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<p n="321">To the Worshipful His Majesty's <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50482_occ70">Justices of<lb></lb>
the peace</rs>
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for the County of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50482_geo156">Middx</rs>
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in their Quarter Sessn. at Hicks<lb></lb>
Hall Assembled</p>
<p n="322">The Humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50482_n322-1">Joseph Churchill</rs>
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(Son<lb></lb>
of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50482_n322-2">Saml. Churchill</rs>
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Deced) Apprentice to <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50482_n322-3">John<lb></lb>
Bassett</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50482_geo157">East Smithfield</rs>
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in the par of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50482_geo158">St.<lb></lb>
Botolph without Aldgate</rs>
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in Middx</p>
<p n="323"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
</p>
<p n="324">That your petitioner by Indenture<lb></lb>
Bearing Date the 19th. Day of September 1759 did<del>was</del>
by and with<lb></lb>
the Privity of Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50482_n324-1">Robert Gamon</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50482_occ71">Treasurer</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50482_geo159">Saint<lb></lb>
Sepulchres</rs>
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Parish London put<del>and</del>
himself Apprentice to<lb></lb>
John Brassett of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50482_geo160">Sr. Botolph Aldgate</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50482_occ72">Watchmaker</rs>
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to Learn<lb></lb>
his Art And as an Apprentice to Serve him from the Day<lb></lb>
of the Date of the said Indenture for the Term of Seven Years<lb></lb>
In which Indre the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50482_n324-2">John Brassett</rs>
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om Consideracon of<lb></lb>
3 pounds paid to him by the Order of the Trustees of the<lb></lb>
Charity School of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50482_geo161">St. Sepulchres</rs>
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London<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
And also in<lb></lb>
Consideration of £2:6s paid by <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50482_n324-3">Ann Churchill</rs>
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your petition<lb></lb>
Mother and also<del>6 pounds</del>
a Note of Hand of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50482_n324-4">Ann<lb></lb>
Churchill</rs>
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for 6 pounds to be paid at Half a Guinea a Month<lb></lb>
to the said John Brasett He the said John Brassett<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
Covenanted to teach and Instruct<del>the</del>
Yr. petitioner in the said Art and<lb></lb>
Mystery of a Watchmaker And to find yr. petr. wch. Meat Drink<lb></lb>
Washing and Lodging And all other Necessaries According<lb></lb>
to the Custom of London during the sd. Term</p>
<p n="325">That Yr. petitioner in pursuance of the sd. Indenture<lb></lb>
Faithfully Serv'd the sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50482_n325-1">John Brassett</rs>
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as his Apprentice<lb></lb>
until the 27th. Jany last past</p>
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