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To the Worshipfull Sir
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John Hawkins
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. Chairman
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and others His Majesty's
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Justices of the peace
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for the
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now in their General Quarter
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Session of the Peace Holden at
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Hicks Hall
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in
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Saint
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John Street
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in and for the said County Assembled
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The Humble Petition of
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William
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Gogney
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Son of
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William Gogney
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Citizen
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and
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Farrier
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of
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Deceased
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Sheweth
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That Your Petr. was by Indenture of apprenticeship bearing date the 17th
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day of June 1774 bound out an Apprentice by the Governors of
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Christ Hospital
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to
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Richard Meach
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of
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George's Court Clerkenwell
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in the said
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and the Sum of Ten Pounds was given with him to the said
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Richard Meach
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as
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an Apprentice Fee as by the said Indenture when produced will more
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fully appear.
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That your Petitioners hath duly and truly served his Time hither to,
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but his said Master hath neglected to Teach and Instruct him property as
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he ought to do, and has lately advertized and Sold off his Tools and Implements
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in Trade and declined his Business and without the Consent of your Petr.
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or his Friends intends to make a property of Your Petitioner and Assign
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him Over to another Person in a different branch for the Consideration
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of £30. which the said person refusing to pay; Your Petitioner
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is likely to be Harrassed and Hawked about from one to another (untill
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his said Master has made his Bargain of him) and thereby lose all
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his further Time of Instruction.
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That notwithstanding your Petitioner has but one Year and Seven
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Months to Serve of his Time yet he is not so proficient in his Business as
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he ought to be by Reason of his said Master's Neglecting to Teach and Instruct
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him, And is not Capable when Out of his Time of Earning more than Ten or
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Twelve Shillings instead of Thirty Shillings P Week as he ought to have done
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in case he had been property Instructed.
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D: J: Bruce
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Sollr
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.
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Your Petitioner for these and other
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Reasons to be Offered therefore most
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humbly Prays your Worships to take his
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Case into Consideration and be placed to
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discharge him from his said
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Apprenticeship
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or make such other Order therein as to Your
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Worships shall meet
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And Your Petitioner shall ever pray Etc
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Wm. Gogney
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