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To the Woshipfull Bench of Justices for the County
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of
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The humble Petition of
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George Bland
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Smith
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John Bland
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his Son
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Sheweth
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That your Petr
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John Bland
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By Indre bearing date the
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14th day
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of July 1729
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was by and with the consent and good liking of your Petr.
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George Bland
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his Father putt an
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Apprentice
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to
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John Hickman
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of
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the Parrish of
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Waping Stepney
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Nailer
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to learn his Art of a Nailer &
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him to Serve as Apprentice from thence for and during the full end
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and Term of Seaven Years, And the Master therein Covenants to teath
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and Instruct or cause to be taught and instructed his Said Apprentice in
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the Art of a
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and Allow unto him good and Suffitient Meat drink
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and Lodging during the Said Term of .7. Years and washing only the
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latter halfe part of the Said Term of .7. years and to give him a Suit of
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Cleaths at the end of the said
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or five pounds in money
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as by the Said Indenture may appear
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That in about a Month or Six weeks after Such Binding the said
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John Hickman
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the Master Beat and Evilly entreated the Said Apprentice
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and threatned to Send him to Sea to Serve out the Remainder of his
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time which the Boy fearing was prevailed on by his said Master to
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be Assigned or Turned over to one
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Eusebius Paddington
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a
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Gardiner
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without the least Notice to or consent of your Petr.
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George Bland
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the
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Father, and after Such turning over in Some Short time his new Master
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Paddington took Occasion to beat and very much abused the Said Boy who
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there upon applyed to his Father to gett a redress and preferred a Bill of
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Indictmt. agt. the Sd. Last Master Ensebius Paddington wch. was found last
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Sebion but the Master hath not yet appeared thereto And by Such usuage
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your Petr Ino. Bland the
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Apprentice
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is like to be frustrated of a good trade
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whereby he might gett an honest reputable Lively hood and must be Still kept
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in Floaths by ye Fees. his Father if not releived by this Honoble Court
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Your Petr. therefore humbly pray that this honoble Court would make
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an Order for the two Masters
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John Hickman
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and Ensebius Paddington
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to shew Cause Same day this Sessions why the sd:
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Apprentice
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hath been
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used in Such a barbarens manner and why he should not be discharged
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from his
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Apprenticeship
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and the Indres delivered up Or Such other
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Order for your Petr. releife as to your Worshipp Shall be thought meet.
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And your Petrs. shall ever Pray
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Rond Pay
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