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<p n="7">To the Worshipfull the Bench of Justices<lb></lb>
at the Sessions held at <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65410_geo5">Westminster Hall</rs>
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<p n="8">The Humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65410_n8-1">John Richardson</rs>
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and Apprentice</p>
<p n="9"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Humbly Sheweth</note>
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That Your Petitioner was bound an Apprentice unto<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65410_n9-1">Anthony Powell</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65410_geo6">Charles Street</rs>
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Soho in the County of<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65410_geo7">Middlesex</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65410_occ5">Cordwainer</rs>
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for the Term of Seven Years as<lb></lb>
your Wiorships may be pleased to see by the annexed<lb></lb>
Indentures and Your Petitioners mother was to find upon<lb></lb>
Petitioner in Cloaths Linning Etc for halfe the sd term and your<lb></lb>
petitrs in Master was to find your Petitioner for the remained<lb></lb>
of your petitrs time and your petitoner Served four<lb></lb>
Years and Eight months of said time of your Petitrs<lb></lb>
time of <rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65410_occ6">Apprenticeship</rs>
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and although your petitioners<lb></lb>
hath beleaved as a true and faithfull apprentiss Your<lb></lb>
Petitrs master doth refuse although often required to<lb></lb>
find your petitr according to the Covenant of said<lb></lb>
Indenture although often requested and gave for his<lb></lb>
reasons that unless your Petitrs. mother would pray<lb></lb>
three pounds and upwards which he pretends to be due<lb></lb>
for working task work<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
and that he would not give<lb></lb>
or find your Petitioner unless said Sume be paid and<lb></lb>
your Petitioner being deprived of apparell humbly beg<lb></lb>
your Worships will oblige your Petitrs master to find him<lb></lb>
according to said Indenture so that your petitioner<lb></lb>
may be discharged according to Law your Petitr being<lb></lb>
fatherless and destitute of Cloaths to cover your petitioners<lb></lb>
and humbly Implores you will order your Petitioners<lb></lb>
to be provided according to the Covenent in said<lb></lb>
Indenture or that Implied discharged for although<lb></lb>
he has been often requested to do according to agreed<lb></lb>
he says that he will not find your Petitr unless he<lb></lb>
be paid for<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
task Worth all which being hard on your<lb></lb>
Petitir and humbly Impores your taking the premises<lb></lb>
into your favourable consideration being maked and<lb></lb>
not able to perform the remainder of my apprentice-<lb></lb>
ship unless redressed by your worships by his finding me<lb></lb>
Cloaths And Sending Etc according to agreement</p>
<p n="10">And your Petitr will as in Duty bound Pray Etc</p>
<p n="11"> <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65410_n11-1">John Richardson</rs>
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