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<p n="1">Upon reading the Humble Petison of <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65419_n1-1">James Kercey</rs>
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Exhibited to this Court<lb></lb>
Thereby Shewing that the sd. Petisoner had been Gound by Indre bearing do to <lb></lb>
the 22d day of September 1736 at Apprentice to <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65419_n1-2">Joshua Stotherd</rs>
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of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65419_geo1">Parish of St. James</rs>
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Joshua writing Master for the<lb></lb>
Term of 7 Years From thereto next outstanding the date of the sd. Indre And that<lb></lb>
the sd. Peticonr and sure he had been bound an apprentice to the sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65419_n1-3">Joshua <lb></lb>
Slotherd</rs>
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bee a beat & brussed by his sd Master with a Large Stick in a very<lb></lb>
Carborous & Johnman manner & sevral Times Kicked down stair's by his sd<lb></lb>
Master whereby the sd Peticonr had Seval times reserved great Injury &<lb></lb>
damage That the sd Petisoners Master had been about a quarter of a<lb></lb>
Year ago arrested & removed to the <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65419_geo2">Kings Bouth prison</rs>
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where he now<lb></lb>
remains & is likely to remain And that the said Petisonrs sd Master goods<lb></lb>
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had been about the some time serged & taken away & his wife turned out of Doors &<lb></lb>
these gone into private lodgings where there is no provision or place of <gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
about the sd peticoner to lodge in nor any Pson to bear or instant the sd<lb></lb>
peticoner in his sd Art or Mistery of Writing and the sd Peticoner was<lb></lb>
oblidged to go to the House of one <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65419_n1-4">Samuel Millison</rs>
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The sd. Peticonr<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65419_occ1">Father</rs>
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in Law for Virtualls drink & Lodging there the sd. Peticonr had<lb></lb>
been ever sense the sd Petisoner Master had been Arrested without any Assistance<lb></lb>
from the sd. Master or any other Pson upon his Account or otherwise must<lb></lb>
have gone into the Sheets so that the sd. Peticonr could never be Master of<lb></lb>
his business unless discharged from the sd Peticonr Master or turned over<lb></lb>
to another Master It was therefore prayed that this Court for the <obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
aforesd would be pleased to grant the sd Peticonr an Order of this Count of<lb></lb>
the sd Peticonrs Master to attend the Court to Slew Cause why the sd<lb></lb>
Peticonr should not be dicharged from his Master or<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
other relief to<lb></lb>
the Premisses whereupon the sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65419_n1-5">Joshua Stotherd</rs>
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was ordered to Attend the <lb></lb>
Court This day to shew Cause why the sd. Peticonr should not be discharged<lb></lb>
From his Indre of <rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65419_occ2">Apprenticeship</rs>
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to the sd <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65419_n1-6">Joshua Stotherd</rs>
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& should not<lb></lb>
be releived in the Premisses And the sd <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65419_n1-7">Joshua Stotherd</rs>
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being duly served<lb></lb>
with a<del>two</del>
Copy of the sd Peticon and order now upon hearing of what was<lb></lb>
alledged by the sd Peticoner &<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
his<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Coursell<del>First the sd. Peticonr</del>
to thing the Prmisses<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
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& upon examination <gap reason="illegible"></gap>
of Sevral Witnesses upon Oath for the sd. Petconr<lb></lb>
and upon hearing one Re Norwood who appeared on the behalf of the sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65419_n1-8">Joshua<lb></lb>
Stotherd</rs>
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And open hearing what the sd Re Nowood could say open satton the behalf</p>
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