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his apprentice and was in form of Law acquitted thereof
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us
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two of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace in and
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for the
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being One of the Children of the Hospital for the Main
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tenance and Education of exposed and deserted
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Young Children and lately bound apprentice to
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aforesaid Millener to Serve
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him in his said Business until she should
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accomplish her Age of Twenty One Years (she or should be married
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now Complain
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to us that her
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said Master hath Sundry twice beat ill Treated misused her and praying
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to be discharged from her said Apprentices hi
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for & upon of such Misusage And Whereas
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the said
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being personally
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present before Us the said Justices hath not
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Denied the said Matter of Complaint We the said
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Justices do therefore by the Concent of this d TB. think fit that the said
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Apprentice should be discharged from his said
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said Apprenticeship And do hereby order her
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to be discharged Accordingly given under
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our Hands & Seals the Day of
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in the Year of the Reign of our sevr
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D King George the 3d.
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