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<DATE>2014-06-16</DATE>
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<NAME>TCP Staff (Michigan)</NAME>
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<ITEM>Proofed and reviewed as part of batch B140423.pdcc.</ITEM>
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<HEAD>The Hard CASE OF THE GLASS-MAKERS Of <HI>England,</HI> and the Danger of lo&s;ing the &s;aid Manu|facture, by rea&s;on of the Duties laid upon Gla&s;s-Wares, mo&s;t Humbly Repre&s;ented to this Honourable Hou&s;e.</HEAD>
<P>INa&s;much as the &s;aid Duty (if continued) will unavoidable prove the Ruine of the Arti&s;ts, who have, to the great Advantage of this Nation, brought the Gla&s;s-Manufacture to very great Perfection, even to a Prohibition of the Importation thereof.</P>
<P N="1">1&s;t, For the Rea&s;on Gla&s;s before the &s;aid Duty was Sold as cheap as po&s;&s;ible, to get a Livelyhood thereby.</P>
<P N="2">2dly, The &s;aid Duty hath &s;o le&s;&s;ened the Con&s;umption of Gla&s;s, that one third part of the Gla&s;s made the la&s;t Quarter, lyes on the Makers Hands; and the Con&s;umption grows le&s;&s;er and le&s;&s;er every Day: By which means the Maker is forced to Sell his Gla&s;s 20 <HI>per Cent.</HI> Cheaper then before the &s;aid Duty, rather than to have their Gla&s;s lye on their Hands, to break and grow out of Fa&s;hion, (as it will do) and want Money to pay Wages to Workmen, who by Contract before the &s;aid Duty, they are obliged to Imploy, or pay them Play-Wages for nothing.</P>
<P>Which being con&s;idered, mu&s;t unavoidably Ruine the Maker in a &s;hort time, and then con&s;equently the Workmen mu&s;t be Ruined, and forced into <HI>Ireland, Scotland,</HI> and other Places to get Bread; which Places are &s;o &s;en&s;ible of Matter of Fact, as already to Erect Works for their Reception; which, if not prevented, mu&s;t unde|niable prove the Lo&s;s of Gla&s;s-Manufacture to this Nation.</P>
<P>It is therefore mo&s;t Humbly Hoped, the Members of this Ho|nourable Hou&s;e, will take into their &s;erious Con&s;ideration the Ruine of the poor Workmen (&s;ome of which have not had 14 Days Work, &s;ince the Commencement of the &s;aid Duty) and be Grati|ou&s;ly plea&s;ed to prevent the &s;ame; e&s;pecially con&s;idering the &s;aid Duty is very incon&s;iderable to the Crown; it being mo&s;t evident, and plainly to be made appear, the Duty of what Gla&s;s was made the la&s;t Quarter, did not amount to 5000 <HI>l.</HI> out of which the Draw|back and Collecting mu&s;t be Deducted, and then not 3000 <HI>l.</HI> will be coming to the Crown; and that is more then any following Quar|ter will produce, for the Rea&s;ons afore&s;aid.</P>
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