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<p n="73">To the Rt Worshipfull her Majesties <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50107_occ19">Justices<lb></lb>
of the peace</rs>
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for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50107_geo51">county of Middlesex</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50107_geo51" type="placeName" value="county of Middlesex"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50107_geo51" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
</p>
<p n="74">The humble petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50107_n74-1">John Ford</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50107_n74-1" type="given" value="John"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50107_n74-1" type="surname" value="Ford"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50107_n74-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50107_occ20">Apprentice</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50107_occ20" type="occupation" value="Apprentice"></interp>
by Indentare to <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50107_n74-2">Andrew<lb></lb>
Andrews</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50107_n74-2" type="given" value="Andrew"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50107_n74-2" type="surname" value="Andrews"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50107_n74-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50107_geo52">parish of St Giles in ye<lb></lb>
fields</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50107_geo52" type="placeName" value="parish of St Giles in yefields"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50107_geo52" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
in the said County <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50107_occ21">Joyner</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50107_occ21" type="occupation" value="Joyner"></interp>
</p>
<p n="75"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
</p>
<p n="76">That your petitioner was bed up in Comunion with<lb></lb>
the Church of Rome, and was, by Indentened dated on or as<lb></lb>
boat the 5th of July 1704, bound an <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50107_occ22">apprentice</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50107_occ22" type="occupation" value="apprentice"></interp>
for 7 years<lb></lb>
to the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50107_n76-1">Andrew Andrews</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50107_n76-1" type="given" value="Andrew"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50107_n76-1" type="surname" value="Andrews"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50107_n76-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
(who was then and still is in<lb></lb>
Communion with the said Church of Romes to learn the<lb></lb>
trade of a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50107_occ23">Joyner</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50107_occ23" type="occupation" value="Joyner"></interp>
.</p>
<p n="77">That so long as your Petr continued in that communion,<lb></lb>
his said Master was very Kind to him, as to Meat, drink<lb></lb>
washing, and lodgeing: but your pet haveing, within 12<lb></lb>
months last past, conformd to the Church of England as<lb></lb>
by law Established, this, said Master is become very unkind,<lb></lb>
and Ever Cruel to him, in Severall respects, not only<lb></lb>
Neglecting to find your petr meat, drink, and apparell fit and<lb></lb>
Necessary for him, but severall times giveing your petr very<lb></lb>
Immoderate Correction, even when he has deserved none<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
all, severall times beating your petr in a violent and<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
barbarous manner, and stamying his foot upon your Petr<lb></lb>
breash, and such has been his late usage and threats to <lb></lb>
your Petr, That your petr is afraid to live any longer with<lb></lb>
him, leash he should be the occasion of your petr death</p>
<p n="78">Yor Petr therefore humbly prays yor worshipps<lb></lb>
to take his Cafe into your Consideration<lb></lb>
and to discharge your petr from his Service</p>
<p n="79">And Yor Petr shall even pray Etc.</p>
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