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<p n="28">To the Rt Worshipfull his Majesties<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65370_occ11">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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at their Genll Quarter<lb></lb>
Sessions for the City and Liberty of Westm<lb></lb>
Assembled</p>
<p n="29">The humble Peticon of <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65370_n29-1">Francis Cooper</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65370_occ12">Victualer</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Most humbly Sheweth</p>
<p n="30">That Your Petr is an Ancient Inhabitant in <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65370_geo4">St Martins Street</rs>
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<lb></lb>
in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65370_geo5">Parish of St Martin in the Fields</rs>
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and applying to the Trustees<lb></lb>
of the Charity School of the said Parish for one of their Boys to be an<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65370_occ13">Apprentice</rs>
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they Willingly Complyed and Bound one <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65370_n30-1">Henry Swetnam</rs>
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<lb></lb>
to Your Petr. for Seven Year as by Indenture dated the 25th. June<lb></lb>
1723 will appear</p>
<p n="31">That Your Petr: said Apprentice hath Since proved a very Wicked<lb></lb>
Lewd and Tole Person and has went away from Your Petr. two<lb></lb>
Severall times and about the latter end of July last was Tryed for<lb></lb>
Felony at Salisbury Assizes</p>
<p n="32">That Your Petr: thinking it Dangerous to harbour his said<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65370_occ14">Apprentice</rs>
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again humbly Pray</p>
<p n="33">That Your Worships will be Pleased to<lb></lb>
Discharge him of his Apprentice he<lb></lb>
having been Guilty of the Crimes afore-<lb></lb>
menconed</p>
<p n="34">And Your Petr. (as in Duty Bound)<lb></lb>
Shall ever Pray Etc</p>
<p n="35">Mr Cooper</p>
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