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<p n="584"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50920_geo558">Westminster</rs>
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January Quarter Session</p>
<p n="585">To the Worshipful his Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50920_occ184">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50920_geo559">City<lb></lb>
and Liberty of Westminster</rs>
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of their General Quarter Session of the Peace<lb></lb>
Assembled</p>
<p n="586">The humble Petition of the Several Persons Whose Names are<lb></lb>
hereto Subscribed <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50920_occ185">Journeyman Weavers</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50920_geo560">Working</rs>
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within the said <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50920_geo561">City<lb></lb>
and Liberty of Westminster</rs>
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in that Branch of the Silk Manufacturer<lb></lb>
and Silk Mixed with Other Materials Called Livery and<lb></lb>
Coach Lace Weaving on behalf of themselves and Other journey<lb></lb>
men <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50920_occ186">Weavers</rs>
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in the said Branch Working within the Jurisdic<lb></lb>
tion of the said City and Liberty</p>
<p n="587"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
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That in and by an Act of Parliament made and Passed in the thirteenth<lb></lb>
Year of the Reign of his Present Majesty Intitled "An Act to impower the Magistrates<lb></lb>
therein Mentiond to settle and Regulate the Wages of Persons Employed in the<lb></lb>
Silk Manufacturer within their respective Jurisdictions" it is Enacted (among Other<lb></lb>
things) that the Wages and Prices for Work of the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50920_occ187">Journeyman Weavers</rs>
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within<lb></lb>
the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50920_geo562">City and Liberty of Westminster</rs>
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shall be Settled Regulated and Declared by the<lb></lb>
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of the Peace</rs>
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for the said City and Liberty at theinGeneral<lb></lb>
Quarter Session of the Peace and the said <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50920_occ189">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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are thereby<lb></lb>
Authorized and empowered from time to time upon Application being made<lb></lb>
to them for that purpose to settle regulate order and declare the Wages and Prices<lb></lb>
of Work of the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50920_occ190">Journeyman Weavers</rs>
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working within their Jurisdiction as Afore-<lb></lb>
said by A Certain Other Act of Parliament Made in the thirty Second Year to his<lb></lb>
Present Majestys Reign the Provisions of the said Act and Powers of the Magistrates<lb></lb>
are Extended to the Manufacturer of Silk mix'd or Wrought up with any Other Materials</p>
<p n="588">And Whereas Great Discontents has Prevailed in the Above trade from<lb></lb>
the Practice of Some Masters for Different Works and not being under Any Obligation<lb></lb>
to Pay regular Uniform Prices and Wages to Remedy which Inconvenience</p>
<p n="589"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50920_n589-1">William Fordyce</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50920_n589-2">Benjn Brown</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50920_n589-3">Thomas Perry</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50920_n589-4">Lionel Todd</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50920_n589-5">William Lawson</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50920_n589-7">Chas Cooper</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50920_n589-8">Abraham Vullune</rs>
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Conmt</note>
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<p n="590">Your Petitioners Humbly Pray that the Court will Settle regulate<lb></lb>
and Order the Wages and Prices of Work of the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50920_occ191">Journeyman Weaven</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50920_geo563">Working</rs>
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within the said <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50920_geo564">City and Liberty of Westminster</rs>
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in the said Brand<lb></lb>
Called Livery and Coach Lace Weaving According to the Said List or<lb></lb>
Shedule hereto annexed</p>
<p n="591">And your Petitioner Will Ever pray Etc</p>
<p n="592"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50920_n592-1">Samuel Smalthorn</rs>
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Secty</p>
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