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<p n="60">To the Rt. Worshipful his Majesty's Justices of the peace<lb></lb>
in their General Quarter Sessions assembled</p>
<p n="61">The humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50210_n61-1">Dorothy Ward</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50210_n61-1" type="surname" value="WARD"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50210_n61-1" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
on the<lb></lb>
behalf of her <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50210_occ20">Son</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50210_occ20" type="occupation" value="Son"></interp>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50210_n61-2">Joseph Ward</rs>
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</p>
<p n="62"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That by an Indenture bearing date the <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50210_date23">15th day of<lb></lb>
February last</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50210_date23" type="date" value="17230215"></interp>
past your Petitioner's Son was bound an Apprentice<lb></lb>
to <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50210_n62-1">George Ferick</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50210_n62-1" type="given" value="George"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50210_n62-1" type="surname" value="Ferick"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50210_n62-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50210_geo40"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50210_geo41">Parish of St. Dunstan Stepney</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50210_geo41" type="type" value="parish"></interp>
in the<lb></lb>
County of Middlx</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50210_geo40" type="type" value="county"></interp>
for the Terme of seven Years from the <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50210_date24">15th.<lb></lb>
day of February 1721</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50210_date24" type="date" value="17210215"></interp>
to be instructed in the Art of a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50210_occ21">Musician</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50210_occ21" type="occupation" value="Musician"></interp>
<lb></lb>
(which the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50210_n62-2">George Ferick</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50210_n62-2" type="given" value="George"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50210_n62-2" type="surname" value="Ferick"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50210_n62-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
professeth) But Forasmuch as<lb></lb>
the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50210_n62-3">George Ferick</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50210_n62-3" type="given" value="George"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50210_n62-3" type="surname" value="Ferick"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50210_n62-3" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
hath lately sent Your Petitioner's Son<lb></lb>
on <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50210_occ22">board a Ship</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50210_occ22" type="occupation" value="board a Ship"></interp>
now bound for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50210_geo42">South Seas </rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50210_geo42" type="placeName" value="South Seas "></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50210_geo42" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
without the<lb></lb>
Consent of Your Petitioner and contrary to the Will and<lb></lb>
inclination of her sd <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50210_occ23">Son</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50210_occ23" type="occupation" value="Son"></interp>
(who is about the Age of 11 Years)<lb></lb>
Whereby Your Petitioner apprehends and has great reason to<lb></lb>
believe that for the satre of Lucre and gain,the sd <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50210_n62-5">George<lb></lb>
Ferick</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50210_n62-5" type="given" value="George"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50210_n62-5" type="surname" value="Ferick"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50210_n62-5" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
hath disposed of Your Petitioner's <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50210_occ24">Son</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50210_occ24" type="occupation" value="Son"></interp>
in order to<lb></lb>
be transported beyond the Seas.</p>
<p n="63">Therefore Your Petitioner most humbly prays<lb></lb>
that this Court will be pleas'd to take the<lb></lb>
premisses into consideracon in order to prevent<lb></lb>
Your Petitioner's sd <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50210_occ25">Son</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50210_occ25" type="occupation" value="Son"></interp>
's being transported as<lb></lb>
aforesaid contrary to his Will and without the<lb></lb>
Consent of Your Petitioner</p>
<p n="64">And Your Petitioner shall ever pray<lb></lb>
Etc</p>
<p n="65"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50210_n65-1">Dorothy Ward</rs>
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</p>
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