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<p n="287">To <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15063_occ150">the Right Honble</rs>
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the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15063_occ151">Lord Mayor</rs>
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and the Rest of<lb></lb>
the Worshipfull Justices of the Peace for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15063_geo252">City of London</rs>
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<lb></lb>
and Liberties thereof.</p>
<p n="288">The humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15063_n288-1">Henry Badridge</rs>
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</p>
<p n="289"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
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That your petr. in the Year 1744 being one of the Poor of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15063_geo253">parish of Cripplegate</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15063_geo254">London</rs>
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<lb></lb>
was by the said parish putout an <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15063_occ152">Apprentice</rs>
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unto <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15063_n289-1">William Whiting Townsend</rs>
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a Non<lb></lb>
Freeman was of the parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15063_geo255">Saint Sepulchres</rs>
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London <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15063_occ153">Lapidary</rs>
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to Learn of his the sd. Art &<lb></lb>
Mistery of a Lapitary & to Serve him as an Apprentice untill he shod. Attain unto the Age of<lb></lb>
Twenty four years</p>
<p n="290">That your petrs. sd. Master by the sd. Indenture of <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15063_occ154">Apprenticeship</rs>
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did covenant to Learn him his<lb></lb>
sd. Art & Mistery of a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15063_occ155">Lapidary</rs>
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& also during his <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15063_occ156">Apprenticeship</rs>
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to find & provide for him good and<lb></lb>
sufficient Meat Drink Washing Lodging Apparell & other Necessary & at the End of the Said<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15063_occ157">Apprenticeship</rs>
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to Provide a new Suit of Cloaths for him</p>
<p n="291">That your Petr. faithfully & hoveslly Served his sd. Master for the Space of Seven years & on the 21st.<lb></lb>
day of December last Attanied to his Age of twenty one Years.</p>
<p n="292">That soon after being out apprenticeship as aforesd. your Petrs. said Master by Misfortunes became<lb></lb>
greatly Improverished & having a very large Family & by Reason of his being Obliged to Secrete himself<lb></lb>
from his Creditors for fear of being Arrested, his Busniess greatly decreasing he was & is thereby become<lb></lb>
Incapable of finding & providing for your petr. proper Necessarys & Cloathing as he ought to do, And also<lb></lb>
by Reason of his great Decrease of Business as aforesd. is In Wiely unable to Learn your Petr. the said<lb></lb>
Artor Mistery of Lapidary & not having sufficient neat Drink & Cloathing provided for his he<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
on the 20th. day of October last withdraw himself from his sd. Master's Service</p>
<p n="293">Your Petr. therefore most humbly prays your Worships that<lb></lb>
for the Reasons afd. he may be discharged from his said<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15063_occ158">Apprenticeship</rs>
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or that this sd. Master may Turn him over to<lb></lb>
Some other person of the same Trade Capable to Learn him the sd. Art<lb></lb>
or Mistery of a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15063_occ159">Lapidary</rs>
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& to provide for him according to the Terms<lb></lb>
of the sd. Indenture of apprenticeship or that your Worships<lb></lb>
would please to make such other Order in the Premisses as to<lb></lb>
your Worships shall Sam meet</p>
<p n="294">And your Petr. shall ever pray Etc.</p>
<p n="295">Take Notice that I Intend to Petition his Majesty's <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15063_occ160">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the City<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15063_geo256">London</rs>
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and Liberties thereof at the next General Quarter Session of the Peace to be held for<lb></lb>
the said City & Liberties at the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15063_geo257">Guildhall</rs>
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of the Sd City On Tuesday the twenty third day of<lb></lb>
June Instant to be discharged from any <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15063_occ161">Apprenticeship</rs>
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for the Reasons contained in the<lb></lb>
above Petition As Witness my Hand this <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15063_date51">20th. day of June 1752</rs>
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</p>
<p n="296">To Mr. William Whiting Townsend</p>
<p n="297"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15063_n297-1">Henry Badridge</rs>
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