To the Right Honourable the knights, citizens, and burgesses, assembled in Parliament the humble petition of the workmen-printers, freemen of the city of London[.]
      
       
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             To the Right Honourable the knights, citizens, and burgesses, assembled in Parliament the humble petition of the workmen-printers, freemen of the city of London[.]
             Hawkins, George, fl. 1659.
          
           1 sheet ([1] p.)
           
             s.n.,
             [London :
             1659]
          
           
             Signed: George Hawkins (and 9 others).
             Imprint from Wing.
             Protesting against the monopoly for printing Bibles, at present possessed by Henry Hills and John Field.
             Annotation on Thomason copy: "April. 14. 1659".
             Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
          
        
      
    
     
       
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           Bible -- Publication and distribution -- England -- Early works to 1800.
           Printing -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800.
        
      
    
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           To
           the
           Right
           Honourable
           The
           Knights
           ,
           Citizens
           ,
           and
           Burgesses
           ,
           assembled
           IN
           PARLIAMENT
           ,
           The
           humble
           Petition
           of
           the
           Workmen-Printers
           ,
           Freemen
           of
           the
           City
           of
           London
           ,
        
         
           Sheweth
           ,
        
         
           THat
           in
           the
           time
           of
           the
           late
           generall
           Liberty
           of
           Printing
           English
           Bibles
           ,
           and
           Testaments
           at
           
             London
             ,
          
           and
           untill
           the
           6.
           of
           
             March
          
           1655.
           last
           past
           ,
           there
           were
           above
           sixty
           Workmen-Printers
           imployed
           in
           constant
           work
           at
           severall
           Printing-houses
           ;
           whereby
           the
           Books
           were
           vended
           at
           very
           moderate
           rates
           ,
           to
           the
           great
           accommodation
           and
           benefit
           of
           the
           Common-wealth
           ,
           and
           encouragement
           ,
           and
           comfortable
           support
           of
           your
           Petitioners
           ;
           but
           by
           means
           of
           an
           undue
           ,
           and
           unlawfull
           entrance
           of
           the
           late
           translated
           Copy
           of
           the
           Bible
           ,
           then
           made
           in
           the
           Register
           of
           the
           Company
           of
           Stationers
           ,
           and
           other
           unjust
           proceedings
           used
           by
           
             Henry
             Hills
          
           and
           
             John
             Field
          
           Printers
           ,
           in
           reference
           to
           their
           Monopolizing
           ever
           since
           of
           the
           sole
           printing
           of
           Bibles
           and
           Testaments
           ,
           and
           suppressing
           all
           other
           Master-Printers
           in
           that
           good
           work
           ;
           (
           Whereby
           they
           themselves
           imploy
           not
           above
           ten
           or
           twelve
           persons
           in
           their
           service
           ,
           and
           inhanse
           the
           prices
           of
           their
           Books
           to
           excessive
           dear
           rates
           ,
           )
           The
           Common-wealth
           is
           abused
           by
           an
           unreasonable
           necessity
           ,
           and
           your
           Petitioners
           are
           for
           the
           generality
           of
           them
           much
           prejudiced
           and
           abridged
           in
           their
           hopes
           of
           lively-hood
           and
           fortunes
           ,
           and
           many
           of
           them
           reduced
           to
           extream
           want
           and
           poverty
           ,
           to
           the
           great
           grief
           of
           themselves
           and
           their
           relations
           .
        
         
           
             May
             it
             therefore
             most
             graciously
             please
             your
             Honours
             to
             hear
             and
             redresse
             your
             Petitioners
             Grievances
             with
             all
             convenience
             ,
             being
             of
             such
             universall
             influence
             upon
             ,
             and
             concernment
             to
             the
             good
             of
             the
             Common-wealth
             .
          
        
         
           And
           your
           Petitioners
           ,
           as
           in
           duty
           bound
           ,
           shall
           ever
           pray
           ,
           &c.
           
           Signed
           by
           
             
               
                 George
                 Hawkins
                 .
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Sporier
                 .
              
               
                 Thomas
                 Webster
                 .
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Richardson
                 .
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Dever
                 .
              
               
                 Bryan
                 Lambert
                 .
              
               
                 Iames
                 Gray
                 .
              
               
                 Henry
                 Barrow
                 .
              
               
                 Roger
                 Vaughan
                 .
              
               
                 Thomas
                 Milbourne
                 senior
                 .
              
            
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
           For
           themselves
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           names
           of
           150.
           
           Workmen-Printers
           in
           
             London
             .