A. D. 1690. Anno fecundo Gulielmi & Mari.e. Sell'. 2. C. 9. 46 VII. And be it further enadeJ by the Authority aforefaid, That the Gager and Gagers of Excife flitill,*^^?"'" iroin Time to Time, gage and take Account of all Wafh and other A-Iaterials prepared or preparing for the^f"J^^°""' making of Low Wines, anii alfo of all Low v-*, ines, Spirits, or Strong W;.ters found in the Houfes, Ccl-° ■* ' lars, or Warehoufes, or in any Vafli, Back, Caflc, or otlier Vellel or VeiTcls ufcd by any Difliller or JViaker of Low Wines or Spirits; and in cafe he {hall mifs any Qiiantity or C<Miantitie.s of Liquor or Drink ^^7 p".,. brewed or made from Corn, orany Wafh, or other lJateririls prepared for making of Low Wines, which „"h'^L,,„'i';ii!^ be foimd or gaged the Ldl time fuch Gager was at fueh Diililler's, not exceeding twenty-four Hours before, miflingf' and (hall not oa Demand receive Satisfaction what is become of fuch Drink or Wafh, or other fuch like Materials, that in every fuch Cafe it fhalj be lawful for fuch Gager to charge fuch Dilliller with fo much Low Wines as fuch Liquor, Drink, W^afa, or other Materials lo miiling, m his Judgment would reafon- abl/ have made. VIII. And ro the Intent that the Duues payable to their Majefties for all Low Wiires, Spirits, y/y?/^i5ilil'«'- (iiali Fit "^ "' ' ' ' ■ ■ ■ ' " " • '-'"'"'■ ~ ^ nty Low vv uies, opuRS, yi'juu 1^ no;, duu unuug v»aLcio, ludu uuLii ui icL Lucii o Lius ill. wuiK. jor inc cuaw- rtmovne Slu- ing or making any the Liquors above mentioned, or fliall deliver or carry out any Low Wines, Spirits, onits, -xtt^pc ^ A«tia I'tia, to any of their Cuftomers, in Cafk or by the Gallon, without Notice thereof firll given to the^'"^'," Timts Officsr of Excife for the Place or Divifion where fuch Di ilfcr or Maker fhail live, to the Intent that fuch '"'""""'^'i- O^cer may be prefent to fee and gage the fame, unlefs at fuch Times as herein after are mentioned (that is to fay) from the nine and twentieth Day of Sfpte?7iber to the twenty-fifth oi Alarch yearly, between the Hours of five of the Clock in the Morning, and eight of the Clock in the Evening; and from the twen- ty-fifth Day of March to the twenty-ninth of Septs. nher yearly, between the Hours of three of the Clock in the Morning, and nine of the Clock in the Evening, upon Pain that every Diftiller and Maker of the Liquors, aforefaid, doing contrary hereunto, fliall for every fuch Offence forfeit the Sum of ten '°'- Pen^'ty. Pounds. IX. And be it further enafted by the Authority aforefaid. That the feveral Rates and Duties of Excife, Mannsrof le- hereby impofed on the Liquors aforefaid, fhall be raifed, levied, colleiSted, recovered, and paid imto tlieir ^■^■'_"^' '^°"^'^" Majetties and their Succeiibrs during the Time before mentioned, and in the fame Manner and Form, and "° '^' by fueh Rules, Ways, and Means, and under fuch Penalties and I'^orfeitures, as are mentioned, expreif- ^J, and direiSted in and by one A£t of Parliament, made in the twelfth Year of the Reign of the late King '^ ^^^- ^- '^- 24- Charles the Second, intituled. An A£i for taking away the Court of JVards .mxl Liveries, and Tenures in Ca- pite, and by Knights Service, and Purveyance, and for fttling a Revenue upon his Majfiy in lieu thereof; and '5 *-^^- -• '• '^• alfo in and by one other Aft of Parliament made in the fifteenth Year of his faid Miyefty's Reign, intituled, y/« additional A£l for the better ordering and coUeSiingthe Duties of Excife, and preventing the Abufes therein., or in either of them, or by any other Law now in Force, relating to the Revenue of Excife. X. And be it further enadted by the Authority aforefaid. That all Fines, Penalties, and Forfeitures by ^-'"^^ upon this, this Aft impofed, fhall be fued for, recovered, and levied by fuch Ways, Means, and Methods, as aay ^^'"^ i|!"™ '■'^'^°' Fine, Penalty, or Forfeiture is or maybe recovered by any Law or Laws of Excife, or by AcSfion of^*"" Debt, Bill, Plaint, or Information, in any of their Majefties Courts of Record at Wejhninfier; and that one Moiety of fuch Fine, Penalty, or Forfeiture ftiall be to their Majefties and their SuccefTors, and the other Moiety to him or them that (hall difcover, inform, or fue for the fame. XI. Provided always, and be it enacted and declared by the A^uthority aforefaid. That it fnall and may Any Perfon: be lawful to or for any Perfon or Perfons, during the Continuance of this Aft, to make, draw, or diftil ""^y ■*'*• for Sale, or to be retailed, any Low Wines or Spirits, from Drink brewed from malted Corn only, pay-^"'=ss<">y ing the Duties, and being fubjeft to all Fines and Penalties as other Diftillers are j any Law, Charter, or^'^^w.j. other Thing to the contrary notwithftanding. ' " 9- 5- '3- XII. And be it further enaftedby the Authority aforefaid. That all Strong Waters, Brandy, AquaVita:,^^'^^^^^^'^^ or Spirits brought from the Iflands of Giiernfey, Jerfy, Sark, or Alderney, fhall be charged with the Duty ^""[^j^"'^ of eight Shiiiing.s for every Gallon, to be paid to the Colleftor or Officer of Excife, upon Entry thereof fro^'Guernfe}%, before landing; and that all other excifeable Liquor brought from the faid Iflands, or any of them, ex-&c. cept Beer, Ale, and Mum, fhall be charged and chargeable with fuch and the like Duties as are charged or chargeable on the like Liquors made in this Kingdom, to be entred and paid as abovefaid : And that before the Landing of any fuch Liquors, Oath fhall be made by the Importer or Owner of fuch Brandy, Strong Waters, or Spirits, and other Liquors, before the Colleftor or principal Officer of the Cuftoms of the Port where the fame are to be landed, that the fame are of the Growth and Manufafture of the faid O- ™"'^ ^^ Iflan<ls, or one of them, and are not made from or mixed with any foreign Liquors or Materials. And ^^'^^^^'^^ 'Jj^y in cafe any fuch Liquors fhall be imported and landed before due Entry, fuch Oath made, and the faid „ufaauie of ^" Duties paid; the faid Strong Waters, Brandy, and other Liquors, fhall be taken and adjudged to be of thofe iflands, the Growth and Manufafture of the Territories of the French King, and the faid Liquors Ihall be de- otherwife ad- ftroyed, and all Perfons concerned in the Importation or Sale thereof, fhall forfeit and fufFer all and eve- i!;"'s'^'".^^['f'^' <y the Penalties mentioned in an Aft made in the firft Year of their Majeflies Reign, intituled, An A<a f^^^J'^'^"^' for prohibiting all Trade and Commerce tvith France, in fuch and the fame Manner, as if the faid Liquors jo&ijW. 3; tad been of the Growth and Manufafture of the Territories of the French King, and fhall be profecuted andc, n, §. 8. and f<ecovered as in the faid Aft is appointed. • 3&4Annif, ingtbe Continuance of thofe AiSs. 1 Vf.ScM.. ff. i. c. 34. viz. the Forfeiture of the Value for the firft Offence, *nd,doi(ble for the lecond> a^c. Chati'tis lot Ifce fole fflaking of Brandy void. Part of the Aggregate Fund,, i Geo. i. c, 12,
