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