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<p n="1">To the Right Worpll. her Maties. <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50116_occ1">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50116_geo1">City and Liberty of Westminster</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="2">The humble peticon of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50116_n2-1">Mary Lee</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50116_n2-1" type="surname" value="Lee"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50116_n2-1" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
on behalfe of her Son<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50116_n2-2">Daniel Lee</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50116_n2-2" type="surname" value="Lee"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50116_n2-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
.</p>
<p n="3"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth.</note>
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That your petr Said Sonn was by Indenture bearing date the<lb></lb>
<rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50116_date2">fourteenthday of June 1708</rs>
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bound an <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50116_occ2">Apprentice</rs>
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to one<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50116_n3-1">Robert St John</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50116_n3-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50116_geo2">parish of St Martin</rs>
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in the feilds in this City and Liberty<lb></lb>
Barber & <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50116_occ3">perrukemaker</rs>
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for the terme of Seaven years to learn his art.</p>
<p n="4">That the Said Robert St John hath often barbarously and imoderately beaten and<lb></lb>
misused the petr Said Son and hath not allowed him Sufficient dyett & necessaries<lb></lb>
nor instructed him in his Said trade and that the Said Robert St John by reason<lb></lb>
of his bad Circumstances hath for three months<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
past or more absconded<lb></lb>
himselfe from his habitacon and is (as your petr is informed) gent into the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50116_geo3">Mint in Southwarke</rs>
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for Shelter and hath left your petr Said Son in a Starveing<lb></lb>
Condicon almost naked and wholly unprovided for and his Said Masters wife<lb></lb>
declares that She cannot entertaine & provide for your petr Said Son but hath<lb></lb>
advised him to Pilfer and Steale for his livelihood.</p>
<p n="5"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">St Mansfeild</note>
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Your petr therefore humbly prayes that your Worps will please to<lb></lb>
order the Said Robert St John and his <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50116_occ4">wife</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50116_occ4" type="occupation" value="wife"></interp>
to attend this Court this<lb></lb>
present Sessions to answer the Said Complaint and Shew Cause<lb></lb>
why your petrs Said Son Should not be discharged from his Said<lb></lb>
Indenture of <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50116_occ5">Apprenticehood</rs>
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and placed out with another Master to<lb></lb>
be instructed in the Said trade and that your petrs Said Sonn may<lb></lb>
have Such releife herein as to your Worps Shall Seem meet.</p>
<p n="6">And your Petr Shall ever pray Etc</p>
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