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<p n="35">Psh. January<lb></lb>
Petr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15009_n35-45">Richd. Towerson</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Discharged from his Inden<lb></lb>
P ordr. of Cort</p>
<p n="36">To the Honble: his Maties. <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15009_occ12">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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<lb></lb>
for ye <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15009_geo28">City of London</rs>
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in Session Assembled</p>
<p n="37">The humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15009_n37-1">Richard Towerson</rs>
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Son of <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15009_occ13">Dr</rs>
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.<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15009_n37-2">Gabriell Towerson</rs>
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late <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15009_occ14">Rector</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15009_geo29">St. Andrew Unders</rs>
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<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
London Deced.</p>
<p n="38"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Humbly Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That yor. Petrs. Father the 7th day of February 1695<lb></lb>
bound yor. Petr. Apprentice to <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15009_occ15">Capt</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15009_n38-1">John Clarke</rs>
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then a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15009_occ16">Comander</rs>
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of one of<lb></lb>
the East India Companys Shipps called the East India Merchant for<lb></lb>
the Terme of Seaven Yeares and gave with yor. Petrs. to the said<lb></lb>
Capt. Threescore Pounds, besides Five and Twenty Pounds that it<lb></lb>
cost yor. Petrs, said Father to fitt out yor. Petrs. to Sea, and agreed to<lb></lb>
find yor. Petrs. with Cloths all the time, the Said Capt. promiseing<lb></lb>
yor. Petrs. said Father to bee very kind to yor. Petrs. and allow him to<lb></lb>
Carry Adventures to Sea and bee a meanes of Prferring yor. Petrs.<lb></lb>
And yor. Petrs. Shews that he went to Sea with the said Capt Clarke<lb></lb>
and on or about the First day of November 1697 his said Master<lb></lb>
Dyed and then yor. Petrs. (haveing noe body to take care of him)<lb></lb>
was forced to Worke his way home as a Foremast man, tho yor.<lb></lb>
Petrs. Fathers intention and his Said Masters promises were not<lb></lb>
that yor. Petrs. Should bee made a Slave of but to Learne the Arts<lb></lb>
of Merchandizeing and Navigation and his Said Master being<lb></lb>
Dead and his Mrs. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15009_n38-2">Amphillis Clarke</rs>
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being uncapable to Instruct<lb></lb>
yor. Petrs. and yor. Petrs, haveing never Can Inrolled</p>
<p n="39">Yor. Petrs. humbly Prays that yor,<lb></lb>
Honr. would bee pleased to Consider<lb></lb>
the Prmisses and to Discharge yor, Petrs.<lb></lb>
from his Said <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15009_occ17">Apprenticeshipp</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
thereby prvent his utter Ruin</p>
<p n="40">And Yor. Petr. Shall ever Pray</p>
<p n="41"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15009_n41-1">Richard Towersons</rs>
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Peticon<lb></lb>
to bee Discharged of his<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15009_occ18">Apprentice shipp</rs>
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<p n="42"> <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15009_date11">1698<lb></lb>
20 January</rs>
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