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To the Right Honourable The Lord Mayor
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and the rest of the Justices of the City of London in the
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Quarter Sessions of the Peace for the said City Assembled.
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The Humble Petition of the several
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Journeymen Taylors
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whose Names are hereunto
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Subscribed on behalf of themselves and the rest of
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the Journeymen Taylors residing and working
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within the said City and the Liberties thereof.
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Sheweth.
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That by an Order made at the General Quarter Sessions of the
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Peace holden for the said City by Adjournment at the
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Guildhall
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of the said City
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on
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Tuesday the Eleventh day of May One thousand seven hundred and fifty
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six
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The Court by virtue of a Power in them vested by an Act of Parliamt. made
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in the Seventh year of the reign of his Majesty King George the first entitled
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"An Act for regulating the Journeymen Taylors within the Weekly Bills of
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"Mortality" Did Order and appoint That from that time the hours of work for all
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Journey men Taylors Servants and Apprentices to Taylors and other persons
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employed or to be employed or retained as Taylors in the making up Men's or
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Women's Work within the said City and the Liberties thereof should according to
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the Directions of the said not die from Six of the Clock in the morning until eight of
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the Clock at night, except only that there should be allowed by the Master one
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hour for Dinner in the time aforesaid And that for the time or hours of Work
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aforesaid there should be paid unto every Journeyman Taylor or other person
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employed or to be employed or retained as a Journeyman Taylor over & besides
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three half pence for Breakfast which is allowed by the said Act for his Work
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during the hours aforesaid instead of the Sums mentioned in the said Act, th
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Sums following (that is to say) From that time until the twenty fourth day of
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June then next any Sum not exceeding two shillings and six pence by the
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day, and from the said Twenty fourth day of June until the twenty fifth day
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of March following any Sum not exceeding two shillings and two pence by
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the day And afterwards from every twenty fifth day of March until the twenty
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fourth day of June following any Sum not exceeding two shillings and six
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pence by the day And for the rest of the year any Sum not exceeding Two
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shillings and two pence by the day.
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That by another Order made at the General Quarter Sessions of the
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Peace
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