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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 all 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 thereif are willing and desireous if it shall appear Meet to this Honourable
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Court that the Hours of Work for Petitioners and the other Journeymen Servants and Apprentices
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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 Honurable 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 Lordship
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and the Rest of the Justices to take the Premisses into your Consideration
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And That You will be Pleased to Vary and Alter so much of the said
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Order as Relates to the Hours of Work for Your Petitioners and such
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Journeymen Servants and Apprentices as aforesaid And to Order and
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Appoint that from henceforth for the time to come the Hours of Work for
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Your Petitioners and all Journeymen Taylors Servants and Apprentices
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to Taylors and other Persons employed or to be employed or Retained
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as Taylors in the making up Mens or Womens Work within the said
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City of London and the Liberties thereof shall be from Six of the Clock in
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the Morning until Seven of the Clock in the Evening (Except only that
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there shall be allowed them by the Masters One hour for Dinner in
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the time aforesaid.
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And Your Petitioners shall ever Pray Etc.
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James Martin
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Walter Corry
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Davd. Egleton
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Joseph Malkin
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William Humphreys
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