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<p n="3">So the Rt. Worshipfull his Majestys Justices of the<lb></lb>
Peace for the City and Liberty of Westmr. Assembled in Quarter<lb></lb>
Sessions</p>
<p n="4">The humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65369_n4-1">Thos. Shergold</rs>
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<p n="5"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
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That your Petitionrs. is an Apprentice<lb></lb>
(by Indenture bearing Date the twelfth day of May 1722)<lb></lb>
bound to <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65369_n5-88">Hans Hyssing</rs>
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of the Parish of St. Anns Westmr.<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65369_occ1">Linner</rs>
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for the Space of Four Years from the said Date to<lb></lb>
learn his Art of a Linner and hath faithfully Served him<lb></lb>
above two years and that his said Master had with him<lb></lb>
Fifty two Pounds ten Shillings That your Petitionrs. Said<lb></lb>
master hath for some time past. been very Cross and Out of<lb></lb>
Humour to your Petitionrs. giveing him Unwholesome Meals<lb></lb>
and not Sufficient of That hath Put Lumps of Clay in two or<lb></lb>
three Pints of Small Beer Stir'd it together then Strain'd it<lb></lb>
through a Cloath for your Petitionrs to drink, has hung<lb></lb>
Wett Cloths in the Garrett where he lay whereby he has told<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65369_occ2">Violent Colds</rs>
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And lately has barbarously Kicked him for<lb></lb>
Speakeing to a Friend at ye Door but for two or three Minutes<lb></lb>
And when your Petitionrs said Master was lately going into<lb></lb>
into the Country he bid your Petitionrs. go home to his Mother<lb></lb>
without leaveing him Imployment to Improve himself<lb></lb>
and Since he returned Out of the Country bid him again go<lb></lb>
home to his Mother, your Petitionrs. desired he would give<lb></lb>
it under his hand to go, which he refused to doe</p>
<p n="6"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Hans Hyssing the<lb></lb>
Master is a Foreigner<lb></lb>
and not Naturaliz'd}</note>
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Your Petitionr. therefore humbly Prays this<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65369_occ3">Honble</rs>
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. Court to discharge him from his<lb></lb>
said Master and from his Indenture of<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65369_occ4">Apprenticehood</rs>
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, and have him at his Liberty to Serve<lb></lb>
with some Other fit Master and Also to Order<lb></lb>
him part of the Money again that was given<lb></lb>
with him</p>
<p n="7">And as in Duty bound Yr Petitionr shall Pray Etc</p>
<p n="8"> <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65369_n8-1">Thos. Shergold</rs>
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