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Whereas Complaint hath been made unto this Courtly
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Samuel Seth Martin
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alledging that about Nine Months
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Since he bound himself Apprentice to one
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John Jute
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working
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Silver Smith in the Liberty of Westmr in this County to
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whom the Said Samuel Seth Martin gave a large Sum
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of money after which the Said Jute asked the Said Martin
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for his part of his Indenture of Apprenticehood and
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Said he would go & pay the Kings duty, but whether he
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hath So done or not the Said Martin doth not know.
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Since which the Said Jute the Master hath absconded &
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carried away the Said Martins part of his Indenture and,
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made no Provision for the Said Martin And that
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notwithstanding all the Inquiry the Said Martin can
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make he cannot hear where his Said Master is or
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what is become of
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in So that the Said Martin is
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induced to beleive his Said Master hath lost this
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Kingdom and that the said Martin is both Fatherless
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& Motherless And that the Said Jute hath lost the Said
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Martin his aperentice repwards of four Months to Shift for himself.
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without any Assistance from him And the Said Martin
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prayed that this Court would discharge him from his
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Apprenticehood to the Said Jute that he may apply
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himself to Some honest livelyhood whereby to get
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his bread And the matter of the Said Complaint being
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appointed to be determined by this Court on this Second
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day of March instant Now upon hearing of the Said
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Samuel Seth Martin and his Councell And upon
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examination into the truth of the Premisses forasmuch as it
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appeareth to this Court that the allegations aforesaid
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are true And for that it further appeareth to this
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Court by the Oath of
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Benjamin Garland
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that he left
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notice in writing at the last place of abode of the Said
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John Jute with a Woman Servant who told the Said
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Garland that the said Jute was gone off & broke &
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no body knew where to find him or words to that or
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the like Effect, And that he inquired further into the
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Neighbourhood for the Said Jute & had the Same
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Answer from the Neighbours or to the like Effect By
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which Notice the Said John Jute was directed to take
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Notice that this Court would be moved on this
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Second
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day of March instant
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that the Said Samuel Seth
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Martin might be discharged from his Apprenticeship
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and all Service on Account of his Indentures of
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