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To the Worpfull. the Chairman and the rest of his
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Maties. Justice of this Peace for the City & Liberty of
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Westmr: att their generall quarter Sessions of the
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Peace for the said City and Liberty holden
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The humble petition of
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a house keeper & Inhabitant within the same
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Liberty
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Humbly sheweth
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That last day of July 1713 one
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apprentice
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to yor. Pitr; by Indentures of Apprenticeship for
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seven yeares & was received by yor. pet. in his dwelling house
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as his Apprentice & provided for wth; meate Drink wasting
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& lodgeing for above 16 months yor. Petr. having received
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but & in moneys with his sd. Apprentice dureing which
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time he was soe addictee to lyeing cheweing & cheateing that yor. Petr.
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lost above £20 in vallue in hair moneys & other goods
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Yr. there was nothing loose or layd care lostly about yor.
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Petrs house but what was stolen & tooke up goods in
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you Petr & lodgers names sold them to this owne
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so without their knowledge on direccon & often as soon
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as hee had committed such facts absented himself
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severall dayes from yor.
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and
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Petr. house & service
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in soe much that yor. Petr. carried him before a Justice
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of y Peace, severall times & tooke him agayne att
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the request of such Justice of y Peace & his promise of
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Amendmt. but he still. worse in his Crimes then before & Stole
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in Money out of yor; Petrs Bed chamber & umquite
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away with yt, & other thing from yor. Petr
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but
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after wards being apprhended was committed to
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And your. Petr. considering y sender neste of his yeares hath not
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Prosecuted him for such Thefts & frands
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Yor. Peticoner therefore humbly submitts the
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whole matter to yor. worpps order & direccons &
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prayed the sd Apprentice may bee discharged from
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hid service he having been a greate expence to
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yor. Petr & done him nor Service but much mischeif
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for y time he stayed & if he be returned upon yor.
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Petr. it may bee yor Petrs ruyne
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And yor. Petr. shall ever pray
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