the aforesaid Act

That at the General Sessions of the Peace holden for the said County
at Hicks Hall aforesaid on Monday the 13th. of September 1756 and form
thence continued to Thursday the 16th. of the same September upon the
humble Petition and Representation of the said Master Taylors That
Notwithstanding the said Recited Order of Sessions of the 11th. July 1751
several of the said Journeymen Taylors had Entred into divers unlawfull
Combinations for refusing and Actually did refuse to work the several
and respective hours by the said Order prescribed and directed That Court
was pleased to Order That every Master Taylor and every Journeyman
Taylor inhabiting or residing in the said City and Liberty of Westminster
or in any other part of the said County of Middlesex with in the said Bills
of Mortality should strictly Obey the said above in part recited Order of
Sessions made the 11th. July 1751 And in Case of neglect or Refusal
of either of the said Parties the said Act of Parliament in tha Case
made should be Strictly put in Execution with a Recommedation to
the several Justices of the Peace fort he said County for that purpose

That your Petitioners do with all thankfullness Acknowledge the
Justices and protection which your Whorshipsandthe Justices of the Peace
in their several Divisions have been pleased to shew them on all Occasions
Notwithstanding which your Petitioners are compelled to Inform your
Worships that the said Journeymen Taylors have since the making and
Publishing the said Orders Entered into several unlawfull Combinations
and Confederacies to Increase their Wages and Absolutely refuses to
Work at the Prices settled by the said Orders to the great Detriment of
your Petitioners and which will Tend to the Destruction and Reim of
your Petitioners and their said Trade

Your Petitioners desirous to prevent such Exactions
for the future most humbly pray your Worships to
take the Premisses into Consideration and that you will
be pleased to make such Order in the Premisses as your
Worships in your great Wisdom shall set meet and proper

And your Petitioners (as in Duty bound) shall
ever Pray Etc

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