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24th. July 1719
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he could not when he wrought the Single Looms vend halfe ye Quantity of
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Goods he now does nor could his apprentice earn then virtualls whereas
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they ran now earn fine Shillings P week over work-acknowledges that
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upon the application of Some the ye Engine weaver This Court upon his
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being chosen
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Artsumar
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. Limitted him to use Single Looms only and he
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accordingly did So for 3 years till he was there by impoverished and was
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obliged out of meer necessity to Sett up ye Engine Looms or otherwise he
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must have Starved in the hospital or quitted it to have carried on ye said
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Trade in another placeThat he is very Sorry he was So remains at not
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to apply to ye Court for their leave before he presumed to Sett up his
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Engine Looms and be seecking ye Court to accept his most humbles S
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for ye Breach of their Order and that out of their wonter county and
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Chariety they would permitt him to carry on his Engine Looms in
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ye
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It is Ordered that ye Consideration of ye sd petition
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be referred to ye Comee of this house and that ye consideration of the
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Petition of the Engine Weavers be referred back to ye Same Comme to
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State ye facts upon both petitions and to Report their Opinion thereon
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to this Court
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Jno apprentice
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to Gething be set to ye
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Roger Gething
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complained of his
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apprentice
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John Langbridge
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who
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ha served above 4. years of his time that he has all along been very
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idle and Neglected his work that he has too much reason to Suspect he has
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inbezzilled his goods besides his haveing Spent a great deal of Money &
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refusing to give an account how he came by in and the apprentice being
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present in Court and giveing no Satisfactory an
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to ye Charge
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It is Ordered that ye said
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John Langbridge
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be Set to work at ye
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hempblock till father order and that it be referred to ye Committe of
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this house to examine into ye matter and to report their Opinion there in
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to this Court
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appr to
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discharged from him &
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he Indres to be Cancelled
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Allen Page
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one of the
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artsmar
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Complained to this Court That
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henry hattersley
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hes
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apprentice
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is no of Capacity to learn his Trade
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and therefore prayed that he might be discharged from him and the
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Boy being Present in Court with his Mother said he was desirsus
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to be discharged from his said Master and to be a
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Waterman
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It is thereupon Ordered
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by consent of both parties that ye said Henry Hattersleys Indentures of
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apprenticeship be Cancelled
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Ex. & Kap.
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