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Transcription:\n‘To the Honbl Society of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce\n\nThe Humble Petition of John Bolland Sheweth that through his Industry and Long Study has brought to perfection the true British wove Quilting thought to be the Greatest Curiosity of workmanship that has as yett been found out in weaving beggs Leave that your Honours will take it into Consideration and promote it as it will be of no prejudice to the Common Quilting and will Come Twenty per cent Cheaper than any thing of the kind that has as yett been Imported and your petitioner as in\nDuty Bound will Ever pray\nJohn Bollond\nN.B, I have a wife and three Small children Living Next Door to the halfmoon in halfmoon Ally Bishopsgate Street without’\n\n