To
the
Most
honourable
Assembly
of
the
house
of
Commons
of
the
High
Court
of
Parliament
.
The
humble
Petition
of
Thousands
of
Carpenters
,
Bricklayers
,
Smithes
,
Plaisterers
,
Glasiers
,
Painters
,
and
other
Handicrafts
men
in
and
about
the
Citie
of
London
and
Westminster
with
the
Suburbs
.
IN
most
humble
wise
sheweth
.
That
wheras
your
poore
Petitioners
exhibited
their
humble
Petition
vnto
this
honourable
Assembly
the
last
Session
,
for
a
Confirmed
authority
to
repaire
Houses
,
and
for
a
reformation
of
Building
,
as
farre
forth
as
might
bee
requisite
for
the
present
vse
of
the
Inhabiters
,
as
also
for
restraint
of
fire
;
Arguments
and
reasons
were
forthwith
exhibited
to
that
effect
,
and
thereupon
was
an
Order
granted
for
a
day
of
hearing
which
order
is
extant
,
howbeit
by
reason
of
many
other
great
and
weightie
occasions
and
the
Session
so
suddenly
prorogued
,
nothing
was
done
for
the
Confirmation
of
the
said
premises
:
In
tender
Consideration
whereof
,
it
would
please
this
honourable
Assembly
forth
of
your
Noble
and
graue
disposition
,
to
grant
vs
a
day
of
hearing
of
our
cause
whereby
such
order
and
course
may
be
taken
for
repairing
of
Houses
and
reformation
of
Building
,
so
farre
forth
as
may
be
with
conueniency
for
the
present
vse
and
benefit
of
the
Inhabiters
,
and
also
for
safetie
and
restraint
of
fire
for
a
generall
good
.
And
your
poore
Petitioners
(
shall
as
dutie
bindeth
them
)
pray
vnto
God
not
onely
for
a
prosperous
proceeding
in
this
your
great
and
weightie
imployments
,
to
the
glory
of
God
,
the
good
of
the
Church
,
and
the
benefit
of
the
Common
wealth
:
but
also
for
your
healths
,
peace
and
tranquillity
,
long
to
continue
.