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JOURNEYMAN. 
The journeyman had no legislative position. Richard Cline, 
journeyman, whose name closes the list of those who protested 
against Mr. Tanner’s action in the matter of the feast, 1679, is 
the only journeyman whose opinion was expressed on that occa- 
sion, and yet there must have been many others working in the city 
at that time, and they would not be likely to side in a body 
against their employers. But perhaps Cline was a freeman, 
though working as a journeyman. Before commencing work even 
when an employer had been found, a journeyman was obliged to 
obtain the permission of the Master of the Company, and within 
10 days pay for free sewing 3d., and for quarterage 2d. as long as 
within the city. For piece sewing 3d. per man was paid from 
1695 until 1721, when the payment ceased for some reason 
unknown. 
No journeyman, not being a shopkeeper or free of the Company, 
could take any kind of tailor’s work in secret places in the city 
under penalty of 13s. 4d., and an agreement was made 18 March, 
1734, and signed by 54 Taylors, that for the improving of the 
trade no Taylor shall become a partner with, uphold, tolerate or 
protect any person not being free of the Company under penalty 
of 20s. ; and this was re-enacted 16 September, 1734, and on 10 
October, 1755, the Master and Wardens having somewhat 
neglected their duty, it was agreed ‘“ Whereas the wages of 
journeymen have raised and been paid to them by Master Taylors 
sometimes more and sometimes less, and great complaints have 
arisen between the Masters, Wardens, &c., for want of fixing a 
reasonable price, and whereas a practice prevails to allure and 
entice away workmen of other Masters. It is agreed between the - 
said Masters that no one shall give a Taylor working in the trade 
above the sum of 10 shillings a week, except between 25th 
March and 24th June, when the price shall be raised to two 
shillings per day and no more, if any member of the trade see fit 
to give it, except toa Foreman, and that no Taylor shall hereafter 
