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<p n="179">To the Worshipfull Sir <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50721_n179-1">John Hawkins</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50721_occ40">Knight</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50721_occ41">Chairman</rs>
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and others His Majesty's <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50721_occ42">Justices of the<lb></lb>
Peace</rs>
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for the County of Middx now in their General<lb></lb>
Session of the Peace Holden at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50721_geo194">Hick's Hall</rs>
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in<lb></lb>
Saint <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50721_geo195">John Street</rs>
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in and for the sd. County Assembled</p>
<p n="180">The humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50721_n180-1">William<lb></lb>
Gogney</rs>
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Son of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50721_n180-2">William Gogney</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Citizen and Ferrier of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50721_geo196">London</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50721_occ43">deceased</rs>
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<p n="181"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That Your Petitioner was by Indenture of apprentice<lb></lb>
ship bearing date the 17th. day of June 1774 bound out an<lb></lb>
apprentice by the Govrs: of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50721_geo197">Christ Hospital</rs>
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to <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50721_n181-1">Richard<lb></lb>
Meach</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50721_geo198">George's Court Clerkenwell</rs>
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in the sd. County<lb></lb>
of Middx and the Sum of Ten pounds was given with<lb></lb>
him to the sd <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50721_n181-2">Richard Meach</rs>
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as an apprentice Fee<lb></lb>
as by the sd Indenture when produced will more fully<lb></lb>
appear</p>
<p n="182">That Your Petitioner hath duly and truly Served<lb></lb>
his Time hither to but his sd. Master hath neglected<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
to Teach and instruct him properly as he ought to do<lb></lb>
and has lately Advertized and Sold off his Tools and<lb></lb>
Implements in Trade and declined his Business and<lb></lb>
without the Consent of your Petitioner or his Friends<lb></lb>
intends to make a property of your Petitioner and Assign<lb></lb>
him over to another person in a different Branch for<lb></lb>
the Consideration of Thirty Pounds which the sd. person<lb></lb>
refusing to pay Tour Petitioner is likely to be harrassed<lb></lb>
and Hawked about from End to another (until his sd<lb></lb>
Master has made his Bargain of him) and thereby loss<lb></lb>
all his further Time of Instruction</p>
<p n="183">That notwithstanding your Petitioner has but<lb></lb>
about One Year and Seven Months to Serve of his Time<lb></lb>
yet he is not so proficient in his Business as he Ought</p>
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