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• Held At: Parliamentary Archives: GB-061
• Catalogue Reference: HL/PO/JO/10/1/484/1051
• Ref No: HL/PO/JO/10/1/484/1051
• Date: 31 March 1696
• Level: Item
• Description: This record contains:
  Petitions to be heard on the Bill (HL/PO/JO/10/2/23). They are as follows.
  a) 1 April -- Petition of the Linen Drapers, praying to be heard by Counsel before the Second Reading of the Bill, which highly concerns the public trade of this nation as well as the Petitioners in particular. 121 Signatures. Numbered 1 (now in HL/PO/JO/10/3/187/34).
  b) 3 April -- Petition of the Calico Printers, on behalf of themselves and a great number of people employed in that trade, praying to be heard by Counsel in relation to a Clause in the Bill in these words "or that are or shall be printed in this kingdom or elsewhere," which not only tends to the ruin of Petitioners, but also to the utter destruction of a trade which by reason of its usefulness and cheapness is very beneficial to the public. 50 Signatures.
  c) 3 April -- Petition of several Dyers of Wrought Silks, in behalf of themselves and many others of the same trade. The Bill will ruin Petitioners and their families, and will force them to that which, to a freeborn subject of England, looks as the last and most dreadful of all calamities, to quit their native country and transport themselves to some foreign one where encouragement is given to that trade which they have been brought up to. Pray their Lordships not to suffer them, who now live comfortably, to be reduced to so deplorable a condition. 141 Signatures.
  d) 4 April -- Petition of several Gentlemen's sons, being Apprentices to Linen Drapers, whose friends have given considerable sums to their Masters to instruct them in the trade, the greates part of which will be lost if the Bill prohibiting the trade pass Pray their Honours to take their case into their serious consideration. 281 Signatures. Numbered 2.
  e) 4 April -- Petition of the Governor and Company of the Merchants of London trading into the East Indies, praying to be heard by Counsel before the passing of the Bill, which is very prejudicial to the interest of the trade of this kingdom in general, and particularly to the East India trade. Signed Ro: Blackborne, Secy. Numbered 3.
  f) 4 April -- Petition of divers persons, in behalf of themselves and others, who have lent moneys on the Customs arising from Wines, Vinegar, Tobacco, and East India Goods. Petitioners have Tallies for moneys lent, on the public faith of the kingdom, to serve His Majesty and the nation's occasions, upon the security of the whole Customs. The Bill will cause the Customs of the goods prohibited, which is between 20 and 30 per cent. of their whole value, to abate, which will much lessen Petitioners' security. Pray to be heard by Counsel against the passing of the Bill. 19 Signatures. Numbered 4.
  g) 4 April -- Petition of several Upholsters, on behalf of themselves and many other. Similar to a) above. 83 Signatures. Numbered 5.
  h) 4 April -- Petition of several Packers and Clothworkers, in behalf of themselves and the Clothiers of Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, and Worcestershire. Petitioners have of late years provided for the East India trade very great quantities of Woollen Manufactures, with which are purchased several sorts of East India goods, by prohibiting which the Bill will lessen the exportation of English manufactures to India, whereby Petitioners will be very great sufferers. Pray for relief. 47 Signatures. Numbered 6.
  i) 4 April -- Petition of the Calico and Linen Dyers, on behalf of themselves and all the Calico Dyers in England. There is a Clause added to the Bill, in these words: "or that are or shall be dyed in this kingdom or elsewhere." It will ruin Petitioners and their families and apprentices. Pray the restriction may extend only to dyed calicoes imported. 141 signatures. Numbered 7.
  k) 4 April -- Petition of the Callenders in and about the City of London against the passing of the Bill, which will tend to their ruin, and that of many who have served apprenticeships to their trade. 46 Signatures. Numbered 8.
  l) 4 April -- Petition of the Glazers and Buckram Stiffeners in and about the City of London, on behalf of themselves and a great number of people employed in the said trade. Similar to i) above, praying the restriction may extend only to dyed and printed calicoes imported. 18 Signatures. Numbered 9.
  m) 4 April -- Petition of divers Shopkeepers and Warehouse-keepers trading in East India, Persia, and China Silks, Bengals and Painted (sic) Calicoes, in and about the City of London, praying to be heard by Counsel before the passing of the Bill which will utterly deprive them of the greatest part of their livelihood. 46 Signatures. Numbered 10.
  n) 7 April -- Petition of several Merchants of London trading into foreign parts. Petitioners trade into the Plantations in the West Indies and other parts beyond the seas, and have frequent occasion to buy parcels of Persians and other East India Silks and Calicoes. Pray to be heard on the Clause in the Bill which prohibits the sale of the said goods in quantities of less than £50, as they have often to buy them in smaller quantities. 17 Signatures.
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