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<p n="4">To the Worshipfull Sr. <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65406_n4-1">John Gonson</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65406_occ1">Knight</rs>
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<lb></lb>
& the rest of his Majesties <rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65406_occ2">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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at the<lb></lb>
General Quarter Sessions of the Peace now held for the<lb></lb>
City & Liberty of Westmr. in the County of Middx</p>
<p n="5">The humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65406_n5-1">Charles William Stutley</rs>
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<p n="6"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Humble Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That yr. Petr. by Indenture of Apprentiship<lb></lb>
bearing Date the Twenty sixth Day of November 1733. was bound<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65406_occ3">Apprentice</rs>
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to Jerrom Johnson of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65406_geo2">Parish of St.<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Martin in the Fields</rs>
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in<lb></lb>
the County of <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65406_geo3">Middx</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65406_n6-1">Glas Ingraver</rs>
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for the Term of Seven Years from thence<lb></lb>
next ensuing to learn the Art of Glass Ingraving. And tho' ye Petr. hath<lb></lb>
faithfully sewed his<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Master the sd. Jerrom Johnson ever since Yet his sd.<lb></lb>
Master hath not instructed him in the sd. Art, but (as ye Petr. verily<lb></lb>
believes) to conceal the same from yr. Petr. put what work of that kind<lb></lb>
he has for two Years past had to do, to be wrought by another Person &<lb></lb>
has imployed Yr. Petr. only to scollop Glass (an Art which his sd, Master did<lb></lb>
not follow before nor at the time ye. Petr. was bound to him as aforesd.)<lb></lb>
which has been very prejudicial to yr. Petrs. Health whereby yr. Petr.<lb></lb>
has been twice poisoned & is now so weak That he is unable to work<lb></lb>
at any Business & is afraid he shall never recover his Health again.</p>
<p n="7">Yr. Petr. therefore humbly prays that his sd.<lb></lb>
Master may be compelled to teach & instruct him<lb></lb>
in the sd. Art of a Glass Ingraver as by his<del>sd</del>
Indre<lb></lb>
he is obliged to do, or that yr. Petr. may be discharged<lb></lb>
from his sd. Indre of <rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65406_occ4">Apprenticeship</rs>
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or have such<lb></lb>
further & other Relief as to yr. Worships shall seem<lb></lb>
meet</p>
<p n="8">And yr. Petr. shall ever pray Etc</p>
<p n="9"> <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65406_n9-1">Charles Wm Stutley</rs>
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