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into effect a Certain Act of Parliament made and Passed in the 13th. Year
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of his Present Majesty's Reign entitled an Act to impower the Magistrates
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That Some time after the Publishing the Said Act of Parliament upon applicat.
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being made to the
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did Settle Regulate the Prices Wages of the Journeymen
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employed in the Sd. Silk Manufacture But upon such application no notice whatever
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was taken of a certain Article of the said Manufacture called Toilet Gauze by means
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whereof Considerable Injury hath Accrued to the Journeymen employed in that part
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of the Manufacture the Masters having Reduced the Prices or Wages Originally paid
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of the Master Silk Weavers Soliciting them to meat your Petitioners on behalf of so
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to such Solicitations the said Master Weavers have Paid no Regards
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Your Petitioners therefore most humbly pray that the Court with
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