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<p n="584">To the Worshipfull his Majesties <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50432_occ335">Justices of the <lb></lb>
Peace</rs>
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for the County of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50432_geo759">Middx</rs>
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in their General<lb></lb>
Quarter Session of the Peace Assembled</p>
<p n="585">The Humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50432_n585-1">Thomas Ingram</rs>
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</p>
<p n="586"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
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That your petitioner was bound an <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50432_occ336">Apprentice</rs>
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to <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50432_n586-1">Edward day</rs>
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of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50432_geo760"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50432_geo761">parish of St Luke</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50432_geo762">County of Middx</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50432_occ337">Cabinet Maker</rs>
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by<lb></lb>
Indentures bearing date the 30th day of October in the year of our<lb></lb>
Lord 1748 for the Term of Seven Years</p>
<p n="587">That your petitioners said Master frequently since his said<lb></lb>
Apprenticeship absented himself for a Considerable time together <lb></lb>
from his Business and left your<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
petitioner quite unemployed <lb></lb>
and without necessary provisions to Subsist on during his absence so<lb></lb>
That your petitioner was oblidged to Maintain himself at his own<lb></lb>
expence</p>
<p n="588">That your petitioners said Master is obsconded from his House<lb></lb>
for fear of being Arrested and will not instruct him in the said Business <lb></lb>
by reason whereof he is greatly afraid that he shall hereafter <lb></lb>
be destitute & unskilled in the said Trade to procure himself Subsistance</p>
<p n="589">That your Petitioner caused a petition to be filed in this Court <lb></lb>
on Monday last wherein your petitioner (as he hath since discovered)<lb></lb>
by Mistake called <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50432_n589-1">John Ingram</rs>
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instead of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50432_n589-2">Thomas Ingram</rs>
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<lb></lb>
therein Settingforth the above Matters thereby praying that your<lb></lb>
Worships wod. be pleased to take the premes into consideration <lb></lb>
and to discharge your said petitioner from his said Master <lb></lb>
Service or to grant him such other releif as to your Worships<lb></lb>
shod seem meet Whereupon the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50432_n589-3">Edward Day</rs>
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was Ordered <lb></lb>
to Attend this Court to Morrow being Friday the 25th: day of this <lb></lb>
instant October to Answer the said petitioner a true copy of which<lb></lb>
said petition and Order hath been served on the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50432_n589-4">Edward Day</rs>
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</p>
<p n="590">Your petitioner therefore humbly prays<lb></lb>
that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50432_n590-1">Edward Day</rs>
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may be ordered <lb></lb>
to Attend this Court on Friday the 25th: day of <lb></lb>
October instant at Ten in the forenoon to<lb></lb>
Answer the above petition And that your <lb></lb>
<del>petition</del>
Worships wod be pleased to take the <lb></lb>
premes into Consideration and to discharge <lb></lb>
your said Petitioner or from his Master's <lb></lb>
Service or to Grant him such other releif<lb></lb>
as to your Worships shall seem meet</p>
<p n="591">And your petitioner shall ever pray Etc<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50432_n591-1">thomas Ingram</rs>
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