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<p n="47">To The Worshipfull the Bench of Justices now sitting<lb></lb>
at Hick's Hall for the County of Middx</p>
<p n="48">The Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50249_n48-1">David Whetter</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50249_n48-1" type="surname" value="Whetter"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50249_n48-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
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Humbly Sheweth</p>
<p n="49">That your Petitioner a poor Boy<lb></lb>
educated in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50249_geo15"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50249_geo16">Charity School</rs>
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of St. Andrew's Holborn</rs>
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was put<lb></lb>
apprentice to <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50249_n49-1">William Lay</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50249_n49-1" type="surname" value="LAY"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50249_n49-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50249_geo17">St. Giles Cripplegate</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50249_geo17" type="placeName" value="St. Giles Cripplegate"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50249_geo17" type="type" value="parish"></interp>
in this County <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50249_occ4">Black Smith</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50249_occ4" type="occupation" value="Black Smith"></interp>
<lb></lb>
the <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50249_date20">6th. of August 1725</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50249_date20" type="date" value="17250806"></interp>
by the Benefit of the Said School and a<lb></lb>
Suit of Cloths given by this Father according to agreement<lb></lb>
but his Master being necessitated to leave his Family went<lb></lb>
to Sea <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50249_date21">Christmas was twelve months last</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50249_date21" type="date" value="17261225"></interp>
<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
and under pretence<lb></lb>
of being Armourer on board his Majestice's Ship <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50249_geo18">the Nassau</rs>
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<lb></lb>
took your Petitioner with him, but being onely <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50249_occ5">Armourer's<lb></lb>
Mate</rs>
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And neither the Mate nor he having the Priveledge of a<lb></lb>
Servt: your Petitioner continued on Board Some time without<lb></lb>
Any allowance till the first Lievtenant look him to be his <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50249_occ6">Servant</rs>
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<lb></lb>
allowing his sd. Blaster forty Shillings<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
till she Ship Should be out off Comission, the Ship being paid<lb></lb>
off And your Petitioner's master come home her Father waited<lb></lb>
on him to know what he designed to do with your Petitioner his<lb></lb>
Apprentice and whether he would give up his Indentures that<lb></lb>
he might Some way provide for him, he Answered that he<lb></lb>
would do Nothing but what he was forced to but, that if the<lb></lb>
obtained a Warrant he would go before Any Magistrate to<lb></lb>
have the Matter decided, but when in An Hours time<lb></lb>
after the Warrant was obtained neither he nor his Wife<lb></lb>
could be found, Nor has he heard Anything from them Since<lb></lb>
And having been with his Father Since the <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50249_date22">9th. of September<lb></lb>
last</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50249_date22" type="date" value="17270909"></interp>
without knowing what way to dispose of himself<lb></lb>
Humbly prays this Worshipfull Bench to discharge him<lb></lb>
from his Said Master that he may be disposed of Some other<lb></lb>
way And learn Some trade where by he may be enabled to<lb></lb>
get a Livelihood</p>
<p n="50">And Yor. Petitioner will ever pray Etc.</p>
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