TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE PARLIAMENT OF THE commonwealth of ENGLAND.  
The humble Petition of the Company of Worsted-Weavers of the City of Norwich, and County of Norfolk.  
Humbly showeth, 
 THat whereas upon the Complaint and Petition of the Company of Worsted-Weavers, and others in the City and County aforesaid, of great abuses done to their Trade by certain Persons, calling themselves a Company of Wooll-combers'; who by their deceits in making false yorns, have undone many of your Petitioners, and spoiled their Manufacture.  
That your Honours were pleased, to refer the said Complaint to the hearing of a Committee. That the said Committee, after many hearings of the parties on both sides, did report the same to this Honourable Parliament. That upon hearing of the said report, made by the said Committee to this Honourable Parliament, it was Ordered that an Act should be drawn, whereby provision should be made against the irregularities of the said Comber's. That the said Act hath been read and recommitted, and for a long time hath been ready to be produced. That your Petitioners finding a decay of Trade still to increase, and that many Families, are daily ruined for want of a just regulation, are forced to be thus solicitous with your Honours; and humbly do pray, 
 That your Honours would be pleased, to consider the case of your poor Petitioners; who have waited above thirteen months to their great expenses, and grant that the said Act according to your Order, of the thirtieth of July last, may be this day read and determined.  
And your Petitioners shall ever pray.  
Signed in the Name, and by the appointment of the Company of Worsted-Weavers in Norwich and Norfolk. Per me_____