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<p n="6">To the Worshipfull the Bench of Justices for the<lb></lb>
City and Liberty of Westmr.</p>
<p n="7">The humble Peticon of <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65372_n7-1">Robert Hussey</rs>
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</p>
<p n="8"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That yor. Petr. was by Indre dated on or abt. 2d. Decr. 1719 bound out<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65372_occ4">apprentice</rs>
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to one <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65372_n8-1">Robt. Gildon</rs>
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Citizn. and France Gilder of <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65372_geo3">London</rs>
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for ye. terme<lb></lb>
of seven yeares to learn ye Art of France and other Gilding to teach your petr.<lb></lb>
which there was pd. to the sd. Robt. the sume of Twenty pounds</p>
<p n="9">That Yr Petr. Mar. soon after dying yor Petr Mistriss brot. sometime aftr. yor. Petrs. said<lb></lb>
Mars Decease one <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65372_n9-1">Jno Driver</rs>
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& desired your Petr. to accept him fore Mar. Wiz your<lb></lb>
Petr. consented to on Condicon yt he might have his freedom wch. was then Punised<lb></lb>
your petr. both by our Petr. then Mistriss & the sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65372_n9-2">Jno. Driver</rs>
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<p n="10">That on yor. Petrs. see consenting a scriven or was sent for under pretence of<lb></lb>
turning your Petr. over from his then Mistress to ye sd <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65372_n10-1">Jno. Driver</rs>
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who in ade out a new<lb></lb>
and fresh Indres between your Petr. and ye sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65372_n10-2">Jno. Driver</rs>
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for ye forme of 5 yeares one<lb></lb>
pt of wch your petr. signed as supposg. it to be ye way he shd. be turned over according<lb></lb>
as they had told<del>him</del>
your Petr. But since that yor. Petr. hath been informed yt. he<lb></lb>
was imposed on by signing the sd. last Indre and that the way yor. Petr. shd. have<lb></lb>
been turned ovr. shd. have been done by the Companys Etc where your Petr. was bound and that<lb></lb>
the true reason why it was not see done was that the sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65372_n10-3">Jno. Driver</rs>
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was a Foreigner<lb></lb>
That Yor. Petr. by ye sd. Indres was to be found all Cloths by the sd. Mars. but the sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65372_n10-4">Jno. Driver</rs>
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<lb></lb>
hath many times absolutely refused to allow yor Petr. any Cloths & during ye time your<lb></lb>
Petr. hath served him wch is upwds of 3 yeards nevr. has tho the same is Particularly<lb></lb>
menconed in ye sd. Indre and as to ye sd. First Indre yor Petr. cannot have any benefit of<lb></lb>
any Covy. therein the sd <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65372_n10-5">Robt. Gildon</rs>
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Wife being since his Decease gone away soe yt. yor.<lb></lb>
Petr. Cannot by any meanes tho. he hath made diligent enquiry find her out<lb></lb>
That the sd <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65372_n10-6">Jno. Driver</rs>
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yor petr. said last Mar. hath since yor Petr. becomg. his apprentice<lb></lb>
took up and stil keeps for want of full business at his Trade and Alehouse soe that<lb></lb>
your Petr. is very often for want of other work (yor. Petrs. said Mar. now acting in the<lb></lb>
nature of a Journy man himself not havg. any shop) employed to carry out Drink fetch in potts<lb></lb>
Wcr your Petr. humbly submitts he was not bound to doe</p>
<p n="11">Therefore the premes considered Your Petr. most humbly prays<lb></lb>
your Worshipps to be discharged from the said <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65372_n11-1">Jno. Driver</rs>
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and that yor.<lb></lb>
Petr. May have such further relief as to your Worshipps shall seem<lb></lb>
meet.</p>
<p n="12">And yor. Petr. (as in duty bound) shall ever pray Etc.</p>
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