To Sir John Hawkings< no role > Knt : and Others his
Majesty's Justices now holden the Sessions at Hick's
Hall in Saint John Street in and for the County of
Middlesex October Ye 18th. 1773

The Humble Petition of Several of
the Journeymen weavers Employd
in the Narrow Branches of the
Silk Manufactory

Sheweth

That in the first place the Ribbon weavers working in the Single
Loom has for Several Years last past been very much Oppressd
by the masters by reduceing the prices of our Labour which has
Greatly Distress'd ourselves and poor familys and the prices of
Our Labour is now so low that it is Scarce Sufficient to Suffices
Nature and as there is a power Invested in Your Worships
in your Quarter Sessions to Settle Order Regulate and declare the
prices of our Labour Wemost Humbly pray
our Case may be taken into the wise Consideration of this
Honble Court that as we have given Notice to the Masters
that we did intend to apply to this Court for a Settlement
of Prices that you will be pleas'd to Settle it Accordingly
for Realy Honble Gentlemen our Case is very Pitteous as
will be made appear on Examination

The Journeymen in the Narrow Fancey
Freming Branch Humbly Joyns in this Pettition and Humbly
hopes for Redress in like Manner as above but further sets for the
that since they gave Notice to their Masters that they did intend
to move the Court this Present Sessions they have had a Meeting
with them but no purpose

The Journeymen in the Narrow Velvet
Branch Humbly prays to this Honble Court for the Same redress

And the Journeymen in the Turkey Gortes
Humbly hopes and Humbly prays for the like Redress

[..] mes of the Persons to Speak in behalf
[..] themselves and the whole Body Employ'd in Each Branch

In behalf of the RibbonsWm Goods< no role >

Narrow Frances's}
James Edger< no role >
Thoms Male< no role >

Turkey GartorsBrayan Newman< no role >
Narrow VelvetsSaml Essex< no role >