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<DATE>2014-05-08</DATE>
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<NAME>John Pas</NAME>
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<HEAD>The Humble PETITION and CASE Of the Tobacco-Pipe-Makers Of the Cities of <HI>London</HI> and <HI>We&s;tmin&s;ter,</HI> In behalf of them&s;elves, and the re&s;t of their Brethren, through the Kingdom of <HI>England</HI> and Dominion of <HI>Wales;</HI> As al&s;o the di&s;tre&s;&s;ed Condition they mu&s;t inevitably lye under, if the in|tended Impo&s;ition on <HI>Tobacco-Pipes</HI> be laid.</HEAD>
<P>Fir&s;t, THAT it evidently appears to the Eye of all Mankind, What a poor Manufacture it is, of which, many worthy Members of this Honourable Hou&s;e (if not all) cannot but be &s;en&s;ible.</P>
<P><HI>Secondly,</HI> That very few (or none) have Stock to carry on their Trade, without great Tru&s;t from their Clay-Merchants; And are obliged to pay for one Quantity of Clay, when they fetch ano|ther; (which when done, &s;carce leaves them Money enough to &s;upport their Families,) which renders them very uncapable of paying any Duty, but mu&s;t have their Goods (if any) for the &s;ame.</P>
<P><HI>Thirdly,</HI> If the Impo&s;ition pa&s;&s;es, That with the already Ri&s;e of <HI>Tobacco,</HI> will make the meaner &s;ort of People forbear &s;moaking <HI>Tobacco;</HI> By which, His Maje&s;ty will lo&s;e much more of his Revenue, than this Impo&s;ition will bring in.</P>
<P><HI>Fourthly,</HI> That all the poorer &s;ort of the Trade, mu&s;t be compelled to lay it down, for want of Stock or Credit to carry it on; and &s;o their Wives and Children, who help to get their Bread, mu&s;t of nece&s;|&s;ity peri&s;h, or become a Charge to their re&s;pective Pari&s;hes.</P>
<P><HI>Fifthly,</HI> That when a Gro&s;s of Pipes are made, they &s;ell them for 1 <HI>s.</HI> 6 <HI>d.</HI> and 1 <HI>s.</HI> 10 <HI>d.</HI> out of which 2 <HI>d.</HI> or 3 <HI>d.</HI> is their greate&s;t Profit: And they not already having Stock, or can make Pipes fa&s;t enough to maintain their Families, how much le&s;s can they be capable, when half the Stock they have, mu&s;t be paid down to pay the King his Duty?</P>
<P><HI>Sixthly,</HI> It often happens, that for want of Money to buy Bread for their Families, a great many are forced to Sell their Goods at 3 <HI>d.</HI> or 4 <HI>d. per</HI> Gro&s;s le&s;s than the Prime Co&s;t, to &s;upply their immediate Nece&s;&s;ities: Which if it be &s;o with tho&s;e of the Trade, in and about the&s;e Cities, how much harder mu&s;t it be with tho&s;e in the Country, who make not half &s;o many Pipes.</P>
<P><HI>Seventhly,</HI> If this Impo&s;ition &s;hould pa&s;s, when the Kings Officers are paid, and Expences deducted, the Overplus will be &s;o &s;mall a Revenue to the King, that it will be of no great Service; although the Ruine of many Families, who now make a hard &s;hift to live by their Trade.</P>
<P><HI>Gentlemen,</HI> The&s;e, with many other Rea&s;ons which might be offered, only that we will not trouble you too much, but humbly &s;ubmit; and hope that we may be heard by our Coun&s;el; and that you will take our mo&s;t deplorable Condition into your &s;erious Con&s;ideration: and let Ours, with our Wives and Childrens future De&s;truction, implore your tender Compa&s;|&s;ion; That this Impo&s;ition, nor any upon our Poor Manufacture, may be impo&s;ed:</P>
<CLOSER><HI>And your Petitioners (as in Duty bound) &s;hall ever Pray,</HI> &amp;c.</CLOSER>
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