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<p n="25">To the Right Honourable Sir <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15057_n25-1">Richard Hoare</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15057_occ6">Knight</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15057_occ7">Lord Mayor</rs>
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of the City of<lb></lb>
London And to the rest of the Worshipfull Aldermen his Brethren in their Generall<lb></lb>
Quarter Sessions Assembled.</p>
<p n="26">The humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15057_n26-1">James Ashworth</rs>
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<p n="27"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth.</note>
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That by Indentures of Apprentiship bearing date on or about the Twentyeth<del>fifth</del>
day of January 1741: Your<lb></lb>
Petitioner did become bound an <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15057_occ8">Apprentice</rs>
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to one <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15057_n27-1">Solomon Street</rs>
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of the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15057_geo10">Saint Botolph without<lb></lb>
Aldgate</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15057_geo11">London</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15057_occ9">Weaver</rs>
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to serve him as such from the day<obscured></obscured>
of the Date thereof for and During the Term<lb></lb>
of ten Years (being a parish Indenture) under the Usuall Covenants in the said Indentures Contained</p>
<p n="28">That the said Solomon Street thereby Amongst other things Covenanted to find and allow your<lb></lb>
Petitioner Sufficient Meat Drink Apparell Washing and Lodging and all Other Necessaries during the said<lb></lb>
Term as by the said Indentures of Apprentiship may Appear</p>
<p n="29">That the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15057_n29-1">Solomon Street</rs>
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About Six Weeks ago Absconded and hath ever Since Absented<lb></lb>
himself from his Habitation and hath left his Wife and Family in the greatest Distress and necessity</p>
<p n="30">That for these three years last past the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15057_n30-1">Solomon Street</rs>
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hath frequently misused ill<lb></lb>
treated and Immoderately beat your Petitioner without lawfull Cause or Provocation And hath<lb></lb>
Totally neglected to provide your Petitioner with Cloaths and Other Necessaries Contrary to the Covenants<lb></lb>
entred into by the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15057_n30-2">Solomon Street</rs>
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for that purpose By means whereof your Petitioners Friends have<lb></lb>
been obliged to provide your Petitioner with such necessaries at their own Expences and Charges</p>
<p n="31">That the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15057_n31-1">Solomon Street</rs>
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from the time of the Entrance into his Apprentiship hath<lb></lb>
totally neglected to Instruct your Petitioner in his said Trade or Business of a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15057_occ10">Weaver</rs>
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By means<lb></lb>
Whereof your Petitioner must be Inevitably ruined and Undone by the Actings and Doings of the said<lb></lb>
Solomon Street Unless relieved by this Honourable Court</p>
<p n="32">Wherefore your Petitioner humbly Prays your Lordship and<lb></lb>
this Honourable Court That he may be Discharged from his said<lb></lb>
Apprentiship or have such other Relief in the premisses as to your<lb></lb>
Lordship and this Honourable Court shall think meet.</p>
<p n="33">And your Petitioner shall ever Pray Etc</p>
<p n="34"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15057_n34-1">James Ashworth</rs>
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