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