To the most Honourable Assembly the Commons House of Parliament,  
The humble Petition of the English Brokers lawfully admitted to deal between Merchants in London.  
Most humbly Shewenig,  
THat for many ages past, it was the use and custom of the City of London, that none but freemen of that City being English men borne, and housesholders, should be admitted to exercise the trade of a Broker between Merchant and Merchant, whereby great commodity did arise to the Common Wealth for many years together.  
That in these days many strangers borne, and the sons of Aliens, and others not lawfully admitted, do use and exercise Brocage between Merchants, by which means many intolerable and insupportable mischiefs do daily hap unto this Kingdom and State.  
The Petitioners further shows that those commodities which in times past did arise to the Common Wealth, by the admission only of English Brokers, cannot conveniently be reestablished, nor the mischiefs now daily happening to this State, by the permission of Strangers Brokers, be prevented or reform but only by authority of Parliament.  
The Petitioners therefore most humbly pray, that for the reasons hereunto annexed it may be ordained, that from henceforth no stranger: nor the sons of any Alien shall exercise Brocage in any wise, in any place of his Highness' Dominions.  

The Reasons.  
The Commodities arising to the Common wealth by the admission only of English Brokers:  
First they shallbe witnesses of all sales made by strangers of Marchandizes imported, and shall keep a particular remembrance of what Merchandise, by whom, unto whom, and for how much the same shallbe sold, by which means the state upon all occasions may be truly informed, of the nature of their trading, and the difference between their importation, and transportation.  
Secondly the debts estate and substance of the strangers may be hereby upon all necessary occasions discovered, as also how much monies they put over by Exchange: and what sums they have at Interest.  
Thirdly, the trade of English subjects willbe hereby greatly advanced, because Strangers or Aliens ought not to trade, or deal one with another in this Kingdom, but are to sell their commodities imported only to his Majesty's English subjects.   

The inconveniences happening to this State by the permission of Strangers and the sons of Aliens to be Brokers.  
First thereby the Strangers is made acquainted with the secrets of our trade and dealings in this Land, for they have Brokers and Factors of their own nations, not only in London, but in Exeter, Norwich, Colchester, Canterbury, Sandwich, and many other places, who buy and sell for them in this Kingdom, both engross and by retail, all manner of Clothes and Stuffs, made and wrought aswell by strangers as English, thereby driving a wonderful home trade in this realm, to their private enriching, and impoverishment of the English borne subjects.  
Secondly, by permission of Strangers Brokers the estate of the Merchant Stranger is kept secret, and by reason that no account is taken of their trading, it is to be suspected that their monies are made over by Exchange, or molten into Bullion, and transported in respect, that silver carrieth a hither price in foreign parts then in this Kingdom, and that there is such scarcity thereof in this Land.  
Thirdly the stranger's Brokers, seekeing the profit of the Merchant strangers and only how to sell his commodities at the uttermost price, and the Merchant strangers likewise, wishing the profit only of the stranger's Brokers: the prices of foreign Merchandise are thereby enhanced the value of the commodities of this Land: much debased, and the sail of foreign commodities imported into this Land, by English Merchants greatly neglected and hindered.  
By which reason it plainly appeareth that by the suppression of stranger's Brokers and admission only of the English, the trade of strangers will be discovered, the dealings of the English kept secret, the natives of this realm relieved, and the conveying over of monies by exchange and transportacon of Bullion the better prevented.