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To his Majesty's
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The Humble Petition of
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Richard Gurney
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That your Petr was on the
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1783 Bound
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Apprentice for Seven years to
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Joseph Baldwin
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of
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But since of
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Brick Lane Old Street
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to learn the
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Art of a Tin plate worker On the usual Tenns of
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being found in sufficient meat Drink and Lodging and
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a premium of Ten Pounds Given, But your Petr has
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been only Employed in One precarious branch of the
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said Business during the time Elapsed, and he verily
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believes if Continued in that branch only he shall
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not be property Qualitied to get a livelihood, besides
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which he has been Unreasonably beaten and obliged
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to Work on Sundays, he has been very ill sed and with
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two more Apprentices lodged in One bed with only one
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Sheet and that unwashed for Eighteen
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or Twenty
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weeks together, The Family consisted of the master and
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Mistress, two Brothers, five Apprentice Boys and a Girl
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their living has been extremely irregular, a great deal
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of Drinking and ill example Your Petitioner further
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Represents that his said Master and Mistress and an
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Apprentice Girl Absented themselves on the first day
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of May last past, as Your Petitioner is informed
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and believes On Account of Debt, the Business is since
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Carried On by and in the Name of
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Edward Baldwin
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a
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Butcher whereby your Petitioner is less likely to
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learn his Trade than before
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Therefore your Petitioner Most Humbly
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Prays to be Discharged from his said
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Master in Order to get himself a better
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place, and your Petr shall ever Pray Etc
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James Payn
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for the Petitioner
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