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<p n="20">To his Majties. <rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65383_occ8">Justices of Peace</rs>
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for ye. Citty of<lb></lb>
Westmr. & ye. Liberties thereof in their Generall<lb></lb>
Quarter Sessions now Assembled</p>
<p n="21">The humble Peticon of <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65383_n21-1">Jonathan Woodward</rs>
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an Antient Housekeeper<lb></lb>
& Inhabitant within ye. Sd. Citty</p>
<p n="22"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That yor. Peticonr. having divers Children has by honest Means<lb></lb>
endeavor'd to provide for 'ern and to place with such Masters as<lb></lb>
Should instruct em in Some honest & Sober Method of Life.</p>
<p n="23">That abot. ye. 15th. of September 1726. yor. Petnr. did place Samuel<lb></lb>
Woodward one of yor. Petnrs. Souns an Apprentice<del>not</del>
for Seaven Years<lb></lb>
with <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65383_n23-1">Gabriel Pilkington</rs>
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a <rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65383_occ9">Pastry Cooke</rs>
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living in ye. Broad way in<lb></lb>
Westmr. To whom your Petnr. then gave ye. Summ<obscured></obscured>
of Eight pound<lb></lb>
and agreed to cloath his sd. Soun during ye. sd. Term, in order to have him<lb></lb>
brought up & instructed in ye Sd. Trade or business of a <rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65383_occ10">Pastry Cooke</rs>
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as by<lb></lb>
the Indentures of apprentiship may appear.</p>
<p n="24">That ye. Sd. Pilkington at yt. Time & for Some Months afterwards<lb></lb>
did not (to yor. Petnrs. knowledge or beleif) use or Exercise any other<lb></lb>
Trade or Employmt. than that of a <rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65383_occ11">Pastry Cooke</rs>
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But</p>
<p n="25">That abot. 12 Months Since ye. Sd. Pilkington Sett up ye. Trade or<lb></lb>
Imploymt. of Selling ale & Beer entertaining all Sorts of Guests &<lb></lb>
Company in his House, And has ever Since usually employd yor. Petnrs.<lb></lb>
Sd. Sonn in attending Such Company and in other Services belonging<lb></lb>
to ye. Sd. Employmt. of Selling Beer & ale.</p>
<p n="26">That yor. Petnrs. Sd. Sonn is forced to Such Services & attendences<lb></lb>
not only on Week days & at very unseasonable Hours, but likewise<lb></lb>
on Sundays<del>and</del>
ever in Times of Divine Service, and not permitted<lb></lb>
ye. Liberty of going to Church and is consequently in Danger of<lb></lb>
being Corrupted both in his Moralls & Religion.</p>
<p n="27">That yor. Petnrs. Sd. Sonn has been divers times of late also forced to<lb></lb>
Light & attend his sd. Masters Guests & Customrs. at one or 2 a<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65383_occ12">Clock</rs>
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in ye. Morning from his Sd. Masters House as farr as ye. <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65383_geo6">Hay market</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65383_geo7">Leicester Fields</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65383_geo8">St. Martins Lane</rs>
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& other remote places, from whence<lb></lb>
returning alone at Such unseasonable Hours, his life has been Exposed to<lb></lb>
Danger</p>
<p n="28">Yor. Petnr. therfore humbly prays his sd. Sonn may be<lb></lb>
discharged from his sd. Master & yt his Sd. Master may be<lb></lb>
ordered to restore to yor. Petnr. ye Money So payd to him by<lb></lb>
yor. Petnr. & ye. Sd. Indentrs. debred up to be cancelled</p>
<p n="29">And yor. Petnr. Shall ever Pray Etc.</p>
<p n="30"> <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65383_n30-1">Jonathan Woodward</rs>
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