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To the Right Worshipfull Bench of Justices at their
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Sessions at Hicks's Hall in and for the County of Middx
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The humble Petition of
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Benjamin
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Ann
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his
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That your petrs: having at the Last Sessions held here present
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a Second petition Complaining of one
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Nehemiah Mobbs
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and his
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wifes barbarous usage of your petitioners daughter
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Deborah
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then bound
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apprentice
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to Mobbs And the Court was thereupon pleased to Order That
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the Indenture of Apprenticeshipp should be delivered up together
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with your petitioners said daughters, Apparel of all sorts to your
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petitioners Imediately then after But although Mobbs & his wife
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were at that time present in Court and promised to performe attend
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-ing to the said Order yet soon after that Sessions he caused your
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petitioners to be Arrested in a Joint Action at Law, and thereby has
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put them to many pounds charges and still threatens to be the Cause
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of their Intire Ruine Altho' your petitioner was never Indebted to
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him in one peny value in all his Life time.
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That in pursuance of the said order of Court your petrs: by them-
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-selves and others have at severall times demanded the said Indenture
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and Apparell of the said Mobbs his wife in peaceable manner but
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they unjustly detain and refuse to deliver them or any of them as by
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the said Order they be Injoined to doe And your petrs. for want thereof
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have been obliged to be at the Charge of maintaining their sayd
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daughter at home, because she canot appear abroad to get her bread
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by service in some other family And mobbs & his wife continue still to
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threaten they will Compleat the Ruine of your petrs.
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Your petrs: therefore humbly pray that your Worships in
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sender regard of the promisses will Compell the said Mobbs to
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deliver up the said Indenture & Apparell and to Reimburse ye
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Charges he has unjustly put your petrs: to since the said order
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of Court And likewise to pay to your petrs. so much of the
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Five pounds he had with your petrs. said Daughter as to your
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Worships great Wisdoms and Goodness shall Seem meet
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And your petrs: (as in Duty bound) shall ever
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pray Etc.
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