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Folios 51-54. Folio 51. Order in Council referring the annexed petition to the Committee...

Catalogue reference: SP 31/5/21

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This record is about the Folios 51-54. Folio 51. Order in Council referring the annexed petition to the Committee... dating from 1686 May 7 - 1686 May 13 in the series Secretaries of State: State Papers Domestic, James II. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SP 31/5/21
Date
1686 May 7 - 1686 May 13
Description

Folios 51-54. Folio 51. Order in Council referring the annexed petition to the Committee for Trade and Plantations. Folios 52-54. The Clothiers of Suffolk and Essex to the King. Petition that they are unable to employ the poor families dependent on them because of the decline in the manufacture of broadcloth previously sent abroad, mainly to Turkey, but now no more than one third is sent. They pray for relief and that the Turkey Company might send out the cloths as before. 70 signatures. Endorsed: Received 13 May 1686. Endorsed: Received 13 May 1686.

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English
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