City Borough and Town
of Westmr. in the County
of Middlesex }

At the General Quarter Session of the Peace of our Lord the King
began and held at the Guildhall in King Sheet Westminster in and for
the Liberty of the Dean and Chapter of the Collegiate Church of Saint
Peter Westminster the City Borough and Town of Westminster in the County
of Middlesex and Saint Martin Legrand London On Wednesday the Twenty
Second day of April in the Seventh year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord< no role >
George the Third King of Great Britain Etc And from thence continued by
several adjournments until Saturday the Twenty fifth day of the same
Month of April at Guildhall aforesaid Before Sir Fielding Knight
William Kelynge< no role > , Thomas Kynaston< no role > , John Pownall< no role > , William Rugge< no role > Esquires
and others their Fellows Justices of our said Lord the King Assigned to
keep the Peace within the said Liberty and also to hear and determine
divers Felonies Trespasses and other misdeeds committed within the same
Liberty

Whereas James Foy< no role > of the Parish of Saint James in this Liberty Peruke maker
Hath at this Present Session Exhibited his Petition and appeal Setting forth That by
Indenture bearing date the Twenty Second day of February One thousand Seven
hundred and Sixty Five John Sherwell was bound an apprentice to the Petitioner to
serve him from the date of such Indenture for and during the Term of seven years
That the said John Sherwell< no role > had frequently misbehaved himself towards the Petitioner
and had many times abscuted himself from the Service of the Petitioner without
the Petitioners Licence or consent That on the Petitioners Complaint for such
misbehaviour the said John Sherwell< no role > had been committed to the House of Conection
That the Petitioner had lately discovered that he had enlisted himself as a Soldier in
one of his Majestys Marching Regiments now in Jamaica< no role > and that it was very
improbable the Petitioner will ever have any Service from his said Apprentice and
therefore willing wholly to part with him And thereby praying that the said John,
John Sherwell< no role > might be discharged from his said Apprenticeship to the Petitioner
and for other relief.