REASONS Humbly Offered by the Corporation and Company OF GLASS-SELLERS of LONDON, Against Passing the Bill for laying Duties on Glass, etc.  
IF this Bill should pass, it will tend to the Ruin of many Glass-sellers, and ancient Shopkeepers of the City of London, whose Livelyhoods in a great measure depends upon selling of Glass-Wares, who being for the most part obliged to Devil in large Houses, for the conveniency of Stowage thereof, wil● undoubtedly by this great Advance upon Glass, fin● such a decay of Trade, as will render their Returns s inconsiderable, as they will not be able to support the● Families, and pay Rend for their Houses.  
For if the Glass-maker must pay the Duties of all Glass made and put into his Warehouse, to be sure the Glass-seller must pay so much the more before the Glass can come into his Warehouse, one quarter of which generally lies on the Glass-sellers hands, until out of fashion, by which he would be willing to lose 40 l. per Cent. so that the Duty itself of 20 l per Cent. will Ruin these Glass-sellers; who by the return they have had, and the small Gain, have made shift to maintain themselves and Families, and pay all Duties to the Crown incumbent on them, as Citizens of London, which the intended Act will disinable them to perform for th● future.  
Therefore 'tis hoped, the great Wisdom of this Honourable House will take into Consideration, the great Oppression such intended Duties will be to this Corporation, as also the Glass-maker on whom they depend, and how little and inconsiderable an Advantage it will be to the Crown; be Graciously pleased not to pass the said Bill.