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April 1795

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List of the Manufacturing [..]
SILK MANUFAC [..]

Sattins

That is to say All Works of a Sattin Tye
Shot with Hard

Under and up to ¼ Inch in [..] and
not exceding 150 Leishes,, 1 ,,

From

½
¾
1
1¼}
upto

¾
1

1½}
and Inch
and not
exceding
{220
300
400
500
600}
Leishes
,, 1 6
,, 2 ,,
,, 2 6
,, 3 ,,
,, 3 6

And so in the same proportion to any
breadth that may be made
Should the above Article be Shot with
Soft Silk there Shall be an advance of three pence
on each Breadth

Chinese

That is to say Works double in the
Leish and Shot with hard

Under and up to quarter Inch in breadth
and not exceding 24 Leishes,, ,, 6
Same breadth not exceding 48 Leishes ,, ,, 9

From

½
¾
1
1¼}
upto

¾
1

1½}
Inch
and not
exceding
{100
148
196
244
292}
Leishes
,, 1 ,,
,, 1 3
,, 1 6
,, 1 10
,, 2 2

And so in the same Proportion 4 pence for every
quarter of an Inch above

Sarsnets or Pads

That is to say Sarsnets are Single in the
Leish and Pads are double to the Shot with Soft

Under and upto quarter Inch in Bradth and

Modes

That is to say Works double in the Leish
and Shot with hard

Under and upto half an Inch in Breadth
and not exceding 60 Leishes,, ,, 10

From

¾
1
1¼}
upto

1

1½}
and not
exceding
{90
120
150
180}
Leishes
,, 1 1
,, 1 4
,, 1 8
,, 2 0

And so on 4d for every breadth over

Loves

Under and up to quarter of an Inch in Breadth ,, ,, 6

From

½
¾
1
1¼}
upto

¾
1

1½}
The Count
in this Article
Discretional
,, ,, 9
,, 1 ,,
,, 1 3
,, 1 6
,, 1 4

And so on in the same Proportion

Singles

i.e. Works Single in the Leish Shot with Soft

Under and upto quarter of an Inch in breadth
and not exceding 32 Leishes,, ,, 6

From

½
¾
1
1¼}
upto

¾
1

1½}
and not
exeeding
{60
90
120
150
180}
Leishes
,, ,, 9
,, 1 ,,
,, 1 4
,, 1 8
,, 2 ,,

And so on in the same Proportion

Doubles

i.e. Dounce ways double in the Leish and Shot with
either Dounce or hard




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