To the Honble. Sr. John Gonson< no role >
and the rest of the Honble. the
Bench of Justices.

The humble Petition of
Willm. Hancock< no role > Elizth. his Wife
& Henry Hancock< no role > their Son.

Humbly Sheweth.

That your Petitioner Henry Hancock< no role > was
on the first Day of May 1729 bound Apprentice to Edwd. Bevan< no role >
Bricklayer for Seven Years from thence seat Ensuing & that your
petr. his faithfully Serve this the Master untill Sir Master left his
House & Business in Towne & Retired Somewhere to your Petitioner
unknown and afterwards in Expectation of his Return with his Wife
untill such time which Wife turne put of Doors & bid to take Care of
himself for that her Husband Edwd. Bevan< no role > for she neither could nor
Would she was Care of your Petr.is a Apprentice.

And that your Petr. Wm. Hancock< no role > who is a
poor Sickley than Wm. Sr. Beven a Bond that his Sd. Son Should John
out. And to find he in Newbury Apparell during sd. Time all
which they were Petr. & Willing on their Parts (as they had hitherto) to
Continue to Convey with. But by sd. Bevans leaving & turning him
off as aforesaid is unable so to do with sd. Bevan & in less Discharged
cannot set his Bread will and other Master.

Wherefore Your Petitioners most
Humbly Pray in Consideration of their unhappy
Circumstances That they may be Respectively
Relived the Father from his Bond & the Son
from the Indentures aforesaid, So that he may be
Worsped there from & at Liberty to get another
Master And Your, Petitioners Shall
Ever Pray Etc.

Henry Williams< no role > .