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<p n="25">To the Right Worshipfull Sir <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65409_n25-1">John Gonson</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65409_occ11">Knight</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65409_occ12">Chairman</rs>
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of the<lb></lb>
Generall Quarter Sessions of the Peace he to for the City & Liberty of<lb></lb>
Westmr. & the Rest of his Majestys Justices there</p>
<p n="26">The humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65409_n26-1">George Hind</rs>
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<p n="27"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That on the third day of December 1735 Your Petitioner was bound<lb></lb>
an Apprentice by Indenture unto <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65409_n27-1">William Meadow</rs>
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Citizen Joyner of London<lb></lb>
for the Space of seven Years on the same day Your Petitioner was by<lb></lb>
Writing under the hand Seal of the said William Meadow Turnd over to<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65409_n27-2">John Lowrey</rs>
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of the Parish of Saint James Westmr. <rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65409_occ13">Joyner</rs>
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to whom Your<lb></lb>
Petitioner said the Summe of twenty Pounds</p>
<p n="28">That some short time after Your Petitioner was so turned over to the<lb></lb>
said <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65409_n28-1">John Lowrey</rs>
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as aforesaid, he began to abridge Your Petitioner of Comon<lb></lb>
Sustenance both as to Eating & Drinking and the Your Petitioner hath often<lb></lb>
Complained of the same to the said Lowrey Yeth Could never obtain any Redress</p>
<p n="29">That during Your Petitioners Servitude the said Lowry hath Severall<lb></lb>
times as deced Your Petitioner to deny him to his Creditors & thro' the badness<lb></lb>
of his Circumstances was oblieyd about a Month Since to abscond & Leave of<lb></lb>
of ade by Shutting up his Shop & Disposing of his household Goods so that Your<lb></lb>
Petitioners is now entirely Destitute of a Master & must have clam in the Streets<lb></lb>
being an Orphan unless Releivd by an Acquaintance of Your Petitioners late<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65409_occ14">father</rs>
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<p n="30">Your Petitioners therefore most humbly Prays Your Worships<lb></lb>
that You will be pleased to take his Case into Consideration<lb></lb>
& order that he may for the Reasons aforesaid be discharged<lb></lb>
from his said Apprentiship from the said <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65409_n30-1">John Lowrey</rs>
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& that<lb></lb>
the said Lowrey may Return to Your Petitioners the said twenty Pounds or<lb></lb>
Such part thereof so given to him as aforesaid as the said<lb></lb>
Court shall seem meet</p>
<p n="31">And Your Petitioner shall ever pray Etc</p>
<p n="32"> <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65409_n32-1">Geo. Hind</rs>
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