An English garner; ingatherings from our history and literature . The Ge?ural Grievance of all E77gland ;Man^ JFoman^ and Child. To THE High and Honourable Court of Parliament. Hereas, We, your poor Petitioners,jointly, with one unanimity, humbly desirea Reformation of this general and greatGrievance of late, for, and in considerationof the great Abuse of Transportation ofRaw Hides, Tanned Skins of great growth,and Calves Skins: all which are trans-ported in most unreasonable manner, and under the colour[pretence] of the transporting of some hundred Dozens,many thousands are daily transported
An English garner; ingatherings from our history and literature . The Ge?ural Grievance of all E77gland ;Man^ JFoman^ and Child. To THE High and Honourable Court of Parliament. Hereas, We, your poor Petitioners,jointly, with one unanimity, humbly desirea Reformation of this general and greatGrievance of late, for, and in considerationof the great Abuse of Transportation ofRaw Hides, Tanned Skins of great growth,and Calves Skins: all which are trans-ported in most unreasonable manner, and under the colour[pretence] of the transporting of some hundred Dozens,many thousands are daily transported ; and that in suchan excessive manner that not only all Skins that are broughtinto the market at Leadenhall and elsewhere, are so enhancedin price that they be of late raised Treble to the price theyhave been ; but, by secret bargains, almost all sorts of leatherbe bought underhand, in all countries [counties] before theycome to markets to be sold, by divers merchants for to betransported. And, moreover, it is, for certain, known, that diversDutchmen come daily
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