To the Worshipfull Thomas Burdus< no role > Esqr Chairman
and to the Rest of His Majties Justices of the Peace now Assembled
at the Generall Quarter Sessions of the Peace holden in for the
City and Liberty of Westminster

The Humble Petition of Sarah Auterac Widw . of
Charles Auterac< no role > late of Church Street in the Parish
of St. Anns in the said Liberty Tallow Chandler Deced

Most humbly Sheweth

That Yor. Petrs. husband the said Charles Auterac< no role >
Did by Indentures of Apprentiship bearing Date the 18th. of Augst
1740 take One Robert Bushell< no role > an Apprentice to learn him the
Trade of a Tallow chandler without any Considertaion Money

That Your Petrs. said Husband Dyed in February last
not leaving Your Petitioner Fortune Sufficient to Subsist
herself and Family without carrying on the Trade for their
Support.

That sometime after Yor. Petrs. said Husbands Death
the said Robert Bushell< no role > who had been run away from his
Master about Six Months came Home to Your Petitioner
and Promised as his Master was Dead he would be have as
a Faithfull Servant to her and upon such Promise and
upon his Fathers Promiseing he should behave well Your
Petitionr. Did receive the said Robert Bushell< no role > again whe
Acted in different well but a small time and then he took to
laying out a Night frequently and to come home Drunk
at all times of the Night making a Noise and Disturbing the
Neighbourhood and Swearing he would break the House
open Imediately if Your Petr. did not let him in, and [..]
would go and come when he Pleased even at times when
there was a great hurry of Business, And on or about the
11th Day of November last Your Petr. having Occasion to go
up Stairs into the Maids Room catched the said Robert
Bushell and her Servant Maid a Bed together

That on the 18th. Day of the said Month of Novembr. the
said Robert Bushell< no role > Attempted to go to Bed to One Elizabeth
Peas< no role >