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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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Sheweth
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That Your Petitioner was on the
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1783 Bound Apprentice for Seven Years to
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Joseph Baldwin
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of
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Rose Street
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, but since of
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Brick Lane
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, to learn the Art of a Tin plate worker
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On the Usual Terms of being found in sufficient Meal
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Drink and Lodging and a Premium of Ten Pounds
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Given, But your Petitioner has been only employed in
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One Precurious branch of the said Business during the
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time Elapsed, and he verity believes if Continued in that
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branch only he shall not be property Qualified to get a
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livelihood, besides which he has been unreasonably
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Beaten and Obliged to work on Sundays, he has been
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very ill sed and with two more Apprentices lodged in One
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Bed, with only one Sheet and that unwashed for Eighteen
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or Twenty weeks together, The Family consisted of the
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Master and Mistress, his two Brothers, five Apprentice Boys
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and a Girl, their living has been extremly irregular, a great
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Deal of Drinking and ill example, Your Petitioner
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further Represents that his said Master and Mistress
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and an Apprentice Girl Absented themselves on the first
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day 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 learn his
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Trade than before
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Therefore Your Petitioner most Humbly Prays
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to be Discharged from his said Master in Order
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to get himself a better place, And Your Petitioner
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will Ever Prayer
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James Payn
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for the Petitioner
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