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To the Worshipfull the Justices for the
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Assembled at the General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held
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in and for the said County at
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John Street
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The Humble Petition of the Several
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Journeymen Taylors
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whose
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Names are hereunto Subscribed on behalf of themselves and the rest of the
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Journeymen Taylors
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within those Parts of the Weekly Bills of Mortality
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which are within the said
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Sheweth
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That by an Order made at the General Quarter Session of the Peace held at
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Hicks's Hall
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aforesaid in and for the said
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County of Middlesex
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by Adjournment on Thursday the Nineteenth
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day of January last past This Honble Court in pursuance of the Power vested in them by the
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Statute in that behalf made and Provide Did (amongst other things) Order and appoint That
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from that Time untill the Feast of the Annunciation of the blessed Virgin Mary in the Present Year
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and now last past and from the Feast of
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Saint Michael
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untill the Feast of the Annunciation of
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the blessed Virgin Mary next following in each and every Year the Hours of Work for all
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Journeymen Taylors Servants and Apprentices to Taylors and other Persons employed or to
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be employed or retained as Taylors in the making up Mens or Womens Work within the
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Limits aforesaid should be from Six of the Clock in the Morning untill Seven of the Clock in the
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Evening (except only that there should be Allowed them by the Master One Hour for Dinner in
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the Time aforesaid) And that from and after the said Feast of the Annunciation of the blessed
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Virgin Mary untill the Feast of
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for all Time to come the Hours of Work of such
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Journeymen Servants
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And
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renties and other Persons employed or to be employed as aforesd. within the said Limits should be
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Six of the Clock in the Morning untill eight of the Clock in the Evening (Except the Dinner Hour before excepted
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That in obedience to the said Order Your Petitioners have Duly conformed themselves to the Terms thereby Stip
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and are content with the Wages thereby Settled and do with all thankfulness Acknowledge the Many Favours they have
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received from this Honble Court But your Petitioners most humbly beg leave to represent to your Worships That their
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Sedentary Course of 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 impair their Heath and Constitution Prejudice their Sight and Facultys
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and unavoidably cause a neglect of their Domestic Concerns to the great hurt of their Familys.
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That the Master Taylors having considered the Complaints made by your Petitioners and being convinced of the
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Truth thereof are willing and desirous if it shall Appear Meet to this Honble Court that the Hours of work for your
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Petitioners and the other
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and Apprentices in the same Business may be limitted for the
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future from Six o'Clock in the Morning till Seven o'Clock at Night (allowing the Dinner Hour) all the
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Year round.
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That in Regard your Petitioner are content with the Wages now Settled and are most earnestly
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desirous and do hereby determine and engage to conform themselves to all such Regulation as shall be
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made by this Honble Court and in regard of the great Hardships they sustain by Working till Eight o'Clock
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in the Evening.
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Your Petitioners therefore most humbly Pray your Worships to take the
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Premisses into your Consideration And that you will be Pleased to Vary and Alter
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so much of the said Orders as relates to the Hours of Work of your Petitioners and
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such
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and Apprentices in the Summer Season as aforesaid
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and to Order and Appoint that from henceforth for the time to come the Hours of work
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for your Petitioners and all Journeymen
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Taylors
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Servants
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and
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to Taylors
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and other Persons employed or to be employed or retained as Taylors in the
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Making up the Apparel and Cloaths of Men and Women within the Limitts
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aforesaid shall be from Six o'Clcok in the Morning untill Seven
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o'Clcok
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in the
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Evening all the Year round (except only that there shall be allowed them by
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the Master one Hour for Dinner in the Time aforesaid).
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And your Petitioners shall ever Pray Etc.
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