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<p n="169">To the Worshipfull the Chair-Man and the rest<lb></lb>
of his Majesty's Justicies of the Peace for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50431_geo203">County<lb></lb>
of Middlesex</rs>
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</p>
<p n="170">The Humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50431_n170-1">John Sumner</rs>
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Son of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50431_n170-2">Isaac Sumner</rs>
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</p>
<p n="171"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Most humbly Shews</note>
<lb></lb>
That your Petrs. said Father having on the <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50431_date56">30th. day<lb></lb>
of Octr. last</rs>
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by Indenture Bound your Petr. Apprentice to <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50431_n171-1">John<lb></lb>
Griffin</rs>
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then of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50431_geo204"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50431_geo205">Black Fryers</rs>
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London</rs>
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(but now of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50431_geo206"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50431_geo207">parish<lb></lb>
of St. Andrew</rs>
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in the said County of Middlesex</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50431_occ87">Watch<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
Finisher</rs>
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) for the Term of Seven Years to be Computed from<lb></lb>
the date of the said Indenture, And having as appears by the<lb></lb>
said Indenture In Consideration of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50431_n171-2">John Griffins</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Undertaking during the said Term to Instruct and Teach<lb></lb>
or cause to be Instructed and taught your Petr. in the<lb></lb>
best way and manner he cou'd the said Art or Business<lb></lb>
of a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50431_occ88">Watch Finisher</rs>
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and in Consideration of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50431_n171-3">John<lb></lb>
Griffin</rs>
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's Undertaking to find and Allow your Petr. John<lb></lb>
Sufficient Meat, Drink, Washing, Lodging and all other<lb></lb>
necessarys during the said Term, Your Petrs. Father paid<lb></lb>
him the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50431_n171-4">John Griffin</rs>
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as an Apprentice Fee with your<lb></lb>
Petr. the Sum of five pounds five Shillings as Appears<lb></lb>
by the said Indenture</p>
<p n="172">Your Petr. further humbly Shews your Worships<lb></lb>
that he Faithfully and punctually Served the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50431_n172-1">John<lb></lb>
Griffin</rs>
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from the said <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50431_date57">30th. day of October</rs>
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Untill on or about<lb></lb>
the <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50431_date58">23d. day of July last</rs>
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, when your Petr. through or Violent<lb></lb>
fitt of Illness Occasioned by very ill Usage of his Master<lb></lb>
by his not Allowing him Sufficient Meat of Drink and by<lb></lb>
Obliging him to lye in a Cold Stinking Room on a very<lb></lb>
Nasty dirty Old Bed not big enough for a Bloster and<lb></lb>
greatly Infected with Lice and other Vermin, and Obliging<lb></lb>
your Petr. to Work at very Immoderate and unreasonable<lb></lb>
Hours and in a very Dark place Where his Eyes were<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
Affected And the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50431_n172-2">John Griffin</rs>
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or his Wife neglecting</p>
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