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           1621
        
      
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             To the honorable assembly of the Commons house of Parliament, and to the committees, for grieuances of the same house. The humble petition of Edward Hopkins, William Barwell, Iohn Bellamy, Robert Vilet, Iohn Walter, Robert Wright, and other wharfingers in and neere the Cittie of London
             Hopkins, Edward, fl. 1621.
          
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             [London :
             1621]
          
           
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           Company of Woodmongers (London, England) -- Controversial literature -- Early works to 1800.
           Carriages and carts -- Early works to 1800.
           Wharves -- England -- London -- Early works to 1800.
           London (England) -- History -- 17th century -- Early works to 1800.
        
      
    
     
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           TO
           THE
           HONORABLE
           ASSEMBLY
           OF
           THE
           COMMONS
           house
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           and
           to
           the
           Committees
           ,
           for
           Grieuances
           
             of
             the
             same
             house
          
           .
        
         
           The
           humble
           petition
           of
           
             Edward
             Hopkins
             ,
             William
             Barwell
             ,
             Iohn
             Bellamy
             ,
             Robert
             Vilet
             ,
             Iohn
             Walter
             ,
             Robert
             Wright
             ,
          
           and
           other
           Wharfingers
           in
           and
           neere
           the
           Cittie
           of
           London
           .
        
         
           WHereas
           the
           petitioners
           and
           all
           others
           vsing
           Wharfes
           for
           sale
           of
           Fuell
           within
           and
           neere
           the
           Cittie
           of
           London
           ,
           haue
           time
           out
           of
           minde
           had
           the
           vse
           of
           a
           competent
           number
           of
           Carts
           and
           Carres
           as
           necessarily
           incident
           to
           their
           trade
           ,
           to
           carry
           wood
           and
           cole
           for
           the
           necessary
           vse
           of
           his
           Maiesties
           subiects
           in
           and
           about
           the
           said
           Citie
           ,
           vntill
           some
           of
           the
           Woodmongers
           in
           An.
           3.
           
           Iac.
           (
           without
           the
           consent
           of
           the
           rest
           )
           did
           not
           onely
           procure
           themselues
           to
           be
           incorporated
           by
           his
           Maiesties
           letters
           patents
           ,
           with
           power
           to
           make
           ordinances
           for
           gouernment
           thereof
           ,
           but
           also
           for
           their
           owne
           lucre
           ,
           and
           to
           the
           intent
           to
           oppresse
           his
           Maiesties
           subiects
           and
           make
           a
           Monopoly
           thereof
           ,
           vpon
           pretence
           of
           better
           gouernment
           ,
           haue
           by
           colour
           of
           the
           said
           Letters
           patents
           made
           ordinances
           ,
           whereby
           they
           haue
           drawne
           the
           gouernment
           of
           Carres
           into
           their
           owne
           hands
           ,
           and
           so
           prouided
           that
           neither
           Wharfinger
           nor
           other
           might
           vse
           a
           Carre
           without
           licence
           from
           the
           said
           Companie
           ;
           and
           vpon
           such
           as
           had
           licence
           for
           vse
           thereof
           ,
           laid
           an
           imposition
           of
           17.
           
             s.
          
           4.
           
             d.
          
           
             per
             annum
          
           ,
           and
           other
           great
           taxes
           ,
           as
           sometimes
           40.
           
             s.
          
           and
           at
           other
           times
           4.
           lib.
           a
           man.
           
        
         
           ANd
           the
           said
           Companie
           hauing
           so
           setled
           their
           said
           gouernment
           ,
           did
           denie
           the
           vse
           of
           Carres
           to
           diuers
           owners
           of
           ancient
           Wharfes
           vsing
           the
           trade
           of
           Woodmongers
           ,
           and
           either
           sold
           them
           out
           to
           others
           for
           40.
           and
           50.
           lib.
           a
           Car-roome
           ,
           or
           else
           did
           farme
           them
           for
           10
           
             s
          
           and
           12.
           
             s.
          
           the
           weeke
           ;
           by
           which
           meanes
           the
           said
           Car-roomes
           are
           appropriated
           to
           Tapsters
           ,
           Ale-house-keepers
           ,
           Scriueners
           ,
           Hostlers
           ,
           Bakers
           ,
           and
           such
           like
           ,
           not
           vsing
           themselues
           either
           Wharfe
           or
           Carre
           ,
           and
           become
           priuate
           interests
           ,
           and
           go
           as
           Chattels
           to
           Executours
           .
        
         
           ANd
           when
           Wharfingers
           (
           in
           case
           of
           necessitie
           )
           vsed
           any
           Carres
           for
           vse
           of
           their
           trade
           ,
           themselues
           and
           their
           seruants
           haue
           at
           seuerall
           times
           beene
           (
           by
           colour
           of
           the
           said
           Letters
           patents
           )
           committed
           to
           prison
           by
           the
           Master
           and
           Wardens
           of
           the
           said
           Companie
           ,
           and
           there
           detained
           sometimes
           7
           or
           8
           dayes
           ;
           at
           other
           times
           their
           Carres
           haue
           beene
           by
           the
           said
           Companie
           or
           their
           ministers
           taken
           from
           them
           ;
           and
           when
           they
           haue
           endeuoured
           by
           course
           of
           law
           to
           relieue
           themselues
           ,
           they
           haue
           beene
           vnduly
           staid
           .
        
         
           BY
           which
           vniust
           courses
           the
           petitioners
           and
           diuers
           others
           being
           free
           of
           the
           Citie
           of
           London
           ,
           haue
           beene
           most
           vniustly
           denied
           the
           free
           vse
           of
           Carres
           ,
           and
           thereby
           hindred
           from
           vsing
           their
           said
           trade
           ,
           and
           inforced
           either
           to
           buy
           diuers
           Car-roomes
           ,
           or
           to
           farme
           them
           at
           the
           seuerall
           rates
           aforesaid
           ,
           to
           the
           vtter
           vndoing
           of
           themselues
           ,
           wiues
           and
           children
           ,
           to
           the
           great
           inhansing
           and
           raising
           of
           the
           price
           of
           Fuell
           ,
           and
           the
           great
           grieuance
           and
           oppression
           of
           his
           Maiesties
           subiects
           in
           and
           neere
           about
           the
           said
           Citie
           ,
           and
           to
           the
           raising
           of
           the
           price
           of
           cariages
           ,
           with
           many
           other
           inconueniences
           .
        
         
           IN
           tender
           consideration
           whereof
           ,
           and
           for
           that
           the
           said
           Grant
           (
           accompanied
           with
           ordinances
           as
           aforesaid
           )
           is
           not
           onely
           a
           Monopoly
           ,
           but
           the
           execution
           thereof
           tends
           to
           depriue
           his
           Maiesties
           subiects
           of
           their
           libertie
           ,
           by
           vnlawfull
           imprisonment
           ,
           contrary
           to
           the
           great
           Charter
           of
           the
           Liberties
           of
           England
           ,
           and
           to
           the
           hinderance
           of
           Legall
           proceedings
           and
           stop
           of
           Iustice
           for
           their
           goods
           vniustly
           and
           against
           law
           taken
           from
           them
           ,
           and
           to
           the
           destruction
           of
           their
           trade
           ,
           and
           is
           otherwise
           enormous
           and
           extreme
           grieuous
           to
           the
           petitioners
           and
           others
           his
           Maiesties
           subiects
           ,
           and
           may
           with
           the
           like
           colour
           be
           put
           in
           execution
           against
           Brewers
           ,
           Scauingers
           ,
           and
           diuers
           other
           trades
           ;
           and
           for
           that
           the
           petitioners
           are
           ready
           to
           make
           good
           each
           of
           the
           said
           generals
           ,
           with
           diuers
           particulars
           of
           euery
           sort
           .
        
         
           MAy
           it
           therefore
           please
           this
           honorably
           Assembly
           and
           high
           Counsell
           to
           take
           the
           premisses
           into
           consideration
           ,
           and
           to
           appoint
           some
           time
           for
           the
           hearing
           thereof
           ,
           and
           to
           take
           such
           course
           to
           reforme
           the
           said
           abuses
           ,
           and
           punish
           the
           said
           offenders
           ,
           as
           to
           iustice
           shall
           appertaine
           :
        
         
           And
           the
           petitioners
           (
           as
           most
           bound
           )
           shall
           euer
           pray
           for
           the
           long
           continuance
           and
           happie
           prosperitie
           of
           this
           honorable
           Assembly
           ,
           and
           all
           the
           members
           thereof
           ,
           &c.
           
        
      
    
     
  

