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<p n="26">That by an act of Parliament made in the Eighth Year of his present Majesty's Reign<lb></lb>
it is Enacted That from the Twenty fifth day of March One thousand seven hundred and sixty eight the House<lb></lb>
of Work in the Day for Servants or Journeymen to be employed in the Business of a Taylor within the City of London<lb></lb>
and five miles thereof shall be from six of the clock on the morning until seven of the Clock in the Evening with<lb></lb>
an Interval of one hour only for Refreshment and that there should be paid to every such Journeyman to be<lb></lb>
employed as aforesaid for his Work during the Hours aforesaid any Sum not exceeding 217 2 per Diem<lb></lb>
except in the Case of a General morning</p>
<p n="27">That it is by the said Act also further Enacted not declared that if any Master Taylor shall pay any more or<lb></lb>
greater Wages than as aforesaid except in Case of a General Mourning as aforesaid) or if any Journeyman shall lake<lb></lb>
or receive any more or greater Wages than as aforesaid he shall be committed to the House of Correction for a Time<lb></lb>
in such Act limitted.</p>
<p n="28">That it is by such Act further declared and Enacted that it shall be lawful for the Lord mayor Aldermen<lb></lb>
and Recorder of the City of London for the time being at their General Quarter Sessions or General Sessions of the Peace<lb></lb>
and they are thereby authorized and required from time to time upon Application being made to them for that purpose<lb></lb>
to alter Regulate Order and Appoint the Wages and Allowances to be paid or made to Journeymen Taylors and servants<lb></lb>
retained or employed or to be retained or employed in the Act or mistery of a Taylor within the Limits aforesaid</p>
<p n="29">That your Petitioners have nither to endeavoured to subsist of the Wages as now established by Law<lb></lb>
but from the Hardness of the times and the want of Constant Employment they find it impossible to support<lb></lb>
themselves and Families thereby</p>
<p n="30">That by further greatest number of your petitioners are not on an Average employed more than Eight<lb></lb>
Months in the Year.</p>
<p n="31">That your Petitioner are now barely able to provide themselves and Families with Common necessaries<lb></lb>
during the time they are employed therefore must either Contract Debts when out of Employment which they<lb></lb>
can near repay or be furthersome to a Parish</p>
<p n="32">That Your Petitioner humbly apprehend they should be able to subsist themselves and Families throughout<lb></lb>
the year were they allowed to receive 3s/1½d a per Day from January to June inclusive in every year</p>
<p n="33">That many of the most Considerable Master within the Bills of mortality convinced of the<obscured></obscured>
impossibility<lb></lb>
of most of your petitioner subsisting without such Additional Wages have encouraged Your petitioness to apply to this<lb></lb>
Court to have the same Established by Law and are willing that your petitioner may be received in this particular<lb></lb>
as by a Certificate on the back of this their petitioner may appear</p>
<p n="34">Your Petitioner therefore most humbly pray that this Court would be pleased to alter their<lb></lb>
Wages to 3s/1½d pe<obscured></obscured>
the last saturday in June now<obscured></obscured>
and to order<obscured></obscured>
to be paid<lb></lb>
or empower them to receive the like Wages from the first Monday in January to the last week day in<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
in every succeeding Your and that this will be pleased to Grant them such further and other Relief in the<lb></lb>
premisses as shall be just</p>
<p n="35">And your Petitioner shall ever Pray etc</p>
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