To the Right Honble. Henry Marshall< no role > Esqr . Lord Mayor & the Right
Worshipfull the Recorder & Aldermen of the City of London His Majesties
Justices of the Peace for the said City of London in Sessions Assembled.

The Humble Petition of the persons whose Namelace Subscribed in behalf of themselves & the
other Master Taylors in the Said City of London .

Sheweth.

That Your Petrs. in the Month of November Last preferred their Petiton to the Court of the Lord
Mayor & Alderman of this City against Joseph Sams< no role > who keeps the Sign of the White Swan in
Blackfryars John Goulding< no role > who keep the Sign of the Green Man in Shoemaker Row John
Owen< no role > who keeps the Sign of the Post Boy in the Blackfryars Richard Huff< no role > who keeps the
Sign of the Queens head in Blackfryars Hugh Dixy< no role > who keeps the Sign of the Taylors Arms
in Blackfryars Richard Jones< no role > who keeps the Sign of the George in St. Mary Ax
Goldsmith who keeps the sign of the Cape Coast Castle in Leadenhall Street Samuel Salters< no role >
keeps the Sign of the Blackfryars in Billiter Lane and Davis Peircy< no role > who keeps the Sign of
the Crown in Billiter Lane licensed Ale house keepers who leep Houses of Call for journey [..]
Taylors & Staymakers within this City therein Setting forth that the Sd. Alehouse keepers had been
Guilty of encouraging & Supporting the journeymen Concerned in the Combinacon for raising
there wages Contrarcy to the Statute in Such case Made and provided The Suppression whereof
was Strongly recommended by Many of the Lords of his Majesties most Honoble. Prives Council
And which Combinacon is Still Carried on to great injury of Your Petrs. & the determinent of
Trade.

That Such proceedings were had upon the sd. Peticon that by Several Roesolncord of the Sd. Court
of Lord Mayor & Aldermen Made upon the Twenty Seventh Day of November & the
eighteenthy Day of December last it was the judgment of the said Court That the said Joseph
same John Goulding< no role > John Owen< no role > Richard Huff< no role > Hugh Dixy< no role > Richard Jones< no role >
Goldsmith Samuel Salter< no role > and David Percy< no role > had Severally been Guilty of harbouring
encouraging or Assisting the journeymen Taylor in the publick Alehouse by them several
kept within this City in Canveying on or Combinacon or Confederacy for raising their wages
Contrary to the Statue Made in that behalf as by the Sd Resolucons to which Your Set
Crave have to refer May appeall.

That Since the sd. Court came to the sd Resolucon the sd. Joseph Saml< no role > . John Goulding< no role > John
Owen< no role > Richard Huff< no role > Hugh Dixy< no role > Richard Jones< no role > Goldsmith Samuel Salters< no role > and
David Perry< no role > have continued to offend in the same Manner by harbouring encouraging
and Assisting the Sd. journeymen in the publick Alehouses by them Severally kept within this
City in carrying on the same perimious Combinacon or Confederacy in Contempt of the sd.
Resolncons of the Court of Lord Mayor & Aldermen which Your Petrs. are ready to make
good by Mnifest Brooks.

James Crosland< no role >
ye house Shore
in Blackfryers

Your Petr. therefore humbly pray Your Lorship & Your Worships that the
Several Publick Houses kept by the Sd. Joseph Samp< no role > John Goulding< no role > John
Owen< no role > Richd. Huff< no role > Hugh Dixy< no role > Richard Jones< no role > Goldsmith Samuel< no role >
Salter & David Percy< no role > within this City may be Suppressed And that such
farther order May be taken in the Premes as to Your Lordship & Your
Worships Shall Seem Just

And Your Petrs. Shall ever pray Etc.

Jno: Pate< no role >
Sam Mandevite< no role >
Henry Riesenbuk< no role >

Jno: Forty< no role >
Geo: Nail< no role >
Thos. Watters< no role >
Philp Shippeye< no role >
Sam Wade< no role >