The 1711 Landholders' Petition
In 1711 sixty-nine landholders of the Parish of Frome petitioned Viscount Weymouth, noting that "Wire-drawers Card-makers and Clothiers of Froome and the parts adjacent" were seeking leave to bring a bill in the House of Commons to prevent the selling of old wool cards. This reduced the outlay involved in making cloth, at the cost of quality as the cardholders argued. The petitioners maintained that such a bill would be "of very great benefit to your Petitioners in lessening the rates to the poor of the said parish by keeping the greater part thereof imployed in the manufacture of makeing new cards" and humbly begged his "favour and interest for the procureing an Act of Parliament"
The signatories were as follows:
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W: WHITCHURCH Junr |
James ROGERS |
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Roger LEVERSEDGE |
Jo: JENKINS Vicr |
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Wm DAVIS |
John JESSER |
Edm SEAMAN |
William: WHITCHURCH |
Christop SHEPPARD |
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Wm BAILY |
Wm WILKINS |
William EMBLEN |
Jn WICKHAM |
Stephen KEEPING |
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Wm FRAMPTON |
Robt HAYWARD |
William WILTSHIRE |
John PHELPS Geo |
LOCKE Churchwardens |
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Robt EDGELL |
Edward |
Richard NEWPORT |
Tho: PAYNE |
Sam WHITCHURCH |
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Hen: BULL |
COWARD |
John SIMES |
James BENNETT |
John PRIDDLE overseers |
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William WHITTOCK |
Thomas ALLEN |
Wm POBJAY |
Job WAYLAND |
Henry LACEY of ye par |
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Lukes WRIGHT |
Richard POBIAY |
James ELDERTON |
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George AIRES Junr |
Richd: STEVENS |
William SINGER |
William ROGERS Conbles |
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John KING |
Wm HARRIS |
W: BURRETT |
Jere: EMBLEM |
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Michell HUMPHREY |
James BABER |
James JESSER |
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Nicholas PAYNE |
Sam DYMOCK |
Jo: GREGORY |
Wm POBJAY Constable |
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Jonathan WHITCHURCH |
Sam MORTIMER |
Wm HAYTER |
of West Woodlands |
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William WATTS |
Ja: DRUCE |
Joseph JESSER |
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Edward MORTIMER |
Francis WEAVER |
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John MORGAN |
Richard WILLKINS |
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Humphrey YERBURY Senr |
Joseph BAILEY |
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Andrew ROGERS |
James SCUDAMORE |
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John FOWLES |
Nicholas MINTY |
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John ALLEN |
William EMBLEN |
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