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<p n="25">To the Worshipfull the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50409_occ14">Justices of the<lb></lb>
Peace</rs>
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at their Generall Quarter Sessions<lb></lb>
at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50409_geo21">Hicks's Hall</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50409_geo22">Saint John Street</rs>
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in<lb></lb>
the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50409_geo23">County of Middlesex</rs>
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Assembled</p>
<p n="26">The Humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50409_n26-1">Samuel Wright</rs>
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</p>
<p n="27"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That your Petitioner being by Trade a<lb></lb>
Pencil maker Your Petitioner on the first Day of April 1747<lb></lb>
took from the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50409_geo24">Precinct of White Fryers</rs>
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by the Consent of<lb></lb>
the Overseers & the Lord Mayor of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50409_geo25">City of London</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50409_n27-1">George Arnold</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50409_occ15">Esqr</rs>
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. One of the Aldermen of the said City<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50409_n27-2">Robert Waters</rs>
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a Poor Child to be his <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50409_occ16">Apprentice</rs>
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to Serve<lb></lb>
from the <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50409_date8">first Day of April</rs>
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Untill his Age of 24 Years.</p>
<p n="28">That the said <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50409_occ17">Apprentice</rs>
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is now about the<lb></lb>
Age of 21 years.</p>
<p n="29">That the Said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50409_n29-1">Robert Waters</rs>
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haveing<lb></lb>
Contracted Matrimony and haveing Committed Severall<lb></lb>
Irregularities in your Petitioners Family, Your Petitioner<lb></lb>
Agreed to Pay for his Board and Lodging out of your<lb></lb>
Petitioners House Ten Shillings Per Week.</p>
<p n="30">That the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50409_n30-1">Robert Waters</rs>
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Absenting himself<lb></lb>
from the Service of your Petitioner Your Petitioner Did on<lb></lb>
or about the <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50409_date9">14th: Day of January</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50409_date9" type="date" value="17510114"></interp>
Last Procure from<lb></lb>
Mr. Justice Feilding his Warrant for the bringing the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50409_n30-2">Robert Waters</rs>
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before him who on hearing your Petitioners<lb></lb>
Complaints against the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50409_n30-3">Robert Waters</rs>
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thought<lb></lb>
Proper to take Bail for the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50409_n30-4">Robert Waters</rs>
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's Appearance<lb></lb>
at this Present Sessions, Instead of Committing him to the<lb></lb>
House of Correction</p>
<p n="31">That the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50409_n31-1">Robert Water</rs>
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& Doth Still Absent<lb></lb>
himself from your Petitioners Service to the great Loss of your<lb></lb>
Petitioner in his said Trade</p>
<p n="32">Your Petitioner therefore humbly Prays your<lb></lb>
Worships Order for Causeing the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50409_n32-1">Robert Waters</rs>
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<lb></lb>
to Appear Personally before your Worships then<lb></lb>
there to Answer the Premisses & to Abide by Such<lb></lb>
further Order as to your Worships shall seem meet</p>
<p n="33">And your Petitioner shall pray Etc</p>
<p n="34"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50409_n34-1">Samuel Wright</rs>
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</p>
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