mitted of fociety

the dry way, and

to work with fuch perfon.

fuch quarterly or clearing nights as aforefaid), they would not work by or with fuch defaulters after a reasonable time for finishing the work he might then have under hand, under the forfeiture of one guinea to their stock, payable at three fhillings and fixpence per month, unless fuch defaulter fhould voluntarily, and of his own accord, promife and agree, before two witneffes members of that fociety, to make their fociety a present of one guinea, which he might either prefent at three fhillings and fixpence per month, or the whole down, at his option, to the great prejudice of trade, &c. in contempt, &c. to the evil example, &c. and againft, &c. &c. 3d Count, no And the jurors aforefaid, upon their oath aforefaid, do further preperfon to be ad- fent, that the faid A. B. C. D. and E. F. being, &c. heretofore, to but fuch as have wit, on, &c. in, &c. at, &c. in, &c. did become members of a cerferved appren- tain fociety then and there instituted under the name, &c. of,*&c. ticeship of feven and did then and there order and direct, that from and after the first years to a lea- quarterly meeting, which should be fo held on Wednesday, the third ther-dreffer in of April 1782, no perfon fhould be admitted into that fociety but fuch poffeffed of a as had ferved a regular apprenticeship of feven years, without fraud ticket as a clear or deceit, to the trade or business of a leather-dreffer in the dry way, member of the which should be proved to the fatisfaction of the fociety, fuch perfociety; and not fons excepted who were really under contract, on, &c. all which fhould be admitted into that fociety when out of their contract, provided they should apply within three months from the expiration of fuch contract. And the jurors aforefaid, upon, &c. do, &c. that the faid A. B. C. D. and E. F. fo being, &c. contriving and intending, as much as in them lay, to deprive their masters of the benefit of the service of fuch of their journeymen as had not ferved a regular apprenticeship of feven years, without fraud or deceit, to the trade or bufinefs of a leather- dreffer in the dry way, or were not in the exception before-mentioned, heretofore, to wit, on, &c. in, &c. at, &c. in, &c. did unlawfully, unjustly, and corruptly, covenant, &c. &c. &c. amongst themselves, that they would not, any time or times after the third day of April 1782, work in any fhop by or with any perfon working as a journeyman leather-dreffer in the dry way who was not poffeffed of a ticket fignifying that he was a clear member of their fociety, to the great prejudice, &c. in 4th Count, not contempt, &c. to the evil example, &c. and againft, &c. And the to work with jurors aforefaid, upon, &c. do, &c. that the faid A. B. C. D. and perfons who E. F. being, &c. heretofore, to wit, on, &c. in, &c. at, &c. in, &c, did become members of a certain fociety then and there inftituted, clear member. &c. &c. And the jurors aforefaid, upon, &c. fo being, &c. contriving and intending, as much as in them lay, to deprive their masters of the benefit of the fervice of fuch of their journeymen as were not poffeffed of tickets fignifying that they were clear members of that fociety, heretofore, to wit, on, &c. in, &c. at, &c. in, &c. did unlawfully, unjustly, and corruptly, covenant, &c. amongst themselves, that they would not, at any time or times after the faid third day of April 1782, work in any fhop by or with any perfon working as a journeyman leather-dreffer in the dry way who was not poffeffed of a ticket fignifying that he was a clear member of

were not poffeff

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their fociety, to the great prejudice, &c. in contempt, &c. to the evil example, &c. and against the peace, &c. &c.

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LONDON, to wit. The jurors for our fovereign lord the Indictment king, upon their oath prefent, that at the general quarter feffions of gainst the jour the peace of our lord the king, holden for the city of London, at the Deymen taylors, for confpiring Guildhall, within the faid city (by adjournment), on Tuesday the together to raife day of , in the year of the reign of our fovereign lord their wages, and George the Second, late king of Great Britain, &c. before H. B. leffen the time efquire, then mayor of the city of L. F. C. efquire, J. P. efquire, ing, contrary to aldermen of the faid city, Sir W. M. knight, recorder of the faid city, and others their fellows, then juftices of our faid late lord the justices and the king, within and for the faid city, and also to hear and determine ftatute, &c. divers other felonies, trefpaffes, and other mifdeeds committed within the faid city, the faid juftices then prefent (application being made to them for that purpose, according to the form of the ftatute in that cafe made and provided) did order and appoint, that, &c. (recite the order); of which alterations notice was by the faid order directed to be given, by publication of that order in the newfpapers called, &c. And the jurors aforefaid, upon their oath aforefaid, do further prefent, that the faid order was published in the faid newspapers called, &c. afterwards, to wit, on, &c. in

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year, &c. to wit, in the faid city of London and liberties thereof, to wit, in the parish of St. Mary-le-Bow, in the ward of Cheap. And the jurors aforefaid, upon their oath aforefaid, do further prefent, that W. M. late of London, journeyman taylor, and J. W. late of London aforefaid, journeyman taylor, on, &c. in the year of the reign of our fovereign lord, &c. by the grace of God, &c. and on divers other days and times between that day and London aforefaid, to wit, in the parish and ward aforefaid, with force and arms, did falfely, wickedly, and wilfully, conspire, confe◄ derate, and combine together, and to and with divers other journeymen taylors, and other perfons to the jurors aforesaid unknown, for their private lucre and gain, to alter the rates aforefaid, and advance, increase, and augment the wages of the journeymen taylors feeking their and each of their living as journeymen, in the faid art or myltery of a taylor in the city of London aforefaid, or within the liberties thereof, and to leffen the hours of work appointed and established by the faid juftices, at the faid general quarter feffions as aforesaid, without application to be made to the justices of the peace at the general quarter feffions, according to the faid act, and unjustly to exact great fums of money for the labour and hire of fuch journeymen in the faid art or mystery; and in pursuance of the faid confpiracy, confederacy, and combination, did unlawfully affemble and meet together, to wit, at London aforetaid, in the parish, &c. and being fo met and affembled together, did then and there unlawfully, unjustly, and corruptly agree, that not any perfon retained or employed as a journeyman in the faid art or mystery of a taylor, in the said city of London, or within the liberties, fhould work

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work in the faid art or myftery of a taylor for lefs wages than three fhillings by the day, over and befides three halfpence to be allowed by the mafter retaining and employing fuch journeyman for his breakfaft; and that no fuch journeymen fhould work in the faid art and mystery for and during the time and hours of work in every day appointed by the faid juftices of the peace at the said general quarter feffions of the peace as aforefaid, but that the space or time for work aforefaid should be diminished by the space of one hour every day; and that no fuch journeymen fhould work in the faid art or mystery by the piece; and the more effectually to maintain and fupport fuch their unlawful confpiracy, confederacy, and combination as aforefaid, did then and there further agree, that in cafe any fuch journeyman taylor fhould thereafter work in or at the faid art or mystery, at and for the wages or allowance, or for and during the time or hours of and for work in every day appointed by the faid juftices at the general quarter feflions aforefaid, or fhould work in or at the fame art or mystery by the piece, that then and in every fuch cafe they should and would perfuade and excite all and every the other journeymen employed by the mafter taylor, with whom fuch journeyman or journeymen fhould work as aforefaid, purfuant and according to the faid order by the faid juftices fo made at their faid general quarter feffions as aforefaid, and contrary to the faid unlawful combination and agreement, immediately to quit the service of fuch mafter taylor, and would also endeavour that fuch mafter taylor fhould not have any journeymen taylors to work for or with him, until he fhould have discharged from his fervice fuch journeyman or journeymen fo employed as aforefaid, contrary to their faid unlawful and corrupt agreement, to the great prejudice of trade, to the encouragement of idleness, to the evil example of all others in the like cafe offending, and against the peace of our faid lord the now king, his crown and dignity. 2d Count, club And the jurors aforefaid, upon their oath aforefaid, do further preformed to col- sent, that the said W. M. and J. W. on, &c. and on divers other lect a fund called days and times between that day and , at, &c. with force and ney; and that arms, did falfely, wickedly, and unlawfully, confpire, confederate, whoever fhould and combine together, and to and with divers other journeymen work without taylors, and other perfons to the jurors aforefaid at prefent unknown, contributing, &c. for their private lucre and gain, to alter the rates aforefaid, and to

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advance, increase, and augment the wages of the journeymen taylors feeking their and each of their livings as journeymen in the faid art or mystery of a taylor within the city of London, and the liberties thereof, and to leffen the hours of work appointed and eftablished by the faid juftices, at the faid general quarter feffions aforefaid, without application being made to the juftices of the peace, at their general quarter feffions, according to the said act, and unjustly to exact great fums of money for the labour and hire of fuch journeymen in the faid art or myftery, and in purfuance of the confpiracy, confederacy, and combination aforefaid, did then and there unlawfully, unjustly, and corruptly agree, that no perfon retained or employed as a journeyman in the faid art or mystery of a taylor in

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the fild city, or the liberties thereof, fhould work in the faid art or mystery for lefs wages than three fhillings by the day, over and belides three halfpence to be allowed by the mafter retaining and employing fuch journeyman for his breakfaft; and that no fuch journeyman fhould work in the faid art or myftery for and during the time or hours for work in every day appointed by the juftices of the peace at their general quarter feffions aforefaid, but that the time of work aforefaid fhould be diminished by the space of one hour in every day; and that no fuch journeymen fhould work in the faid art or myftery by the piece; and that no journeyman taylor whatfoever thould work in the faid art or myftery of a taylor with any mafter taylor within the faid city of L. and the liberties thereof, without firft contributing and paying to the other journeymen taylors, at fome or one of their clubs, affociations, or houses of call, a certain fum of money, to wit, the sum of fix fhillings in the name of fcheming money, for the carrying on their aforefaid con fpiracies, confederacies, and combinations; and the more effectually to maintain and support fuch their faid confpiracies, confederacies, and combinations as aforefaid, did then and there further agree, that in cafe any fuch journeyman taylor fhould thereafter work, in the faid art or mystery for the wages, or for and during the time or hours in every day appointed by the faid juftices at the general quarter feffions aforefaid, or fhould work in the fame art or mystery by the piece, or who fhould work in the fame art or mystery with out having first contributed and paid to the other journeymen taylors, at fome or one of their clubs, &c. the faid fum of fix fhillings, in the name of, &c. then, and in every fuch cafe, they would perfuade and excite all and every the other journeymen employed by the mafter taylor with whom fuch journeyman fhould work as aforefaid, contrary to the faid unlawful agreement, immediately to quit the fervice of fuch mafter taylor, and would endeavour that fuch mafter taylor fhould not have any journeymen taylors to work for him until he should have discharged from his fervice the faid journeyman taylor or journeymen taylors fo employed to work as aforefaid, contrary to their faid unlawful agreement, to the great prejudice of trade, to the encouragement of idleness, to the evil example of all others in the like cafe offending, and against the peace of our faid lord the king, his crown and dignity, &c.

PLEAS before our lord the king at Weftminster, of Hilary term, in the twenty-eighth year of the reign of our fovereign lord George the Third, by the grace of God of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, king, defender of the faith, and fo forth. ROLL.

Among the Pleas of the King.

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MIDDLESEX. Some time ago, that is to fay, on Monday Record of inthe tenth day of December, in the twenty-eighth year of the reign dictment, & of our fovereign lord George the Third, king of Great Britain, &c.

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at the general feffion of oyer and terminer of our lord the king, holden in and for the county of Middlesex, at the feffion-house for the faid county, before William Mainwaring, &c. efquires, and others their fellows, juftices of our faid lord the king, affigned by his majesty's letters patent, under the great feal of Great Britain, directed to the fame juftices before named, and others in the faid letters named to enquire more fully the truth, by the oath of good and lawful men of the faid county of Middlefex, and by other ways, means, and methods, by which they fhould or might better know (as well within liberties as without), by whom the truth of the matter might be better known, of all treafons, &c. within the county aforefaid (as well within liberties as without), by whomfoever, and in what manner foever done, committed, or perpetrated, and by whom, or to whom, when, how, and after what manner, and of all other articles and circumftances concerning the premises, and every of them, or any of them, in any manner whatsoever, and the faid treafons and other the premises to hear and determine, according to the laws and cuftoms of England, by the oath of twelve jurors, good and lawful men of the county aforesaid, then there fworn, and charged to enquire for our faid lord the king for the body of the fame county, it was prefented as followeth, that is Indictment for to fay: Middlefex, to wit. The jurors for our lord the king, a confpiracy in upon their oath prefent, that John Rogers Morgan, late of the parish combining to of Saint Martin in the Fields, in the county of Middlefex, ers and employ- labourer, Charles Eafley, late of the fame, labourer, Joseph ers to withdraw Lawrence, late of the fame, labourer, and Richard Dale, late their custom of the fame, labourer (together with divers other perfons whofe from a common names to the jurors aforefaid are as yet unknown), being perfons

feduce custom

brewer.

of ill name and fame, and of difhoneft converfation, and wickedly and maliciously minding, devifing, contriving, and intending unlawfully to opprefs, aggrieve, injure, and impoverish one Richard Meux, of the parish aforefaid, in the county aforefaid, common brewer, and as much as in them lay unlawfully to ruin him in his trade and business of a common brewer, which he then and there ufed and exercised, and to prevent and hinder him from ufing, exercifing, and carrying on the faid trade and business in as full, ample, and beneficial a manner as he was used and accustomed to do, on the fifteenth day of April, in the twenty-fixth year of the reign of our fovereign lord George the Third, king of Great Britain, &c. at the parifh aforefaid, in the county aforefaid, and whilft the faid Richard Meux fo ufed, exercifed, and carried on the faid trade and business of a con:mon brewer as aforesaid, they the faid John Rogers Morgan, Charles Eafley, Jofeph Lawrence, and Richard Dale, unlawfully, wickedly, and maliciously did confpire, combine, confederate, and agree together, unlawfully to feduce and perfuade, and to cause and procure divers perfons, liege fubjects of our faid lord the king, then and long before being customers to and employers of the faid Richard Meux in his faid trade and business of a common brewer, and who had been accustomed to deal with and buy, and then were accustomed to deal with and buy of and from

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