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Upon reading the Humble Petison of
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James Kercey
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Exhibited to this Court
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Thereby Shewing that the sd. Petisoner had been Gound by Indre bearing do to
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the 22d day of September 1736 at Apprentice to
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Joshua Stotherd
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of the
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Parish of St. James
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Joshua writing Master for the
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Term of 7 Years From thereto next outstanding the date of the sd. Indre And that
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the sd. Peticonr and sure he had been bound an apprentice to the sd.
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Joshua
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Slotherd
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bee a beat & brussed by his sd Master with a Large Stick in a very
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Carborous & Johnman manner & sevral Times Kicked down stair's by his sd
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Master whereby the sd Peticonr had Seval times reserved great Injury &
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damage That the sd Petisoners Master had been about a quarter of a
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Year ago arrested & removed to the
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Kings Bouth prison
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where he now
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remains & is likely to remain And that the said Petisonrs sd Master goods
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had been about the some time serged & taken away & his wife turned out of Doors &
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these gone into private lodgings where there is no provision or place of
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about the sd peticoner to lodge in nor any Pson to bear or instant the sd
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peticoner in his sd Art or Mistery of Writing and the sd Peticoner was
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oblidged to go to the House of one
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Samuel Millison
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The sd. Peticonr
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Father
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in Law for Virtualls drink & Lodging there the sd. Peticonr had
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been ever sense the sd Petisoner Master had been Arrested without any Assistance
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from the sd. Master or any other Pson upon his Account or otherwise must
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have gone into the Sheets so that the sd. Peticonr could never be Master of
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his business unless discharged from the sd Peticonr Master or turned over
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to another Master It was therefore prayed that this Court for the
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aforesd would be pleased to grant the sd Peticonr an Order of this Count of
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the sd Peticonrs Master to attend the Court to Slew Cause why the sd
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Peticonr should not be dicharged from his Master or
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other relief to
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the Premisses whereupon the sd.
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Joshua Stotherd
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was ordered to Attend the
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Court This day to shew Cause why the sd. Peticonr should not be discharged
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From his Indre of
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Apprenticeship
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to the sd
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Joshua Stotherd
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& should not
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be releived in the Premisses And the sd
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Joshua Stotherd
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being duly served
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with a
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Copy of the sd Peticon and order now upon hearing of what was
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alledged by the sd Peticoner &
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his
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Coursell
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First the sd. Peticonr
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to thing the Prmisses
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& upon examination
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of Sevral Witnesses upon Oath for the sd. Petconr
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and upon hearing one Re Norwood who appeared on the behalf of the sd.
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Joshua
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Stotherd
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And open hearing what the sd Re Nowood could say open satton the behalf
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