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To the Right Honourable Sir
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Richard Hoare
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of the City of
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Quarter Sessions Assembled.
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The humble Petition of
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James Ashworth
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Sheweth.
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That by Indentures of Apprentiship bearing date on or about the Twentyeth
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fifth
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day of January 1741: Your
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Petitioner did become bound an
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to one
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of the Parish of
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Saint Botolph without
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to serve him as such from the day
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of the Date thereof for and During the Term
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of ten Years (being a parish Indenture) under the Usuall Covenants in the said Indentures Contained
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That the said Solomon Street thereby Amongst other things Covenanted to find and allow your
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Petitioner Sufficient Meat Drink Apparell Washing and Lodging and all Other Necessaries during the said
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Term as by the said Indentures of Apprentiship may Appear
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That the said
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About Six Weeks ago Absconded and hath ever Since Absented
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himself from his Habitation and hath left his Wife and Family in the greatest Distress and necessity
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That for these three years last past the said
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hath frequently misused ill
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treated and Immoderately beat your Petitioner without lawfull Cause or Provocation And hath
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Totally neglected to provide your Petitioner with Cloaths and Other Necessaries Contrary to the Covenants
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entred into by the said
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for that purpose By means whereof your Petitioners Friends have
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been obliged to provide your Petitioner with such necessaries at their own Expences and Charges
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That the said
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from the time of the Entrance into his Apprentiship hath
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totally neglected to Instruct your Petitioner in his said Trade or Business of a
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By means
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Whereof your Petitioner must be Inevitably ruined and Undone by the Actings and Doings of the said
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Solomon Street Unless relieved by this Honourable Court
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Wherefore your Petitioner humbly Prays your Lordship and
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this Honourable Court That he may be Discharged from his said
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Apprentiship or have such other Relief in the premisses as to your
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Lordship and this Honourable Court shall think meet.
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And your Petitioner shall ever Pray Etc
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