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<p n="3">To the Rtt: Worpll: his Maties: <rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65341_occ1">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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Assembled in Qr: Sessions att Westmr:</p>
<p n="4">The humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65341_n4-1">Edward Haines</rs>
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<p n="5"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
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That yor: Petr: by his Indenture of Apprentiship<lb></lb>
Dated the 14th: of July 1712: became the Apprentice of one <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65341_n5-1">Thomas Ferand</rs>
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a <rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65341_occ2">Surgeon</rs>
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for Seven years to Learn his Art, That Soon after his Binding his Sd:<lb></lb>
Master Entred himself on Board his Maties: Ship the <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65341_geo2">Feversham</rs>
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as <rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65341_occ3">Surgeon</rs>
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And took yor: Petr: with him, And as yor: Petr: Expected to have Warn't<del>his</del>
his Art<lb></lb>
According to his Indre, but Instead thereof his sd: Master got yor: Petr: Placed<lb></lb>
before ye. Mast as a Comon Jayler, in which Station he has been ever Since,<lb></lb>
And Alwayes was kept to his Duty and Work, as ye. other <rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65341_occ4">Saylers</rs>
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were, And never<lb></lb>
had any benefitt of, or was learnt, any part of ye. said Art of Surgery, For that also<lb></lb>
yor: Petrs: said Master grew by Excess of Drinking Etc in an Allmost Superannuated<lb></lb>
Condicon, And was thereupon Advised or Ordered to Sell his Warrant to <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65341_n5-2">One Graham</rs>
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a Surgeon's Mate, which he Did, for Twenty Pistoles; but even then refused to<lb></lb>
Give yor: Petr: any Cloaths (which he was greatly in Need of) & also refused to<lb></lb>
turne yor: Petr: over to the said Graham; That his said Master Dyed at Spithead<lb></lb>
about three Months Since Coming home, And yor: Petr: for want of<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
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Necessaryes has has a Great fitt of Sickness; and has Suffred very great hardship's</p>
<p n="6">That yor: Petr: has Since Apply'd himself to the Widow Ferand<lb></lb>
his Executrix, And Sumons'd her before Mr: Justice Bealing; to be Releived<lb></lb>
in this his Distressed Condicon, But the sd. <rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65341_occ5">Widow</rs>
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Ferand refused to Doe any<lb></lb>
thing for yor: Petr: either for his future Provision, or Discharge unless Yor: Petr:<lb></lb>
would Assigne over to the said Widow All his Wages for his Service, as a <rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65341_occ6">Seaman</rs>
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on board the said Ship, which will Amount to near £30: And the said <rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65341_occ7">Widow</rs>
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Pretends to be poor and Unable to Provide for Yor: Petr: And had not Yor: Petrs:<lb></lb>
Mother Reliev'd him this Nine weeks, ever Since he Came home, Yor: Petr. must<lb></lb>
have Unavoidably Perished (Altho' the said Widow has Receiv'd Ticketts<lb></lb>
for the Wages of her said husband And for yor: Petrs: Service as a<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65341_occ8">Seaman</rs>
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for about £200:</p>
<p n="7">Yor: Petr: therefore humbly Pray's yor: Worps: will be<lb></lb>
Pleas'd to Discharge his said Indenture, whereby he<lb></lb>
may be Capable of Providing for himself, Or otherwise<lb></lb>
to be Releived in the premisses to this Honble: Court<lb></lb>
Shall Seem meet</p>
<p n="8">And Yor: Petr: Shall ever Pray Etc.</p>
<p n="9">8 July 1715:<lb></lb>
P J Waller</p>
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