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To the Worshipfull the Bench of Justices for the
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City and Liberty of Westmr.
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The humble Peticon of
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Robert Hussey
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Sheweth
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That yor. Petr. was by Indre dated on or abt. 2d. Decr. 1719 bound out
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apprentice
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to one
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Robt. Gildon
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Citizn. and France Gilder of
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for ye. terme
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of seven yeares to learn ye Art of France and other Gilding to teach your petr.
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which there was pd. to the sd. Robt. the sume of Twenty pounds
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That Yr Petr. Mar. soon after dying yor Petr Mistriss brot. sometime aftr. yor. Petrs. said
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Mars Decease one
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& desired your Petr. to accept him fore Mar. Wiz your
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Petr. consented to on Condicon yt he might have his freedom wch. was then Punised
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your petr. both by our Petr. then Mistriss & the sd.
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That on yor. Petrs. see consenting a scriven or was sent for under pretence of
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turning your Petr. over from his then Mistress to ye sd
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who in ade out a new
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and fresh Indres between your Petr. and ye sd.
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Jno. Driver
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for ye forme of 5 yeares one
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pt of wch your petr. signed as supposg. it to be ye way he shd. be turned over according
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as they had told
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your Petr. But since that yor. Petr. hath been informed yt. he
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was imposed on by signing the sd. last Indre and that the way yor. Petr. shd. have
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been turned ovr. shd. have been done by the Companys Etc where your Petr. was bound and that
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the true reason why it was not see done was that the sd.
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was a Foreigner
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That Yor. Petr. by ye sd. Indres was to be found all Cloths by the sd. Mars. but the sd.
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hath many times absolutely refused to allow yor Petr. any Cloths & during ye time your
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Petr. hath served him wch is upwds of 3 yeards nevr. has tho the same is Particularly
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menconed in ye sd. Indre and as to ye sd. First Indre yor Petr. cannot have any benefit of
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any Covy. therein the sd
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Robt. Gildon
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Wife being since his Decease gone away soe yt. yor.
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Petr. Cannot by any meanes tho. he hath made diligent enquiry find her out
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That the sd
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yor petr. said last Mar. hath since yor Petr. becomg. his apprentice
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took up and stil keeps for want of full business at his Trade and Alehouse soe that
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your Petr. is very often for want of other work (yor. Petrs. said Mar. now acting in the
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nature of a Journy man himself not havg. any shop) employed to carry out Drink fetch in potts
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Wcr your Petr. humbly submitts he was not bound to doe
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Therefore the premes considered Your Petr. most humbly prays
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your Worshipps to be discharged from the said
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and that yor.
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Petr. May have such further relief as to your Worshipps shall seem
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meet.
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And yor. Petr. (as in duty bound) shall ever pray Etc.
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