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<p n="141">To the Right Worshippfull ye: Bench of Justices now Sitting att<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50103_geo55">Hicks Hall</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50103_geo56">St. John Street</rs>
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in & for ye: County of Middx</p>
<p n="142"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
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The humble Peticon of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50103_n142-1">Elizabeth Lewling</rs>
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the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50103_occ57">Mother</rs>
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of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50103_n142-2">Thomas Lewling</rs>
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a Minor</p>
<p n="143">That yor: Petrs: Son <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50103_n143-1">Tho: Lewling</rs>
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was in or abt: Janry 1705 Bound out an apprentice<lb></lb>
by ye. prsident and Governour of ye: Poor of London: unto <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50103_n143-2">Elizabeth Yelverton</rs>
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vid<lb></lb>
to Serve her att Sea in her Majestys Service (the sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50103_n143-3">Eliz: Yelverton</rs>
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widdow<lb></lb>
husband being an Officer in her Majties: Sea Services she claymeth title to an<lb></lb>
apprntice) and that yor. petrs: son Tho: Lewling hath from the date of ye sd Indre<lb></lb>
hither to & Still doth faithfully served his sd: Mrs: <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50103_n143-4">Eliz: Yelverton</rs>
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att Sea: according<lb></lb>
to ye Tenor of sd: Indre: & that yor petrs: sd: son Tho: Lewling hath reced damage<lb></lb>
in her majties: Service & hath had a pention of £5:0s:0d p Annu for ye same<lb></lb>
& prize mony & Smart mony & short allowance mony is & was due to yor:<lb></lb>
petr. sd son Tho: Lewling (& wth: sd: severall monys vizt: Pention mony prize<lb></lb>
mony Smart mony Short allowance mony & all other monys (except wages)<lb></lb>
is due to & properly belongeth to ye apprentice owne use: & not to ye Mrs:<lb></lb>
according to the Custome of ye seas) And yor petr: sheweth that ye Mrs: hath<lb></lb>
all along or since ye date of ye sd. Indre received ye apprntice wages & hath reced<lb></lb>
ye Smart mony Short allowance & prize mony: (wch: doth not belong to her)<lb></lb>
& cenurteth it to her owne use: & will not reforme or give back the same to ye<lb></lb>
apprntice: And the sd: Mrs: hath not caused her apprntice to be taught Navigator<lb></lb>
& <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50103_occ58">Marrinrs: Art</rs>
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or any other Learning according as she ought: by ye sd Indre<lb></lb>
Neither hath or will ye sd: Mds: allow her apprntice any cloaths: but Ragged old<lb></lb>
& wane out cloaths wch: she by Bth for a small matter: att Ragg fairs<lb></lb>
soe that yor potr: sd son Tho Lewling: seueth his Ms: to noe purpose<lb></lb>
either to be caught or be found any cloaths or have any mony from his sd Mrs:<lb></lb>
where fore yor: petr: humbly prayers that in Regard ye sd Mrs: hath in nee Respect<lb></lb>
performed her ownts: in ye Sd Indrctt but hath reced all ye appprntice wages &<lb></lb>
especially Smart pention prize short allowance & other monys wth. belongeth<lb></lb>
to ye apprntice: & not to ye Mrs. & hath not caused ye apprntice to be taught<lb></lb>
that ye Sd Mr. may be compolled to reforms & pay back to yor pot: all monys to<lb></lb>
hath reced yt. belongeth to ye apprntice: & because ye apprntice is not taught<lb></lb>
or over in likely hood to be taught Navigaton etc according to ye sd Indrett<lb></lb>
that ye sd apprntice may be wholly discharged from his sd Mrs:</p>
<p n="144">and yor petr: shall over pray etc</p>
<p n="145">January 1708/9</p>
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