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To the Right Honble
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William Beckford
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Lord Mayor of the
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and the Worshipful the Aldermen his
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Brethren his Majesty's
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as their General Quarter session of the peace assembled
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The humble Petition of the Journeymen Taylor whose named are
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hereunto subscribed on behalf of themselves and the Rest of the Journeymen Taylors working
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the
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That by an Act of Parliament made in the Eighth Year of his present Majesty's Reign
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it is Enacted That from the Twenty fifth day of March One thousand seven hundred and sixty eight the House
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of Work in the Day for Servants or Jounerymen to be unplayed in the Business of a
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and five Miles thereof shall be from six of the clock in the morning until seven of the Clock in the Evening with
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an Interval of one hour only for Refreshment and that there should be paid to every such Journeymen to be
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employed as aforesaid for his Work during the Hours aforesaid any Sum not exceeding 217 2 per Diem
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except in the Case of a General mourning
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That it is by the said Act also further Enactredand declared that if any master Taylor shall pay any more or
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greater Wages than as aforesaid except in Case of a General mourning as aforesaid) or if any Journeymen shall lake
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or receive any more or greater Wages than as aforesaid he shall be committed to the House of Correction for a Time
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in such Act limitted.
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That it is by such Act further declared and Enacted that it shall be lawful for the Lord Mayor Aldermen
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and Recorder of the
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for the time being at their General Quarter Sessions or General Sessions of the Peace
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and they are thereby authorized and required from time to time upon Application being made to them for that purpose
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to alter Regulate Order and Appoint the Wager and Allowances to be paid or made to Journeymen Taylor and servant
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retained or employed or to be retained or employed in the Art or Mistery of a Taylor within the Limits aforesaid
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That your Petitioners have hitherto endeavoured to subsist of the Wages as now established by Law
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but from the Hardness of the times and the went of Constant Employment they find it impossible support
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themselves and Families thereby
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That by far the greatest number of your petitioners are not on an Average employed more than Eight
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