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