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Psh. January
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Petr.
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Richd. Towerson
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Discharged from his Inden
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P ordr. of Cort
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To the Honble: his Maties.
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Justices of the Peace
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for ye
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City of London
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in Session Assembled
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The humble Petition of
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Richard Towerson
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Son of
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Dr
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Gabriell Towerson
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late
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Rector
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of
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St. Andrew Unders
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London Deced.
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Humbly Sheweth
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That yor. Petrs. Father the 7th day of February 1695
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bound yor. Petr. Apprentice to
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Capt
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John Clarke
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then a
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Comander
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of one of
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the East India Companys Shipps called the East India Merchant for
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the Terme of Seaven Yeares and gave with yor. Petrs. to the said
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Capt. Threescore Pounds, besides Five and Twenty Pounds that it
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cost yor. Petrs, said Father to fitt out yor. Petrs. to Sea, and agreed to
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find yor. Petrs. with Cloths all the time, the Said Capt. promiseing
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yor. Petrs. said Father to bee very kind to yor. Petrs. and allow him to
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Carry Adventures to Sea and bee a meanes of Prferring yor. Petrs.
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And yor. Petrs. Shews that he went to Sea with the said Capt Clarke
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and on or about the First day of November 1697 his said Master
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Dyed and then yor. Petrs. (haveing noe body to take care of him)
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was forced to Worke his way home as a Foremast man, tho yor.
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Petrs. Fathers intention and his Said Masters promises were not
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that yor. Petrs. Should bee made a Slave of but to Learne the Arts
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of Merchandizeing and Navigation and his Said Master being
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Dead and his Mrs.
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Amphillis Clarke
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being uncapable to Instruct
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yor. Petrs. and yor. Petrs, haveing never Can Inrolled
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Yor. Petrs. humbly Prays that yor,
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Honr. would bee pleased to Consider
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the Prmisses and to Discharge yor, Petrs.
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from his Said
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Apprenticeshipp
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and
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thereby prvent his utter Ruin
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And Yor. Petr. Shall ever Pray
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Richard Towersons
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Peticon
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to bee Discharged of his
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Apprentice shipp
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1698
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20 January
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