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To the Right Honourable The Lord Mayor and the Rest of the
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Justices for the City of London
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The Humble Petition of the several
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Journeymen Taylors
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whose names are hereunto Subscribed on behalf of themselves and the rest
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of the Journeymen Taylors within the said City and the Liberties thereof.
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That by an Order made at the General Quarter Session of the Peace held at the Guildhall within the said
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City on Wednesday the Eighteenth day of January last past this Honourable Court in pursuance of the power
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Vested in them by the Statute in that behalf made and Provided Did (amongst other things) order and appoint
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that from that time the Hours of Work for all Journeymen Taylors Servants and Apprentices to Taylors and
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other Persons employed or to be employed or retained as Taylors in the making up Mens or Womens Work
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within this City and the
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Liberties
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thereof shou'd be from Six of the Clock in the Morning until Eight of the Clock
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at night Excepting only that there should be allowed by the Master One hour for Dinner in the time
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aforesaid and that for the time or Hours of Work aforesaid there shou'd be paid unto every Journeyman
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Taylor (Over and besides One penny half penny for Breakfast as allowed by the said Act) any Sum not
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Exceeding Two Shillings and Six Pence by the Day and strict conformity and Obedience to that
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Order was required from all Parties.
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That in Obedience to the said Order Your Petitioners have duly Conformed themselves to the Terms
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thereby Stipulated and are content with the Wages thereby Settled, and do with all Thankfullness
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Acknowledge the many favours they have received from this Honourable Court But most Humbly
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beg leave to Represent to Your Lordship and the rest of The Justices that their Sedentary Course of
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Life and Constant Attention to their Business for such a length of time as from Six o'Clock in the
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Morning till Eight o'Clock at night greatly Impairs their Health and Constitution, prejudices their
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Sight and faculties and unavoidably Causes a neglect of their domestic Concerns to the great hurt of
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their Family's.
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That the Master Taylors having Considered the Complaints made by Your Petitioners and being
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Convinced of the Truth thereby are willing and desireous if it shall appear Meet to this Honourable
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Court that the Hours of Work for your Petitioners and the other Journeymen Servants and Apprentice
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in the same Business may be Limitted for the future from Six o'Clock in the Morning till Seven
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o'Clock at night (allowing the Dinner Hour).
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That in regard Your Petitioners are Content with the Wages now Settled and are most Earnestly
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desireous and do hereby determine and engage to conform themselves to all such Regulations as shall
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be made by this Honourable Court and in regard of the great Hardships they Sustain by working till
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Eight o'Clock in the Evening.
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Your Petitioners therefore most Humbly Pray Your Lordships
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