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<p n="196"> <obscured></obscured>
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Exceeding Two Shillings and Six Pence by the Day and strict conformity and Obedience to that<lb></lb>
Order was required from all Parties.</p>
<p n="197">That in Obedience to the said Order Your Petitioners have duly Conformed themselves to the Terms<lb></lb>
thereby Stipulated and are content with the Wages thereby Settled, and do with all Thankfullness<lb></lb>
Acknowledge the many favours they have received from this Honourable Court But most Humbly<lb></lb>
beg leave to Represent to Your Lordship and the rest of The Justices that their Sedentary Course of<lb></lb>
Life and Constant Attention to their Business for such a length of time as from Six o'Clock in the<lb></lb>
Morning till Eight o'Clock all night greatly Impairs their Health and Constitution, Prejudices their<lb></lb>
Sight and Faculties and unavoidably Causes a Neglect of their domestic Concerns to the great hurt of<lb></lb>
their Family's</p>
<p n="198">That the Master Taylors having Considered the Complaints made by Your Petitioners and being<lb></lb>
Convinced of the Truth thereif are willing and desireous if it shall appear Meet to this Honourable<lb></lb>
Court that the Hours of Work for Petitioners and the other Journeymen Servants and Apprentices<lb></lb>
in the same Business may be Limitted for the future from Six o'Clock in the Morning till Seven<lb></lb>
o'Clock at Night (allowing the Dinner Hour).</p>
<p n="199">That in regard Your Petitioners are Content with the Wages now Settled and are most Earnestly<lb></lb>
desireous and do hereby determine and engage to conform themselves to all such Regulations as shall<lb></lb>
be made by this Honurable Court and in regard of the great Hardships they Sustain by working till<lb></lb>
Eight o'Clock in the Evening.</p>
<p n="200">Your Petitioners therefore most Humbly Pray Your Lordship<lb></lb>
and the Rest of the Justices to take the Premisses into your Consideration<lb></lb>
And That You will be Pleased to Vary and Alter so much of the said<lb></lb>
Order as Relates to the Hours of Work for Your Petitioners and such<lb></lb>
Journeymen Servants and Apprentices as aforesaid And to Order and<lb></lb>
Appoint that from henceforth for the time to come the Hours of Work for<lb></lb>
Your Petitioners and all Journeymen Taylors Servants and Apprentices<lb></lb>
to Taylors and other Persons employed or to be employed or Retained<lb></lb>
as Taylors in the making up Mens or Womens Work within the said<lb></lb>
City of London and the Liberties thereof shall be from Six of the Clock in<lb></lb>
the Morning until Seven of the Clock in the Evening (Except only that<lb></lb>
there shall be allowed them by the Masters One hour for Dinner in<lb></lb>
the time aforesaid.</p>
<p n="201">And Your Petitioners shall ever Pray Etc.</p>
<p n="202"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15075_n202-1">James Martin</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15075_n202-2">Davd. Egleton</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15075_n202-3">Joseph Malkin</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15075_n202-4">Joseph Sattenthwaite</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15075_n202-5">William Humphreys</rs>
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