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<p n="16">To the<obscured></obscured>
his Majtis: <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50059_occ4">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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<lb></lb>
for the County of Middx</p>
<p n="17"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Shewrth</note>
<lb></lb>
The humble Peticon of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50059_n17-1">Lancelott Pickering</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50059_n17-1" type="surname" value="Pickering"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50059_n17-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<lb></lb>
that your Petr. by Indre bearing date the first day of June 1697<del>was</del>
<lb></lb>
put himselfe an Apprentice to <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50059_n17-2">John Moss</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50059_n17-2" type="surname" value="Moss"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50059_n17-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50059_geo3">Bow Street Covent Garden</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50059_geo3" type="placeName" value="Bow Street Covent Garden"></interp>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50059_occ5">Cooke</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50059_occ5" type="occupation" value="Cooke"></interp>
, & with him after the manner of an Apprentice to Serve from the<lb></lb>
date of the sd.<obscured></obscured>
for the Space of Three Years only.</p>
<p n="18">That the sd <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50059_n18-1">John Moss</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50059_n18-1" type="surname" value="Moss"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50059_n18-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
hath nor instructed yor. Petr. in the said<lb></lb>
Trade of a Cook pursueant to his Covenant but keeps<obscured></obscured>
Petr ignorant<lb></lb>
her dept.</p>
<p n="19"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50059_n19-1">Wm Balch</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50059_n19-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
sol</note>
<lb></lb>
Your Petr. humbly prayes that in regard the sd. Index of<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50059_occ6">Apprenticeship</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50059_occ6" type="occupation" value="Apprenticeship"></interp>
is (not made for the<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Term of Seaven Years<lb></lb>
as the Statue made 5o. Eliz. directs, and for that your Petr. att<lb></lb>
the expiracon of his sd Apprenticeship cannot carry on his Trade<lb></lb>
without being lyable to minr a penalty, that yer.<obscured></obscured>
Worshipps<lb></lb>
would be pleased to appoint a day this present Session for the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50059_n19-2">John Moss</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50059_n19-2" type="surname" value="Moss"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50059_n19-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
to attend yer. Worships and that he may Shew Cause<lb></lb>
why yer. Petr. Should not be discharged from his said Indre<lb></lb>
of <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50059_occ7">Apprenticeship</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50059_occ7" type="occupation" value="Apprenticeship"></interp>
.</p>
<p n="20">And yer. Petr. Shall pray Etc</p>
<p n="21"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50059_n21-1">Lancelot Pickering</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50059_n21-1" type="surname" value="Pickering"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50059_n21-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
</p>
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