To the Right Honourable John
Sawbridge< no role > Esquire Lord Mayor of the
City of London and the Worshipfull the
Aldermen his Majestys Justices of the
Peace for the said City at their General Quarter Sessions
of the Peace Assembled.

The Humble Petition of the Fellowship of Carmen London.

Sheweth

That the Expence of Horse keeping the Price of
Horses and of every other Article in their Business (as well
as of the Necessaries of Life) is greatly advanced since the
making of the Rates for Cartage in the year 1757 (of which
the present Rates are a Transcript) Your Petitioners
being likewise by unlicensed Carts deprived of near one
third part of the Labour they enjoyed at that time are by
the concurrence of these Cause constrained to apply to
your Lordship and Worships for relief

Your Petitioners therefore being
restricted from making this application
at any other Session than the present
do Humbly pray your Lordship and
Worships to take this matter into
your consideration at this time and to
grant them such an Augmentation of
the present Rates of Custage as may
unable them to carryon their Business
and support their Families.

And Your Petitioners in duty bound
shall ever Pray Etc

By Order of the Court
Edwd Mayor< no role >
Richd Clark< no role >
John Stevens< no role >