A translation of the charter from the latin, granted by King Henry VIII to the Company of Barbers of London; whereby they were made a corporation; also transcripts of the letters patent ... with acts of Parliament and bye-laws relative to the ... Com

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having every reason to expedi, that their coincideiacewith the Association to complete sicli salutary pur- posses will produce their mutuat prosperity. To accomplissi this purpose, uni ty in the trade ison ly require t ; to whicli many in the profession areyet very stack or lukewarm. To roti se such persons, the Editor thiniis he cannot say more to the purposse than is contained in the following speech, deli vered at a generat meeting of the trade.-

Mr. President,

pleas ure and satisfaction, to belloid such a respectabie and numerous meeting of the Masters of the Profession. I have sonae remariis relative to the Trade to malae, in the hearing of the company present. Those Gentiemen are called together, Sir, byrequest of the Committee of the Cities of Londonand West minster, to receive information of the transactions relative to the bus1nesse of the Association particularly regarding montes received and expended, since iis first commencement to the pre

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Trade at large, most os them are strangers to the very principi e of our intended rei orna. For whichreason, I thin k it my duty to throw ali the light in my po er on the subjeci , that the present timewill admit Of. The Trade at large cannot but be dees ly sensi-hle of the deciension os it 's res pediabili ty and emolumenis, in ali it's branches whicli this As ciation have stood sortii to regalia. I et no Genilem an stari at the eXpression it is to be effected by unanimi ty and perseverance. The field is too large totraverse in this place at present: as I have ita any particia lars to tota cli Upon, I shali be as mori as possi

I viill fit st talae a transient glance at the successalready gained by the Association I mean their be-ing supplied with reputabie Jotirneymen. In time past, both Masters and Men of fair character have been sufferers, by those who had the sole disposal ofMen to the places of Masters, by a partiat attentionto persens in the trade, Cho were the most lucrativeto them. I shali not poliat out at present the vari

os morat principies, just mentioned, they a re happyin the reform ; having firmerly had the gallinghumiliation os seeing men of the most abando ne lprincipies preferre i bes ore them, according to the caprice or interest of their lord ly masters. Never-thel ess, we must justis' sonae, Who have not exer

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justice. Men os a different aspect seeli their private

Verely feli by numbers in this Metropolis, and by the Trade in general, which have induced the Astaciationto inquire in to the original caule of it; and , havingmaturely weighed and considered every relative circvlmstance, they are strongly led to belle ve, the

C principal

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principat cause arises frona persons who have notserved a regular Apprenti cessiip, yet professe thethe occupation os Hair-dresting, &c. servants Whohave been unia fully taught practice the profession ;such injurious practices, id not speedily suppressed,

threaten the ruin of the Trade.

Theres ore the Society, findi sag frona their char- ters that they are in possession os sufficient power topunissa sicli delinquenis, and prevent future invaders, have united them selves. Nothing then, butan unanimotas perseverance in Putting into eXecution the laws whicli the Trade has been frona timeto time possessed os, in different rei gns, at this alarming period can have the destred essen. May we not conclude then, that unanimi ty and perseverance will not be soland wanting sor si salutary a purpose Z-It has atready appeared - nolesis than si x hundred of the Trade have gi ven their approbation and sanction to the desagia xvith in thes hori time of the fir st three monilis. It is theresere now submitted to the generalsense of the Profession, this important question, namely, Whether they wili suffer the Trade to continue in it's present declining state,-Which de privesit's followers of half their emolumenis, as Weli aS pre- Venis a mutuat confidence and good underitandingamongst one another, and to unite firmi y in oneinterest to raise the Prosession which was formerly a credit to it's praetitioners) from the degradationit has met With, and the contempt it has under-gone, and Whicli might isollow by suffering such

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What man os spirit Will hesitate a moment, when the means are atready in his hands for it's restoration 8 It is true efforis have been made frona every secret spring by our opposers-but the Committee have hitherio combated and conquered, and stili go

whose characters are too contemptibi e sor us to no-tice : Their names and places of abode are known

scriptions : The first under that os Poveri y, the C et second

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second Ignorance, the third Audacious ness, thelaurili Crastiness, the fifth that os Pride or an affected superiori ty. Ρoverty has the right of plea, and must be heudand excused with tenderness. Ignorance ought toiandergo discipline ; yet I des air of a cure, is Solomon be right. The audacious breah through the fences of the Trade-nothing but mars discipline can stop those

pounded to them, Without a fair investigation, and solve ait questions by a partiat opinion of their owngood sense. The fifth and last complexion of men in the Trade are those who set them selves above the Professi0n, and thinti it beneath them to unite withthe

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the Astaciation in a Resorm of the Business.

Let his try the claim : What they were, and whatthey are, mal es nothing to me ; they are of the Trade, and therei ore, in deflance of piide, they are Tradet men; and , Whatever they may supposse tothe contri ry, they come under the epithet B ARBER. Many of their pedi gree we lino , and without btushing can say, those of the Association are not a whit belli nil them. hy thera this assumed consequence, this backwar inesse to coincide, and give mutuat assistance to the prosperi ty of the Trade ξ-

Forbid it manae ; sorbid it manly sense ; sorbid itavarice; sorbid it indole iace. Pity that mensaould deviate frona the spirit os uni ty, by an incorrigi ble

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corrigibie contracted spirit os pridet it being the

very bane of society, and mahes the whole fabricshalae to the center, and tren able for it s existence. The Associatron turn their eyes to a fairer prospect, and seela red resis frona the Unity of the Trade, and their Chartered Righis, to restore their tranquility. We haveseenthe instruments of power deseated; and will any give them Countenance, to strengthentheir han is against ourselves 8 Will those that refuse uniting with us employ and encourage men without characters, and of doubisul principies; Who have in-deed pretended to join with us in a reform ; but cantwo seis of men co-eXist in one cause, Whose principies are in many respects opposite to each other ρWould it not be giving the reformation an appear-ance of novel ty and violence p We friendly expostulated with them, thatthey had been guilty of indiscretion; that theyhad gone so far as to overturn them selves. Canoaths and imprecations produce a reform to opposiethe Masters in their rightful claimῖ-Ι am os a dii serent opinion. Arad Will a perseverance in thesanae mistaken conduct salve their misjud ged conscience t Surely no: A recantation and repentanceare the only balin to heal the wound , and malae

reparation.

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of the Trade. The Liverymen of the Barbers Company have requested with one voice the actingpowers, for the exertion of their laws in right of their privileges; and their request liath been granted them ; the ad vice of the most approved Counselgives the most flat tering hope of successi; and every exertion of the Asociation brightens with a fair aspeet: nothing is noW Wanted, but an exer-tion of your generous contribution, to cr*Wn their

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land and France, and Lord of Irelaiad; Toali to whom these present letters mali come, greet-ing: We have inspected the letters patent of the

our most illustrious fallier, concerning the confirmation made in these Words: Henry, by the Grace of GOD, King of England and France, and Lord of Ireland , To ali to whom these present letters mali come, greeting: We have inspected the letters patent of the Lord Edward the Fourth, late King of England , our progenitor of illustrious memory, made in these Words : EdWarii, by the grace of Gon, Κing of England and France, and Lord of Ireland, To ali to whom these presentletters mali come, greet ing: Kno ye, that we, considering how our beloved honest and free menos the Mystery of Barbers of our City of London exerci sing the Mystery or Art of Surgeons, as weli respecting wound s, bruises, huris, and other infirmities of our liegemen, and healing and cui ing the fame, as in letting blood, and dra ing such ourii egemens ieeth, have for a long time undergone and supported, and dat ly do undergo and support, great and mani sold labo ars and applications andalso how, throhagh the ignorance, negligeiace, andianshilsu inesse of si me of the said Barbers, as wellof the Freemen of our said City, as of other Sur