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To The Worshipfull the Bench of Justices now sitting
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at Hick's Hall for the County of Middx
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The Petition of
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David Whetter
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Humbly Sheweth
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That your Petitioner a poor Boy
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educated in the
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Charity School
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of St. Andrew's Holborn
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was put
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apprentice to
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William Lay
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of
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St. Giles Cripplegate
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in this County
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Black Smith
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the
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6th. of August 1725
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by the Benefit of the Said School and a
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Suit of Cloths given by this Father according to agreement
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but his Master being necessitated to leave his Family went
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to Sea
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Christmas was twelve months last
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and under pretence
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of being Armourer on board his Majestice's Ship
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the Nassau
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took your Petitioner with him, but being onely
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Armourer's
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Mate
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And neither the Mate nor he having the Priveledge of a
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Servt: your Petitioner continued on Board Some time without
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Any allowance till the first Lievtenant look him to be his
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Servant
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allowing his sd. Blaster forty Shillings
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till she Ship Should be out off Comission, the Ship being paid
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off And your Petitioner's master come home her Father waited
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on him to know what he designed to do with your Petitioner his
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Apprentice and whether he would give up his Indentures that
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he might Some way provide for him, he Answered that he
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would do Nothing but what he was forced to but, that if the
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obtained a Warrant he would go before Any Magistrate to
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have the Matter decided, but when in An Hours time
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after the Warrant was obtained neither he nor his Wife
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could be found, Nor has he heard Anything from them Since
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And having been with his Father Since the
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9th. of September
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last
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without knowing what way to dispose of himself
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Humbly prays this Worshipfull Bench to discharge him
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from his Said Master that he may be disposed of Some other
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way And learn Some trade where by he may be enabled to
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get a Livelihood
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And Yor. Petitioner will ever pray Etc.
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