To the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor, Court of Adermen
and Recorder of the City of London. in their Quarter Sessions
Assembled.

The humble Petition of the Journeymen Taylors of the City of London

Humbly Sheweth,

That by an Order made (on the Petition of the Master Taylors.) at the Quarter Sessions
of the City of London on the 30th. day of April in the fourth Year of the Reign of his present Majesty It
was directed than your Petitioner's should be allowed Wages after the Rah of 2s. 7½d P Day which is six
Pence less than they received for about three Years next before the making of such Order.

That by an Act of Parliament made in the present eighth Year of his Majesty's Reign, it is
not only enacted that the Wages of your Petitioners shod. be 2s. 7d. ½ a Day. but it is amongst other Things
enacted that if any Master Taylor should Pay or allow any more or quarter Wages then the Wages therein
Stipulated or of any Journeyman should take or receive any quater Wages than as aforesaid, he should be
committed to the House of Correction for a certain Time therein limitted, And it is who furr. Enacted that it
shod. be lawfull for the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Recorder of the City of London for the Time being at their
General Quarter Sessions or General Sessions for the Peace & they are thereby authorized and required from
Time to Time upon Application being made to them for that purpose to other requlate Order and appoint
the Wages and Allowances to be then made to your Petitioners as the exigency of Times might
require.

That your Petitioners find themselves totally unable to provide for themselves and their
Families unless their Wages are augrnented, and the Masters are permitted to Allow them greater Wages.

That the present Wages produce no more than 2s. 3½d P Day including Sundays.

That your Petitioner's wod. be well Jutisfied with their present Wages were they able to obtain
Work all the Year round or as much as other Trades in general, but that your Petitioner's upon an Average
are employed not more than eight Months in the Year which at the present Wages of 2s.7½d. a Day is no more than
1s.7½d. P Day the Year round.

That Master's being restrained from paying more than 2s.7½d a Day to any of your Petitioners
Trade are not at Liberty to pay to industrious and experienced Workmen any more Wages than Workmen
who are ever so raw and indo lent & whereby those of great Industry are incapable of being rewarded
agreeable to their Merit as they used to be before the said late Act.

That Provisions of all kinds are so very dear that your Petitioners can barely find themselves
and Families with common Necessaries during the Seasons of the Year they are employed and consequently
are not able to save any Thing at those Times for to maintain themselves and Families during that Season of
the Year they cannot get Employment and are by that means totally destitute of Subsistance or Relief during
the Seasons of the Year, they cannot get employ and also in Case of Sickness or other Accidents.

That your Petitioners are employed one Hour in a Day more there Journeyment of most Trades in the
Cities of London and Westminster besides bring allowed an Hour loss for their Meals and Intervals which
makes a difference of two Hours every Day from most other Trades in favour of the Masters.

That your Petitioners are also under many other Hardships and Inconveniencies different
from other Trades in general.