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<p n="133">To ye Worp full his Maties. <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50298_occ39">Justices of ye peace</rs>
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for ye County of<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50298_geo68">Middx</rs>
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In their Genal Session of ye peace Now Assembled</p>
<p n="134">The humble petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50298_n134-55">Saml Seth Martin</rs>
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<p n="135"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
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That your petitioner about Nine Months Since bound himself<lb></lb>
apprentice to one <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50298_n135-47">Jno: Tute</rs>
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Working <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50298_occ40">Silver Smith</rs>
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in ye <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50298_geo69">Liberty of Westmr</rs>
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to whom Your peticon gave a large Sum of Money after wch. sd.<lb></lb>
Tuite Assed yr. Peticon for his part of his Indenture & he Would goe<lb></lb>
& pay ye Kings duty but whether he hath so done or Not your peticonr.<lb></lb>
Cannot Say & Since Which sd. Tute ye Master hath Absconded & Carried<lb></lb>
away ye peticonrs part of his Indenture & Made No provision for Your<lb></lb>
peticonr & Not with Standing all ye Inquirey yr. peticon Can Make<lb></lb>
Cannot hear where his sd. Master is or what is become of him So yr yr<lb></lb>
Peticon Is Induced to beleive his Sd. Master hath Left this Kingdom<lb></lb>
your Peticon being both Fatherless & Motherless & hath Left Your<lb></lb>
peticon upwards of four Months to shift for himself in them<lb></lb>
any Assistance from him</p>
<p n="136">Therefore most humbly hopes your<lb></lb>
worps will discharge him from his Said<lb></lb>
Master yt. he May Apply himself to Some<lb></lb>
honest Lively hood where by to Get his bread<lb></lb>
& by yt. means be Kept Out of ye Streets from<lb></lb>
ye Defusion & temptation if All Loose Idle<lb></lb>
persons Etc</p>
<p n="137"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">N B yt Sum above md<lb></lb>
was £35<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
</note>
</p>
<p n="138">And yr. peticon as In Duty bound Shall<lb></lb>
Ever pray Etc</p>
<p n="139"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50298_n139-58">Samuel Seth Martin</rs>
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