The linen and cotton broad-ware weavers apology: : Humbly addressed to the gentlemen manufacturers of Manchester, and all others whom it may concern. / By a well-wisher to trade.

  • Justice, Alexander.
Date:
M,DCC,LVIII. [1758]
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Credit: The linen and cotton broad-ware weavers apology: : Humbly addressed to the gentlemen manufacturers of Manchester, and all others whom it may concern. / By a well-wisher to trade. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Years fince warps Eighty Yards, and t terials it was then made on, were fo far better, that where a Man can now make one Yard, he would then ’ have made One and an Half; and Wages Two Shil- lings at the Piece more then, than they are now, not-— withftanding the Piece is now warped from Ejighty-fix to Ninety-fix Yards, according toghe different Rules in the feveral Warehoufes in Town... Now it is plainfrom what hath been faid, that here is at every Piece of Checque of this fort 6, 8, 10 or 16 Yards worked for nothing, and Two Shillings abated at the Whole, and Provifions more than one Third dearer now than they were then. I covuxp inftance other forts in the weaving Branch, fuch as Gownsof feveral forts, and broad Checques, that are more than One Third lower in their Wages now than they were then. The Reafon why their Prices have been thus reduced was owing, as I have fhewed. above, to fuch People as had not their whole Depen- dance on the Trade, and were willing to Work upon any Terms, rather than ftand ftill, when they had no other Employment. Ir may be proper in this Place to examine what a Journeyman Weaver of this Kind of Checque can bring Home to his Family of neat Earnings; I thall account for it thus, and.appeal to every one who knows any Thing at all of Weaving for the Truth of what I fhall fay. : : ars He muft be a tolerable good Hand that can -work Half a Piece of this fort of Checque ina Week, which when done, comesto Six Shillings, out of whichhemutft pay One Shilling for Pinwinding, and Six Pence for Loom-ftanding; and IJ fhall reckon Three Pence per - Week throughout the Year for Candle-light, fo there Remains for him, of neat Money, Four Shillings and Three Pence, for Houfe-Rent, Provifions and all other | - pneceffaries