TO THE HONOURABLE House of Commons.  
The Humble Petition and Case of Henry Mortlock, Matthew Gillyflower, William Hensman, Thomas Fox, and John Fish, Booksellers in Westminster Hall.  
WHEREAS Your Petitioners, whose Names are abovementioned, are, and have been, for these Two Years past, very much obstructed in their Trade by the Scaffolds erected there the beginning of November 1678. for Trial of the Lords in the Tower, which at first totally obscured the Light of their Shops, which, for some Months, we were forced to keep shut, and after put to the great Trouble and Expense of removing them without, where they now stand, to the manifest loss of our Trade, which has ever since been diverted from this Place.  
And whereas some others of our Profession have endeavoured to make Interests for procuring an Order from this Honourable House, for Printing the daily Proceedings, Votes, or what else this Honourable House shall approve of to be Printed.  
We do therefore most humbly beg the Favour of this Honourable House, when any such Matter shall come before them, or when they shall think fit to appoint Printers in that behalf, to consider the great Damage sustained by your Petitioners in point of Trade; And to bestow that Service upon us, who are so near, and shall be always ready to express our Duty and Service to the utmost of our Endeavours, as,  
Your most Faithful and Obedient Servants. Henry Mortlock, Matthew Gillyflower, William Hensman, Thomas Fox, John Fish.