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So the Rt. Worshipfull his Majestys Justices of the
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Peace for the City and Liberty of Westmr. Assembled in Quarter
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Sessions
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The humble Petition of
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Sheweth
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That your Petitionrs. is an Apprentice
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(by Indenture bearing Date the twelfth day of May 1722)
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bound to
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Hans Hyssing
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of the Parish of St. Anns Westmr.
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for the Space of Four Years from the said Date to
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learn his Art of a Linner and hath faithfully Served him
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above two years and that his said Master had with him
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Fifty two Pounds ten Shillings That your Petitionrs. Said
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master hath for some time past. been very Cross and Out of
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Humour to your Petitionrs. giveing him Unwholesome Meals
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and not Sufficient of That hath Put Lumps of Clay in two or
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three Pints of Small Beer Stir'd it together then Strain'd it
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through a Cloath for your Petitionrs to drink, has hung
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Wett Cloths in the Garrett where he lay whereby he has told
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Violent Colds
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And lately has barbarously Kicked him for
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Speakeing to a Friend at ye Door but for two or three Minutes
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And when your Petitionrs said Master was lately going into
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into the Country he bid your Petitionrs. go home to his Mother
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without leaveing him Imployment to Improve himself
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and Since he returned Out of the Country bid him again go
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home to his Mother, your Petitionrs. desired he would give
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it under his hand to go, which he refused to doe
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Hans Hyssing the
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Master is a Foreigner
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Your Petitionr. therefore humbly Prays this
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Honble
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. Court to discharge him from his
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said Master and from his Indenture of
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, and have him at his Liberty to Serve
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with some Other fit Master and Also to Order
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him part of the Money again that was given
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with him
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And as in Duty bound Yr Petitionr shall Pray Etc
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