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<p n="5">Pounds and five Shillings on the 21st.. day of<lb></lb>
October 1786 of Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50840_n5-1">Henry May</rs>
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, Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50840_n5-6">Robert Hands</rs>
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,<lb></lb>
Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50840_n5-2">John May</rs>
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, Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50840_n5-3">James May</rs>
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, and <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50840_n5-4">Henry May</rs>
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, by<lb></lb>
the Hands of Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50840_n5-5">Harry May</rs>
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<p n="6">That the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50840_n6-1">William Vaughan</rs>
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after your<lb></lb>
Petitioner became his Apprentice chiefly employed<lb></lb>
your Petitioner in cleaning his Shoes and running<lb></lb>
of Errands and neglected to instruct him in the<lb></lb>
Trade of<del>the</del>
a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50840_occ7">Taylor</rs>
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which your Petitioner was<lb></lb>
bound <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50840_occ8">Apprentice</rs>
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to the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50840_n6-2">William Vaughan</rs>
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to<lb></lb>
learn</p>
<p n="7">That during the Time your Petitioner hath<lb></lb>
been Apprentice to the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50840_n7-1">William Vaughan</rs>
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he<lb></lb>
the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50840_n7-2">William Vaughan</rs>
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hath frequently without<lb></lb>
any just Cause beat misused and illtreated your<lb></lb>
Petitioner and particularly that he did on Thursday<lb></lb>
the 30th. day of October last without any just or<lb></lb>
reasonable Cause or Provacation whatsoever<lb></lb>
violently Assault your Petitioner and with a<lb></lb>
Stick cruelly beat him on the right side of his<lb></lb>
Head and other Parts of his Body by which your<lb></lb>
Petitioner was greatly wounded Bruised and Hurt</p>
<p n="8">Your Petitioner therefore humbly prays<lb></lb>
your Worships to take the Premises<lb></lb>
into your Consideration and to order <lb></lb>
his said Master to Attend this<lb></lb>
Honourable Court some day in the<lb></lb>
next Session to shew Cause why your<lb></lb>
Petitioner should not be discharged<lb></lb>
from his said <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50840_occ9">Apprenticeship</rs>
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And why<lb></lb>
the Sum of Ten Pounds and five<lb></lb>
shillings paid to him with yours</p>
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