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<p n="6">To the Worpfull. the Chairman and the rest of his<lb></lb>
Maties. Justice of this Peace for the City & Liberty of<lb></lb>
Westmr: att their generall quarter Sessions of the<lb></lb>
Peace for the said City and Liberty holden</p>
<p n="7">The humble petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65354_n7-1">Robert Murray</rs>
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Panning<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65354_occ7">maker</rs>
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a house keeper & Inhabitant within the same<lb></lb>
Liberty</p>
<p n="8"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Humbly sheweth</note>
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That last day of July 1713 one <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65354_n8-1">Edward Ellis</rs>
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was bound<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65354_occ8">apprentice</rs>
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to yor. Pitr; by Indentures of Apprenticeship for<lb></lb>
seven yeares & was received by yor. pet. in his dwelling house<lb></lb>
as his Apprentice & provided for wth; meate Drink wasting<lb></lb>
& lodgeing for above 16 months yor. Petr. having received<lb></lb>
but & in moneys with his sd. Apprentice dureing which<lb></lb>
time he was soe addictee to lyeing cheweing & cheateing that yor. Petr.<lb></lb>
lost above £20 in vallue in hair moneys & other goods<lb></lb>
Yr. there was nothing loose or layd care lostly about yor.<lb></lb>
Petrs house but what was stolen & tooke up goods in<lb></lb>
you Petr & lodgers names sold them to this owne<lb></lb>
so without their knowledge on direccon & often as soon<lb></lb>
as hee had committed such facts absented himself<lb></lb>
severall dayes from yor.<del>and</del>
Petr. house & service<lb></lb>
in soe much that yor. Petr. carried him before a Justice<lb></lb>
of y Peace, severall times & tooke him agayne att<lb></lb>
the request of such Justice of y Peace & his promise of<lb></lb>
Amendmt. but he still. worse in his Crimes then before & Stole<lb></lb>
in Money out of yor; Petrs Bed chamber & umquite<lb></lb>
away with yt, & other thing from yor. Petr<del>Service</del>
but<lb></lb>
after wards being apprhended was committed to <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65354_geo3">Bridewell</rs>
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And your. Petr. considering y sender neste of his yeares hath not<lb></lb>
Prosecuted him for such Thefts & frands</p>
<p n="9">Yor. Peticoner therefore humbly submitts the<lb></lb>
whole matter to yor. worpps order & direccons &<lb></lb>
prayed the sd Apprentice may bee discharged from<lb></lb>
hid service he having been a greate expence to<lb></lb>
yor. Petr & done him nor Service but much mischeif<lb></lb>
for y time he stayed & if he be returned upon yor.<lb></lb>
Petr. it may bee yor Petrs ruyne</p>
<p n="10">And yor. Petr. shall ever pray</p>
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