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<p n="230">To the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor, Court of Adermen<lb></lb>
and Recorder of the City of London. in their Quarter Sessions<lb></lb>
Assembled.</p>
<p n="231">The humble Petition of the Journeymen Taylors of the City of London</p>
<p n="232"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Humbly Sheweth,</note>
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That by an Order made (on the Petition of the Master Taylors.) at the Quarter Sessions<lb></lb>
of the City of London on the 30th. day of April in the fourth Year of the Reign of his present Majesty It<lb></lb>
was directed than your Petitioner's should be allowed Wages after the Rah of 2s. 7½d P Day which is six<lb></lb>
Pence less than they received for about three Years next before the making of such Order.</p>
<p n="233">That by an Act of Parliament made in the present eighth Year of his Majesty's Reign, it is<lb></lb>
not only enacted that the Wages of your Petitioners shod. be 2s. 7d. ½ a Day. but it is amongst other Things<lb></lb>
enacted that if any Master Taylor should Pay or allow any more or quarter Wages then the Wages therein<lb></lb>
Stipulated or of any Journeyman should take or receive any quater Wages than as aforesaid, he should be<lb></lb>
committed to the House of Correction for a certain Time therein limitted, And it is who furr. Enacted that it<lb></lb>
shod. be lawfull for the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Recorder of the City of London for the Time being at their<lb></lb>
General Quarter Sessions or General Sessions for the Peace & they are thereby authorized and required from<lb></lb>
Time to Time upon Application being made to them for that purpose to other requlate Order and appoint<lb></lb>
the Wages and Allowances to be then made to your Petitioners as the exigency of Times might<lb></lb>
require.</p>
<p n="234">That your Petitioners find themselves totally unable to provide for themselves and their<lb></lb>
Families unless their Wages are augrnented, and the Masters are permitted to Allow them greater Wages.</p>
<p n="235">That the present Wages produce no more than 2s. 3½d P Day including Sundays.</p>
<p n="236">That your Petitioner's wod. be well Jutisfied with their present Wages were they able to obtain<lb></lb>
Work all the Year round or as much as other Trades in general, but that your Petitioner's upon an Average<lb></lb>
are employed not more than eight Months in the Year which at the present Wages of 2s.7½d. a Day is no more than<lb></lb>
1s.7½d. P Day the Year round.</p>
<p n="237">That Master's being restrained from paying more than 2s.7½d a Day to any of your Petitioners<lb></lb>
Trade are not at Liberty to pay to industrious and experienced Workmen any more Wages than Workmen<lb></lb>
who are ever so raw and indo lent & whereby those of great Industry are incapable of being rewarded<lb></lb>
agreeable to their Merit as they used to be before the said late Act.</p>
<p n="238">That Provisions of all kinds are so very dear that your Petitioners can barely find themselves<lb></lb>
and Families with common Necessaries during the Seasons of the Year they are employed and consequently<lb></lb>
are not able to save any Thing at those Times for to maintain themselves and Families during that Season of<lb></lb>
the Year they cannot get Employment and are by that means totally destitute of Subsistance or Relief during<lb></lb>
the Seasons of the Year, they cannot get employ and also in Case of Sickness or other Accidents.</p>
<p n="239">That your Petitioners are employed one Hour in a Day more there Journeyment of most Trades in the<lb></lb>
Cities of London and Westminster besides bring allowed an Hour loss for their Meals and Intervals which<lb></lb>
makes a difference of two Hours every Day from most other Trades in favour of the Masters.</p>
<p n="240">That your Petitioners are also under many other Hardships and Inconveniencies different<lb></lb>
from other Trades in general.</p>
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