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<p n="184">To the Right Worshipful his Maties <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50431_occ92">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50431_geo211">County<lb></lb>
of Middlesex</rs>
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at their General Session Assembled</p>
<p n="185">The Humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50431_n185-1">Richard Lewis</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50431_occ93">Apprentice</rs>
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<lb></lb>
unto <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50431_n185-2">John Lewis Lamatte</rs>
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of the Parish of<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50431_geo212">Saint Giles</rs>
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In the County aforesaid <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50431_occ94">Jeweller</rs>
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</p>
<p n="186"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Most Humbly Sheweth.</note>
<lb></lb>
That your Petr. was By Indenture Bearing Date the <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50431_date63">Seventh<lb></lb>
Day of September In the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Seven<lb></lb>
Hundred and Forty eight</rs>
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Bound apprentice unto the abovenamed <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50431_n186-1">John<lb></lb>
Lewis Lamatte</rs>
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To Serve him for the Spawand Term of Eight Years<lb></lb>
relation being thereunto had by the Indenture Annexed may more fully<lb></lb>
appear During which Time your Petr. hath Faithfully Serve his Said<lb></lb>
Master Notwithstanding your Petrs. Said Master hath<lb></lb>
Cruelly Beat and Misused your Petr. whereby He is much hurt<lb></lb>
threatned your Petrs. Life at Divers times and with Dangerous<lb></lb>
Weapons Attempted the Same.</p>
<p n="187"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50431_date64">Septemr 10th. 1754</rs>
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</note>
<lb></lb>
<note type="authorial" place="margin"> <obscured></obscured>
Attorney for<lb></lb>
the Apprentice</note>
<lb></lb>
Your Petr. therefore most Humbly Pray your Worsps<lb></lb>
would Be Pleased To Order that his said Master<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50431_n187-1">John Lewis Lamatte</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50431_n187-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
he being Bound by Recongnizance<lb></lb>
Before Justices Sr. Laurance One of his Maties <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50431_occ95">Justices<lb></lb>
of the Peace</rs>
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for the Said County To Answer the Complaint<lb></lb>
of his Said Apprentice to attend Some Day this present Session to<lb></lb>
<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Shew Cause why Your Petr. should not be Discharged<lb></lb>
from his Said Apprenticeship And that all persons<lb></lb>
Concerned Do Attend this Court to give Evidence of and<lb></lb>
concerning the premisses.</p>
<p n="188">And Yr. Petr. Shall Ever Pray<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50431_n188-1">Richard Lewis</rs>
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