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To the Right Worpll. His Majties: Justices of the Peace at the Sessions of
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the Peace Holden for the
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County of Middlx at Hicks Hall
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The Humble Petion of
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Richard Morgan
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Senjr.
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Sheweth
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That yor Peticonrs. Son
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Richard Morgan
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was in or abt. Feby. 1714
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put as an Apprentice to one
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Thomas Barker
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of the
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Pish of St. Giles
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in the County of Middx
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Shooemaker
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and Served him Faithfully as Such upwards of two years, but during that
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he having been Evely treated by his Said Master Complained thereof and was by
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Consent on all Sides Discharged from his Said Appreniceship before Mr Justice Ellice
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That in Janry. 1716 Yor Peticon. Said Sonn was againe put as an Apprentice to
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one
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Michael Beedle
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of the Same Pish & Trade whom he hath ever Since Alsoe Served in like
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Manner; alther Very Severely used in diverse respects by his Said Mastr. who on or
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about the 25 day of May last was Arrested for Debt & Carryed into
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Wood Street
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Compter
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where he still remaines a Prisonr. in a very poore Condition In so much
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that he is not able either to keep his said Apprentice Emply'd in his Said Trade, or to
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provide proper or Sufficient foode Lodging & Necessaryes for him according to the
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Indentures or as the Law in that Case requires and the Said Apprentice Complaining
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thereof & Applying to your Peticonrs. for Releife, your Peticonrs. there on went to the Said
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Michael Beedell in Wood Street Complter to know the truth of the said Matters & finding
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what the Said Apprentice had Reported of his hard usage & that his said Mastes. was in
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a very poore Condition to be tend Yor. Peticonr. did propose & offer to take the said Apprentice
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house to his Ann house & provide for him for a month or two or longer (at his own peace) till
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he the Said Beedle night procure his liberty if that could begaines or pormed in any
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reasonable time. whereto the Said Beedle replyed that the would not agree to or allow
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of any Such thing for that the would have his Said Apprentice remaine with & lye
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with luin in Prison As he had done for about three Weekes before
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That your Peticonr. went a Second time to the said Beadell to try if he
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could prevaile with him to lett the said Apprentice cause to his house for some
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time for the reasons a aforesaid; and yor Peticoner not Seeing his Sen there with his
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Said Mastr. Enquried of him where he was where on his Master told your Petr.
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that he was gone out to play (by his Consent) he having no work for him to do
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That upon your Peticoner. reterning home found his Said son was
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come there, to begg a paire of Shooes of your Peticoner. he not having any that
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were fitting to be Worne; which was on Whiteson Monday last; Since which time
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your Peticonr. hath at his own Charge taken, are of & provided for his Said Son
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to prevent his returning to the Goyle
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and getting itt Distempers or learing
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the ill Customes there, where upon the said
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Caused his Sd Apprentice
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to be Cryed by the Bradle of the Parish of St. James (where yor Petr lives) before Yor. Petrs
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Door, to whome yor Petr. Promised to Appeare this P Sent Session on the behalf of him
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Selfe Said Son. who gave
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notice
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to his said Master or Caused
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the same to be served on him in the Said Complr. in Wood Street
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Therefore Yor. Peticonr. Humbly Prays his Said Son May be discharged
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from his St. Apprenticeship & Master P that your Pettion
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nay
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beind emp is to ed Etc
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