In 1573 Tottell Petitioned unsuccessfully for a monopoly of paper-making in England for thirty years, in order to encourage him to start a paper-mill.
"Fine Books"
Alfred W. Pollard
Captain Rooney, however, did no such thing, but presented himself at once before the governor, gave his two attendants into custody, and Petitioned for immediate succours of men and arms, in order to rescue his crew, his passengers, and his ship, from the hands of the pirates.
"A Lady's Captivity among Chinese Pirates in the Chinese Seas"
Fanny Loviot
As a preparatory step, I endeavored to get up an agitation on the subject, by printing and selling about six thousand books relative to the subject; and then, trusting to this enlightened public sentiment to back up the movement, I Petitioned Massachusetts Legislature to make the needed change in the laws.
"Marital Power Exemplified in Mrs. Packard's Trial, and Self-Defence from the Charge of Insanity"
Elizabeth Parsons Ware Packard