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16th September 1755 - 10th December 1756

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and attended with the following unhappy consequences; first, it has been
the Occasion of this Instance of their Obstinacy, and, secondly, the Journey
men's misemploying the Hour which is taken off their Evening's Work
has frequently disabled them from returning the next Morning to their
Work, and has brought upon the Trade many Mischiefs never experienced
before.

That Your Petitioners, with humble Deference to this Honble
Court, are assured that Nothing will bring the [..] Journeymen Taylors to a Sence of their
Duty, but the Increase of the Hours of Work to the time appointed by
the Statute

Your petitioners most humbly pray this Honble Court
to take the premisses into their Consideration, to repeal
the aforesaid Order, as for as relates to the Hours of
Work, to encrease the same to the time prescribed by the
Statute, and to give them such further Relief in the
promisses as to this Honble Court shall appear equitable
and just and the Nature of their Case require

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