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The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle
Portsmouth, Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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In London on December 15, authorities including the Lord Mayor, Sheriff Sawbridge, magistrates, constables, and guards prevented a planned assembly of Spitalfields journeymen weavers in Moorfields from marching to petition the king for a respite for three condemned cutters, ensuring peace as the group dispersed after advice to send a committee.
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We hear that, in consequence of a printed hand-bill dispersed on Saturday last in Spitalfields, to desire a meeting of the journeymen weavers in Moorfields tomorrow morning, being sent to one of his Majesty's principal Secretaries of State, letters were immediately wrote to the acting Magistrates in the different divisions, to apprise them of the same, that every branch of the civil power might be exerted, to prevent, as far as possible such tumultuous assemblies.
Information having been received, that a great number of Spitalfield weavers were to be assembled in Moorfields yesterday morning, in order to go to his Majesty at the Queens Place, to petition for a respite of three Cutters, now under sentence of death, the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor and Mr. Sheriff Sawbridge attended at the said place; as did several Justices of the Peace; Mr. Hartford, the high constable, a great number of inferior constables. Likewise set out from Hicks's hall, and a party of the guards, who arrived in Moorfields a little after eight, where they all remained till one o'clock yesterday noon, when they departed every thing being quiet.
The weavers finding their design discovered, went to a field in Kingstand-road, whither Mr. Sheriff Sawbridge followed them, and desired them to disperse, telling them that their best method would be to appoint a committee of eight, which number would be sufficient to deliver their petition; they seemed at first to dislike his proposal, but however they soon after dispersed.
Another account says, that when the guards were drawn up in Moorfields, the Lord Mayor sent his compliments to the commanding officer, and acquainted him, that he would not give him the trouble to bring his men into the liberties of the city, as he hoped to preserve the peace with the civil power.
The same day Sir John Fielding, and some other magistrates, with a number of constables, attended near the Queen's Palace, on an information that a large body of weavers were coming there with a petition to his Majesty, as above mentioned, when about 40 of the weavers appeared, but soon after dispersed.
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London
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December 15
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everything remained quiet; weavers dispersed peacefully without incident.
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Authorities received information about a hand-bill calling for journeymen weavers to meet in Moorfields to petition the king at the Queen's Place for a respite of three cutters under sentence of death. Magistrates, the Lord Mayor, Sheriff Sawbridge, constables, and guards assembled to prevent tumultuous assemblies. The weavers' plan was discovered; they moved to another field but dispersed after advice to send a committee of eight. Near the Queen's Palace, about 40 weavers appeared but soon dispersed.