To the Chairman and the rest of the Justices of the peace in
and for the County of Middlesex

The humble Petition of the Journeyman labouring in that branch of
the silk Manufacture called orrice weaving in behalf of themselves
and Families

Sheweth

That a former Occasion, the Prices of your Petitioners works, were settled between them and their respective
Masters as inacted by an Act of Parliament made in the tenth Year of his present Majesty's Reign and it is further enacted
by the aforesaid Act that if any new Fashion shall arise or any Alteration shall be neccessary to be made in their Works they [..]
from time to time, apply by Petition to the Magistrates of the Different Jurisdictions therein mentioned, to settle regulate
and declare the Wages and Prices of Work EtcYour Petitioner's crave leave to inform your Worship
that since the year 1774 several Alterations have taken place in the manufacturing of several Articles in the branch of
Orrice weaving both in respect of the fineness of the shot as well as the Wedth of the of the several Articles whereby the Labour of the
Manufacturer, is much increased, and no Provision or adiquate compensation made them for such additional Labour by the last
Order of this Honorable Court, which was made in the said Year 1774 by which they fined themselves much aggrieved
Your Petitioners therefore most humbly pray that your Worships will take their case into your serious Consideration
and give them such relief and to Your Worships shall seem just and right and your Petitioners as in Duty bound
shall ever pray Etc Etc

Signed in behalf of the tade
James Andrews< no role >
Paul Astell< no role >
George Watson< no role >
Beyr Blower< no role >

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