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 PR 3404.C34 1712b 
 
 A farther case relating to the poor keel 
 
 3 1924 013 175 033 
 
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A FARTHER 
 
 CASE 
 
 Relating to the Poor Keel-men oit^emaflk. 
 
 imploring the Juftice and Prot ar-'otthe fe^^^^^^^^ Houfe, 
 
 cd De(igS that has been knoAnfo th-^?e many Y ^ .nH S i J ^' T'l "u"J^'^' ^"^ "^^^ "i'^.' 
 
 come before anv Parliament at leaft not wilt L^n^g I -ua'c^^^^^^^^^ '^^^ ^^-« ^- - 
 
 It has b."^n already reprefented, that the Poor Keel-men have railed a vollta^vr^;n^,i^ .• vn. ■ 
 fpared out ot their Daily Labour, in order to Maintain and Suppo heir3o? a^^^^^ t^^T 
 when by Age or Accidents, to which their hazardous Employment i very much ex^f^H ... 1 l'T^\ 
 1.0U,, m,y no, perifh thio' Want, and be miferably Starved. ^ ^'''^' "' P'" '^^'' ^ 
 
 They humbly reprefent, that it is notorious that ihet' ha\(e been cheered and ahnrpH ),. ,>, w ,j 
 and even by fome of the Magiftrates theml.lvcs, ^^o jHo2rnTt\^fit^l}^^^^^^^ 
 and gtc 
 
 to 
 Fif 
 Support. 
 
 The Diftr.fs which thefe Abufes brought the Poor to, and a clear Profpea they h,<^ 
 Ruin ot their Hofpital, and of their Charity, obliged ihem ro Petition Her MaUiy for a Charr.^r ,-f ''Fnc;7 
 poration : Tney fa'^ many of their Poor already ftarved for Want of Bread, even while Rrejt S ms n^ uZ\ 
 lay in the Hands of the faid Hoaft-men, and Magiftrares, nhich they refufcd to pay,^anj ,h; aui Hoa? 
 men particularly keptback their Money, in oider to difable them from carrying on the Expcnce of obtainTne 
 and compafling the faid Charter. ^ uou.nmg, 
 
 But the faid Magiftrates finding they could not prevent the Poor Men Solliciting for the faid Charter and 
 that their Petition having been Prefented to Her MajeOy, was Gracioufly received, and referred to the 
 Attorney.General, they entred their Caveat againft it, alledging; that the Keel-men had agreed to Sitn ano- 
 ther Petition to the Pailiament againft the. former, defiring the Magiftrates fhould nave the Government 
 and Management of the faid Hofpital and Charity, vshich was the very Thing the Poor Keel-men always 
 oppofed, and univeffally protefted againft ^ refolving, rather than they' would confent to it, they would 
 put a ftop to their faid Contiibution, and let their Hofpital fink, tho' it had already coft them ah^ ve Three 
 Thoufand Pound. 
 
 However, the Hoaft-men and Magiftrates refolving to try. If pofiible, to get the Poor Men in theit 
 Power, fet Engines at Work, by Threats and Promifej, to bring in fuch of the Poor Men as they thought 
 they could Influence, to Sign fuch a Petition or Requeft againft themfelves, as above, threatning to take their 
 Keels from them, and turn thsm out of their Employ, if they would not; by which they obtain'd about 
 Two Hundred of the Poor Men, and fome Boys among them, ro Subfcribe •, fumecf the Poor Me.iexcbim- 
 log againft the Force put upon them at the fame Time, and declaring they would revoke it before the Par- 
 liament, as they now do. 
 
 With thefe Arts having drawn in a few Poor Men, and added fome Names, by Way of Forgery, which 
 the Men named never writ, or agreed to, the Magiftrates laid a fpecious Scheme before the Parliament, 
 and no Body oppoCng them, obtain'd Leave of Courfe to bring in a Bill, under the Pretence of Eftablifhing, 
 and Perpetuating the Charity of the Keel-men, in which they have taken Care to make themfelves, and theit 
 Succehurs, perpetual Governours of the faid Charity, and confequently of the Keel-men themf.lves. 
 
 And being CoufciQUS to themfelves, that when the Keel-men (hould find that they were to U\\ thus into 
 the Hands of thoft who had already Entiched themfelves with the Poor's Bread, the faid Poor Men would 
 with one Confent refufe the faid Contribution, and pay it no longer, the fame being their own \^o!untary Pay- 
 ment the faid Magiftrates and Hoaft-men have obtained a Cliufe in the faid Bill ro e^iloice thj faid Pay- 
 ment, and thereby to turn their faid Charity into a Tax or Duty upon their Labour, which they humbly 
 hope they cannot legally b€ made fubjea to, upon any Reafonable Foundation, t.pecully as the faid Magi- 
 ftrates have contrived if. 
 
 v,„„v,» having the Poor Keel-men thus attneir L-ommana, wni uw au.w .. v •;• •—-'"-/ f—- ^i-^. 
 
 the Coals, load and refufe to load what Ships they pleafe, and by the fanie undu Preferences^both at 
 ^a^4kZ\x the Markets, which tbey formerly prafticed, bring theCoal Trade to the lame Degree of 
 
 ' ^:'&mSi';5ll'LTbi; r^p^efJnt, that ftrangc Accounts have been given to the Houfe of the Number, of 
 KelKns K»ro5tai ,Tf ;fy^^^ Magiftrates to join in their la d Requeft, which have been ^mctimes ca led 
 o Tu c A r ^- ■c-Ju a.Ja . n„r fh^ K^ppI men defire no betcet than to have them be obliged 
 
 All thefeE.il Puaiai of .he fa.d Mjgtltiaiei f'l™""™,, j°l« .he faid to.ce, i,,i Kvoiing .heir 
 .ioU„H!,„dfia«duU«l,ln;pofe .l»nWc»^ n -0^^ 
 
 twt-re V 
 
 indSublcHp^i^Tb^^cjohedasO^Nlan^withtheir^^^^^ 
 
 .I'U tbUaid Bill may not pafej but tliat ^^\^''^^Z ZyZu^^^^^ and that they may be incrpo- 
 Cxuribution and Charity, which is Free and ^ol"" ry m^ft'l^rc^^^^^ ^ chufe'thcir own tiovcr- 
 
 r.ucJ, a* in like Gales other Societies of Freemen ^'\^^'^'^!t'^;^,, haveCLeated and Robb'd the Poor. 
 ....>.*„ 5t«w,Mds, andOfKcen, and to call to Accounttbe Knaves mat