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