decease one Jno Driver< no role > & desired your Petr. to accept him fore Mar. Wiz your
Petr. consented to on Condicon yt he might have his freedom wch. was then Punised
your petr. both by our Petr. then Mistriss & the sd. Jno. Driver< no role >

That on yor. Petrs. see consenting a scriven or was sent for under pretence of
turning your Petr. over from his then Mistress to ye sd Jno. Driver< no role > who in ade out a new
and fresh Indres between your Petr. and ye sd. Jno. Driver< no role > for ye forme of 5 yeares one
pt of wch your petr. signed as supposg. it to be ye way he shd. be turned over according
as they had toldhimyour Petr. But since that yor. Petr. hath been informed yt. he
was imposed on by signing the sd. last Indre and that the way yor. Petr. shd. have
been turned ovr. shd. have been done by the Companys Etc where your Petr. was bound and that
the true reason why it was not see done was that the sd. Jno. Driver< no role > was a Foreigner
That Yor. Petr. by ye sd. Indres was to be found all Cloths by the sd. Mars. but the sd. Jno. Driver< no role >
hath many times absolutely refused to allow yor Petr. any Cloths & during ye time your
Petr. hath served him wch is upwds of 3 yeards nevr. has tho the same is Particularly
menconed in ye sd. Indre and as to ye sd. First Indre yor Petr. cannot have any benefit of
any Covy. therein the sd Robt. Gildon< no role > Wife being since his Decease gone away soe yt. yor.
Petr. Cannot by any meanes tho. he hath made diligent enquiry find her out
That the sd Jno. Driver< no role > yor petr. said last Mar. hath since yor Petr. becomg. his apprentice
took up and stil keeps for want of full business at his Trade and Alehouse soe that
your Petr. is very often for want of other work (yor. Petrs. said Mar. now acting in the
nature of a Journy man himself not havg. any shop) employed to carry out Drink fetch in potts
Wcr your Petr. humbly submitts he was not bound to doe

Therefore the premes considered Your Petr. most humbly prays
your Worshipps to be discharged from the said Jno. Driver< no role > and that yor.
Petr. May have such further relief as to your Worshipps shall seem
meet.

And yor. Petr. (as in duty bound) shall ever pray Etc.