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<p n="5">To the Right Worshippfull the Bench<lb></lb>
of Justices Assembled all <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50097_geo3"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50097_geo4">Hicks Hall</rs>
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for the County of Middx</rs>
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</p>
<p n="6">The Humble peticon of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50097_n6-1">Joseph Broome</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="7"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth,</note>
<lb></lb>
that your peticonr in the month of February<lb></lb>
1701 was bound as an <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50097_occ3">Apprentice</rs>
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to one <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50097_n7-1">Thomas<lb></lb>
Newman</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50097_occ4">Shippwright</rs>
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Liveing att Lymous N<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
in this County to Learne this Arte or Trade<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
shippwright & being soe bound the sd; New<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
Soone after failed and is nott as yett fixed a<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
in his said Trade aset Master Thereof to build<lb></lb>
new Vessells butt ourly Jobbing Works & as it<lb></lb>
Jorneyman to others in Repaireing of Old ones<lb></lb>
soe that yr. Petitioner is never Like a Learne the<lb></lb>
sd. Trade Unless he hath a better Master to<lb></lb>
instruct him therein, And your peticonr. further<lb></lb>
Sheweth that the said Newman faileing as<lb></lb>
aforsd: your Peticonr: was sent to sea a Set Comes<lb></lb>
Seaman to Labour before ye Mast of the Shipp<lb></lb>
where your Peticonr: Remained tenn Monthes that<lb></lb>
his Sd: Master Received the prmium or Reward for<lb></lb>
such yr: Peticonr. service therein, And more threatens<lb></lb>
Peticonr: was never bound and unrolled to him as<lb></lb>
apprentice might to be persuant to the Tenor<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
the statute.</p>
<p n="8">Wherefore for that your peticonr. was<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
bound & inrolled persuant to the statute H<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
Humbly prayes that her may be discharged<lb></lb>
from his said Master, that his Friends may<lb></lb>
place him to another where by he may Come<lb></lb>
to Learne his Trade instead of being<obscured></obscured>
to<lb></lb>
sea & your peticonr: as in Duty Bound shall<lb></lb>
for Ever pray.</p>
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