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<p n="4283">Continued Thursday 18th April 1776</p>
<p n="4284">Firm that the Beadles were not warranted to Act as they then did<lb></lb>
and for which if we have offended we most submissively Implore<lb></lb>
your forgiveness as we were actuated only by the desire of doing good<lb></lb>
Your Petitioners therefore most humbley pray That your Worships<lb></lb>
will take this their Case into your serious Consideration and that<lb></lb>
you will give such positive Orders that we may be in an Error for<lb></lb>
the future sincerely declaring that if it is your pleasure we should<lb></lb>
not go out at any time your Worships shall never find us Acting<lb></lb>
Contrary to your will and as at Present your Petitioner have no<lb></lb>
real Satisfaction when we return from such Calarnity Our respective<lb></lb>
Masters being in themselves displeased and though we have all<lb></lb>
the reason that can be to be satisfied with the Service we have been<lb></lb>
doing while out we meet with dissatisfaction at Home and your<lb></lb>
Petrs. will ever pray Etc." It is ordered that the said petitions be<lb></lb>
referred to the House Committee that they do consider the same and<lb></lb>
report their opinion thereon to this Court.</p>
<p n="4285"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Wilby Junr. Wm. his Petition<lb></lb>
referred to House Committee</note>
<lb></lb>
Upon Reading the Humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20208_n4285-2">Wm. Wilby</rs>
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<interp inst="BBBRMG20208_n4285-2" type="surname" value="Wilby"></interp>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20208_n4285-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
Junr. one<lb></lb>
of the <rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20208_occ7817">Artsmaster</rs>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20208_occ7817" type="occupation" value="Artsmaster"></interp>
in the Words and figures Following Vizt." Gent.<lb></lb>
The humble request of <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20208_n4285-3">Wm. Wilby</rs>
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<interp inst="BBBRMG20208_n4285-3" type="surname" value="Wilby"></interp>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20208_n4285-3" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
Junr. one of your Artsmaster Paryeth<lb></lb>
That your Worships will be pleased to grant your Petitioner The<lb></lb>
House next adjoining to your Petitoner House (being now Empty) on<lb></lb>
condition of his taking an additional number of Apprentices<lb></lb>
Adequate to the House as your Petitioner wod. be glad to keep a shop<lb></lb>
or Warehouse in order to Vend th Goods he Manufacture having<lb></lb>
no Convenience at present in the Apartment the Occupies and<lb></lb>
for such request (when Granted) Your Petitioner will make it<lb></lb>
his Care and Study to prove himself worthy of so great a favor<lb></lb>
Conferred on him & Your Petr. will every Pray Etc <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20208_n4285-4">Willm. Wilby</rs>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20208_n4285-4" type="given" value="Willm"></interp>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20208_n4285-4" type="surname" value="Wilby"></interp>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20208_n4285-4" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
Junr.<lb></lb>
"NB: The Shop or Garret belonging to the House in Question did<lb></lb>
formerly belong to your Petitioner House but was taken from<lb></lb>
him to Accomodate Mr. Reynolds when he was chosen an<lb></lb>
Artsmaster the House being not large enough for him without it"<lb></lb>
It is Ordered that the said. Petition be referred to the<lb></lb>
House Committee that they do consider the same and report their<lb></lb>
Opinion thereon to this Court.</p>
<p n="4286"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Leekey Mr. Depty Gabriel and<lb></lb>
Stirling Walter Esqr. nomd. Govr.</note>
<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20208_occ7818">Mr. Deputy</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20208_n4286-2">Gabriel Leekey</rs>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20208_n4286-2" type="given" value="Gabriel"></interp>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20208_n4286-2" type="surname" value="Leekey"></interp>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20208_n4286-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
of <rs type="placeName" id="BBBRMG20208_geo2429">Basinghall Street</rs>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20208_geo2429" type="placeName" value="Basinghall Street"></interp>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20208_geo2429" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
being<lb></lb>
proposed by <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20208_n4286-25">Brackley Kennett</rs>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20208_n4286-25" type="given" value="Brackley"></interp>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20208_n4286-25" type="surname" value="Kennett"></interp>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20208_n4286-25" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20208_occ7819">Esqr</rs>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20208_occ7819" type="occupation" value="Esqr"></interp>
, <rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20208_occ7820">Aldn</rs>
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. and <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20208_n4286-4">Walter Stirling</rs>
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<interp inst="BBBRMG20208_n4286-4" type="surname" value="Stirling"></interp>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20208_n4286-4" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
of<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="BBBRMG20208_geo2430">Longford</rs>
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<interp inst="BBBRMG20208_geo2430" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
in the County of Bucks <rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20208_occ7821">Esqr</rs>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20208_occ7821" type="occupation" value="Esqr"></interp>
. being proposed by Mr. Deputy<lb></lb>
Saffory to be Elected <rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20208_occ7822">governors</rs>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20208_occ7822" type="occupation" value="governors"></interp>
of these Hospitals and the said <rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20208_occ7823">Aldn</rs>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20208_occ7823" type="occupation" value="Aldn"></interp>
.</p>
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