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<p n="195">To the Right Worshipfull his Majesty's <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50303_occ48">Justices for the<lb></lb>
County</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50303_geo114">Middlesex</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50303_geo114" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
in their General Sessions Assembled</p>
<p n="196">She numble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50303_n196-1">Thomas Stevens</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50303_n196-1" type="surname" value="Stevens"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50303_n196-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
</p>
<p n="197"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That your Petitioner became bound an <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50303_occ49">Apprentice</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50303_occ49" type="occupation" value="Apprentice"></interp>
by Indenture<lb></lb>
or Article in Writing bearing date the <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50303_date49">Second day September</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50303_date49" type="date" value="17330902"></interp>
in the Year 1733<lb></lb>
for the Term of 7 Years to Johann Gabriel Robe of the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50303_geo115">Saint<lb></lb>
Andrews Holborn</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50303_geo115" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50303_geo116">County of Middlesex</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50303_geo116" type="placeName" value="County of Middlesex"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50303_geo116" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
Watch Chaser to learn his<lb></lb>
Art</p>
<p n="198">That your Petitioners Father gave with your said Petr. The time of<lb></lb>
£27: 6: to his said Mar. Johann Gabriel Robe And that your Petioners said<lb></lb>
Master is gone of & has been absent ever since the <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50303_date50">4th. of July last</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50303_date50" type="date" value="17340704"></interp>
& as your<lb></lb>
sd. Petr. has been informed by his Mistress the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50303_n198-3">Johann Gabriel Robe's </rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50303_n198-3" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
Wife<lb></lb>
that your Petrs. said Master is gone to Bed in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50303_geo117">Pussia</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50303_geo117" type="placeName" value="Pussia"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50303_geo117" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
& Knows not when or ever his said<lb></lb>
Master will return</p>
<p n="199">That your Petitioner's said Mistress since the Absence of his sd. Master<lb></lb>
has lived a very disorderly life & has come home at all hours of the right & Morning<lb></lb>
with Men & hath frequently bred Quarrells so that the Watch has been Obliged to be<lb></lb>
Called</p>
<p n="200">That your Peticoner hath not been Employed in the Business of a<lb></lb>
Watch Chaser ever since the absence of his said Master but hath been Employed<lb></lb>
by his said Mistress in cleaning of the Nouse & Lighting of Fires there being<lb></lb>
only your Petitioner & his said Mistress in the said Bouse</p>
<p n="201">That your Petition's said Mistress Since the Absence of his sd Master<lb></lb>
has kept your Petitioner a close Prisoners & threatned that is he offered to go away<lb></lb>
she would send him to <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50303_geo118">Bridewell</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50303_geo118" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
for that he Should the Remainder of his time<lb></lb>
out with her & kept your Petitioner<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
three days upon nothing but Bread &<lb></lb>
Cucumbers & would not permit your said Petitioner to go to any of his Friends<lb></lb>
and that your Petitioner has Several times wanted Victuals to Eat</p>
<p n="202">That your Petitioner said Fathers will undertake to bind out<lb></lb>
your Petitioner to some good Master of the same Business in Case your<lb></lb>
Petitioner shall be discharged from his said Master</p>
<p n="203">Your Petitioner therefore most humbly prays (the<lb></lb>
premiss being considered) that your Worships would<lb></lb>
be pleased to Discharge your Petitioner from he said <lb></lb>
Apprentice<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
ship to his said Master</p>
<p n="204">And your Petitioner as in Duty bound shall<lb></lb>
ever pray Etc.</p>
<p n="205"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50303_n205-1">Thomas Stephens</rs>
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</p>
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