To his Majties. Justices of Peace for ye. Citty of
Westmr. & ye. Liberties thereof in their Generall
Quarter Sessions now Assembled

The humble Peticon of Jonathan Woodward< no role > an Antient Housekeeper
& Inhabitant within ye. Sd. Citty

Sheweth

That yor. Peticonr. having divers Children has by honest Means
endeavor'd to provide for 'ern and to place with such Masters as
Should instruct em in Some honest & Sober Method of Life.

That abot. ye. 15th. of September 1726. yor. Petnr. did place Samuel
Woodward one of yor. Petnrs. Souns an Apprenticenotfor Seaven Years
with Gabriel Pilkington< no role > a Pastry Cooke living in ye. Broad way in
Westmr. To whom your Petnr. then gave ye. Summ [..] of Eight pound
and agreed to cloath his sd. Soun during ye. sd. Term, in order to have him
brought up & instructed in ye Sd. Trade or business of a Pastry Cooke as by
the Indentures of apprentiship may appear.

That ye. Sd. Pilkington at yt. Time & for Some Months afterwards
did not (to yor. Petnrs. knowledge or beleif) use or Exercise any other
Trade or Employmt. than that of a Pastry Cooke But

That abot. 12 Months Since ye. Sd. Pilkington Sett up ye. Trade or
Imploymt. of Selling ale & Beer entertaining all Sorts of Guests &
Company in his House, And has ever Since usually employd yor. Petnrs.
Sd. Sonn in attending Such Company and in other Services belonging
to ye. Sd. Employmt. of Selling Beer & ale.

That yor. Petnrs. Sd. Sonn is forced to Such Services & attendences
not only on Week days & at very unseasonable Hours, but likewise
on Sundaysandever in Times of Divine Service, and not permitted
ye. Liberty of going to Church and is consequently in Danger of
being Corrupted both in his Moralls & Religion.

That yor. Petnrs. Sd. Sonn has been divers times of late also forced to
Light & attend his sd. Masters Guests & Customrs. at one or 2 a
Clock in ye. Morning from his Sd. Masters House as farr as ye. Hay market
Leicester Fields St. Martins Lane & other remote places, from whence
returning alone at Such unseasonable Hours, his life has been Exposed to
Danger

Yor. Petnr. therfore humbly prays his sd. Sonn may be
discharged from his sd. Master & yt his Sd. Master may be
ordered to restore to yor. Petnr. ye Money So payd to him by
yor. Petnr. & ye. Sd. Indentrs. debred up to be cancelled

And yor. Petnr. Shall ever Pray Etc.

Jonathan Woodward< no role >