A. D. 1663. Anno (lecimo quinto Carol 1 ir. C. ir. 273 (;) And in Cafe fuch Office fhall not be fo kept and attejided in each Market-Town rerpeilivelj', the ■ Comniiirioneis, Farmers, Sub-Coniniiffioner;, or other Pcrfon or Pjrfons fo nqclcclin^ or rcfufing to do the fame, fliall for every Market-Day forfeit ten Poirnds, the one Half to the King'a Majefty, his Heirs The Penalty, I and Succcfibrs, and the other Half to him or them that will inform and fae for the fame in any of his Ma- • 1 jcfty's Courts of Record, by Adtion of Debt, Bill, Plaint or Information, wherein no Effoin, Protection ' or Wiigcr of Law fhall be admitted or allowed ; (4.) and fu'ch Perfon as fhall come to fuch Market-Town ' to make fuch Entry or Payment of the Duties, and fliall tender the fame according to the faid A£ls, and . be able to prove fuch Tender by the Oath of one or more fafficient Witncfies, llial! not be liable to any I Penalty or Forfeiture impofed by the faid Adis, for fuch weekly or monthly Entries or Payments as flioujd 1 ' have been made or paid on fuch 'Market-Day ; any Article, Claufe or Thing in any or either of die faid ; A(Sts, or this prefent Aft, to the contrary notwithllanding. • , ! XI. And be it further cnaflcd by the Authority aforcfaid. That from and after the faid firfl Day of Sfp- At whn Tims I tnnber, no common Brewer of Beer or Ale, ihall fell,. deliver or carry out eny Beer or Ale to any his Cu- °"iy Brtwtr» | ftomers, either in whole Caflc or by the Gallon, in any City, Town Corporate or Market- Tov/n, ^^/ore "^^J^g^^^*"" ! Notice given to an Ofiicer of Excife, but between the Hours of tlie Day liereafter mentioned, (that is to * fay) from the twenty -fifth Day oi March to the twenty ii.inth Day of Si/jtemlcr yearly, betv^'een the Hours i of three of the Clock in the Morning and nine of the Clock in the Evening, and from the nine and twen- tieth Day oi September to tJie five and twentieth Day of March yearly, between the Hours of five of the Clock in the Morning and fevcn of the Clock in the Evening; (2) upon Pain that every Brewer doing i contrary hereunio, foall for every fuch Oftejice forfeit and lofe the Sum of twenty Shillings for every Barrel i of Beer or Ale that fliall be fo carried out contrary to the true Meaning of this Aft, to be levied and recp- 1 vered as in and by this prefcnt Aft is hereafter cuaft-ed and appointed. ' j XII. And be i:: further cnafted by the Authority aforefaid. That if any common Brewer, Innkeeper, Mingling of | Viftualler or other Retailer of Beer or Ale, fnall at any Time after the -firfl: Day of SepUmber, after an Ac- fliong and ihulj' count hath been takcii by the faid Gager or Gagers of the Qiiantity and Quality of the Beer, Ale or ^°'"' Worts, found in his Tun and other Brewing Vefl'els, convert any Part of his fmall Beer, or fmall Worts, % taken Account of, into firong Beer or Ale, by mingling, letting down, or ftriking over any fuch ftrong j Ale or ftrong Worts into which or amongfl .any fuch fm.an Beer or fmall Worts, and fliall fell, deliver out 1 J .©r retail the fame, or any Part thereof, without giving Notice to the fame Gager or Gagers of the Quantity j '.ib mingled and converted as aforefaid; or if any fuch Brewer or Retailer as aforefaid fhall after tlie f^id ■ ! i Time hide, conceal or convey any Beer, Ale or Worts not gaged, from the Sight or View of the Gager |
- or Gagers appointed to take Account of the fame, whereby the King's Majefly, or his Commiffioners or '
Farmers fliall or may be defrauded in any manner of wife of the Duties due for the fame, or any Part ' '• . thereof, every fuch common Brev/er, Viftualler and Retailer,, for every Barrel of Beer or Ale by him or ] them fo mingled, converted, fold, delivered, hid, concealed or conveyed away, contrary to the true Intent ' and Meaning hereof, fliall forfeit and lofe the Sum of twenty Shillings, to be levied and recovered in Man- .; nerand Form as in and by this prefent Aft is hereafter ordained and appointed. XIII. And be it further declared and cnafted, That all and every the Brewing- VefTels and Utenfils for Brewing Vert^Ia . Brewing, into whofe Hands foever the fame Ciall come, and by what Conveyance or Title foever the fame nndUtenhJs lub- be claimed,^ fliall be liable and fubjeft unto, and are hereby charged with, all and fingidar the Debts and j^'^'^ p° ^^1^^^*^^" ; Duties of Excife in Arrear and owing by any Perfon or Perfons for any Beer or Ale made within the faid Excife. Brew-honfe, and fliall alfo be fubjeft to all Penalties and Forfeitures incurred by fuch Perfon or Perfons (0 ' * irfing the faid Brew-houfe for any Offence againfl: the Laws and Statutes for Excife ; (2) and that it fliall be lawful in all Cafes to levy Debts and Penalties, and ufe fuch Proceedings againft the Utenfils therein .; contained, as it may be lawful to do in Cafe the Debtor or Offender ufing the faid Utenfils had been truly -j i and really Owner and Proprietor of the fame. ■ . I ' .XIV. And be it further enafted by Authority aforefaid, That after the firfl: Day of September, no common Brewers that i I Brewer of Beer or Ale, nor any other Perfon whatfoever, who hath or Ciall compound for the Duties of brew for othss Excife for Beer or Ale by him brewed or to be brewed, fliall during the Term of fuch Compofition, brew Brewers. or make, or fuffer or permit any Beer or Ale to be brewed or made, v.ithin his Brewhoufe, for any other ] common Brewer whatfoever, without firfl: giving Notice, as well of every particular Brewing, as of the ]
- Qiiantity and QurJity of the Beer and Ale at every fuch Brewing intended to be brewed and n»ade, unto the ;
refpective Commiflioners, Farmers or Sub-CommiiTioners of Excife, within the Diftrifts of whofe OiEpe i fuch common Brewer doth or fhall inhabit, and forthwith paying down unto the faid ;-efpeftive Commifli.o- : ners, Farmers or Sub-Commiflioners, the full Excife of all the faid Beer. and Ale; (2) -upon Pain that as .
- well the Brewer who fhail brew the fame, as the Brewer for. whom the. faid .Beer or A'e'flial] be brewed,
fliall forfJt and lofe for every Barrel the Sum of five Pounds ; the one Moiety to the King's Majefly, and ' ; theotherMoiety to the Informer that fhall fue for the fame in any Court of Record. _ . ,.,.,, ' XV. And be it further enafted by the Authority aforefaid, That frorn'and after the faid firft Day of Sep- Coffee, 'Clioco. , 'rmher, no Perfon or Perfons ftidl be permitted to fell or retail any Coffee, ChoQolajte, Sherbet or Tea, 1;'.^'^' ^'^'^-.^ffj , u-ithout Licence firfl: obtained and had by Order of the General SefTions, "of the, Peace in the feveral and { refpeftive Counties,' Certificate being firfl: {hewed, that they have given good Security for :the due Pajmient , i ^ their Dues to the King, or the Chief Magiftrate of the, Place iii.Wfiofe Jm-ifdiftion hepr.'the.y door • j ^aal! inhabit or dwell, for the Selling or Retailing of the fame ;, (2)- nor fli^U any,,LLcence,jhe. granted' to - Mty Retailer, until Security firft given by Recognizance, or otherwife, for , which, Liqencej;,!R'qcogniz2nca i md Security, twelve Pence fhall be given, and no more, for the Paymenjt of the Excife :' And' every Per-,, ■ ; on or Perfons felling or retailing any of the faid Liquors without Licence nad, and Security ^iven as afore* .1 •'.:d, fhall forfeit and lofe the Sum of five Pounds for every Month he or they.iliall continue $elling or Re- ■ .; .ailing the fame. i Vol. m. 'Ntt : '.JCVL.Aiad
