A. D. 1709. Anno odlavo Ann^e Regin^. Peace of the County, Riding, Divifion, City, or Town Corporate, where the Matter in Controverfy ari- by Warrant levy feth, who are hereby impowered to fummon and examine Witnefl'es on Oath concerning the fame, and le- the Penalty. vy the Penalty in tliis A£t mentioned, and return the Overplus, if any be, to the Ov/ner or Owners there- of; but in cafe any Perfon fhall think himfelf aggrieved by any Judgment or Order of the iaid Juftices, But Perfons ag- it fliall and may be lawful for fuch Perfon to appeal againft the Judgment and Order of the faid two Juf- g"^^^^ ""h^S^r' tices to the Juftices of the Peace in the General Quarter-Seffions of the Peace, which fhall be held for the j^^^*/" t e e - fame County, Riding, Divifion, City, or Town Corporate, next after Notice of fuch Order of the faid ' .two Juftices; and the Juftices of the Peace in the faid General QLiarter-SeiTions are hereby impowered to who are impow- fummon and examine Witnefles on Oath, and to hear and finally determine the Matter of the faid Ap- ered to finally peal ; and cafe the fame Juftices in the faid General Quarter-Seflions Ihall give Judgment againft fuch Ap- determine the pellant, then the fame Juftices fhall award and order to the Party, on v/hofe behalf the fame Appeal is 1^""' eiiant determined, fuch reafonable Cofts and Charges to be paid by fuch Appellant, in regard of fuch Appeal, as to pay Cofts, if to the fame Juftices fhall feem meet. And this A£t Ihall be taken and allowed in all Courts within this determined Kingdom as a Publick. Aft; and all Judges, Juftices, and all other Perfons therein concerned, are hereby againft him. requind as fuch to take Notice hereof, without fpeci,al pleading the fame. [This Aft is altered and far- ^^'p^y'^^J'^l" ther enforced by 4 Geo. i. c. 7. And by 7 Geo. i. flat, i, c. 12. §. i. the Penalty of forty Shillings per ^^^ " " Dozen is laid on the Wearer.] CAP. VII. An Aft for granting to her Majefty new Duties of Excife, and upon feveral imported Com- modities, and for eftablifhing a yearly Fund thereby, and by other Ways and Means, to raife nine hundred thoufand Pounds by Sale of Annuities, and in Default thereof, by another Lottery, for the Service of the Year one thoufand feven Jiundred and ten. O S T gracious Sovereign ; We your Majefty's moft dutiful and loyal Subjefts, the Commons of For the Applica- Great Britain in Parliament aflembled, being defirous, by the moft eafy and effeftual Ways and tion of the Du- M .^ ^ . -. . . ,. , Means to raife the neceftary Supplies for profecuting the prefent War, in which your Majefty is enga- "" a'^.'"? ged, and for enabling your Majefty, at the End thereof, to eftablifh a good and lafting Peace, have for that g ^^n^' ^^, . End and Purpofe given and granted, and do by this Aft give and grant unto your Majefty, the fevera! §. ^g. Rates, Duties, Impofitions, and Sums of Money, as well for and upon fuch excileable Liquors, as for and upon fuch Pepper, Raifins, Spices, and SnufF, as are herein after-mentioned ; and do moft humbly befeech P"' firmer Pn- your Majefty that it may be enafted; And be it enafted by the Queen's moft Excellent Majefty, by and ;gf^J "X™!"^ 11 Ca»^. 2. c. 23 £*■ 24. 15 Car. I. c. II. i6 £? 17 Car. a. c. 4. 22 S' 23 Car. 2. if. 5. iW.&M.fl.i.c.i. 7.W. & M.StJJ'.z.c, 10. ^1V.(^ M.c. ^. ^ly.&M.c.zo. 7^.3. f.30. 8 W. 3. c. 19. 10 W, ■^. c.zi. 11 fy. ^. c. 11 &I1. xAm.Ji.z.c,^. ^Anmcb. with the Advice and Conferrt of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this prefent Parlia- ment affen^bled, and by Authority of the fame. That from and after the Feaft of the Annunciation, New duties of which fhall be in the Year of our Lord one thoufand feven hundred and ten, there fhall be, within and Excife for 32 throughout the whole Realm of Great Britain^ raifed, levied, collefted, and paid unto her Majefty, her Years, from 25 Heirs and SucceiTors, for and during the I'erm and Space of thirty-two Years from thence next and im- ^^^f^ i7'o- mediately enfuing, and fully to be compleat and ended, for Beer, Ale, Cyder, and other Liquors herein ™^'^'= P^'P^tual after exprefled, by Way of Excife, over and above all Duties, Cliarges, and Impofitions, by any former,. C°'^' Act or Acts of Parliament fet or impofed, the feveral Rates and Duties of Excife herein after exprefled ; " ' ' ' that is to fay. For every Barrel of Beer or Ale (above fix Shillings the Barrel, exclufive of the Duties of Excife) brewed strong Beer, by the common Brewer, or any other Perfon or, Perfons who doth or fhall fell or tap out Beer or Ale, publickly or privately, to be paid by the common Brewer, or by fuch other Perfon or Perfons refpective- ly, and fo pioportiably for a greater or leffer Quantity, three Pence. For every Barrel of fix Shilling Beer or Ale, or under, brcAed by the common Brewer, or any other Small Beer, Perfon or Perfons who doth or fhall ^ell or tap out Beer or Ale, publickly or privately, to be paid by the ■faid common Brewer, or by fuch othsrPerfon or Perfons refpeftively, as aforefaid, and fo proportionably for a greater or lefler Quantity, one Penny. , ' For all Cyder and Perry made and fold by Retail, upon every Hogfhead, to be paid by the Retailer Cyder and Terry, thereof, and fo proportionably for any greater or leffer Meafure, five Pence. For all Verjuice made for Sale, upon every Hogfhead, to be paid by the Maker thereof, and fo propor- Veriuice. tionably for a greater or lefler Quantity, five Pence. For all Metheglin or Mtad, made for Sale, whether by Retail, or otherwife, to be paid by the Maker Metheglin, or thereof, upon every Gallon, one Penny. Miai!. For and upon every Barrel of Vinegar, Vinegar Beer, or Liquors preparing for Vinegar, which flaall be Vinegar, brewed or made of any Englijh or Foreign Materials, by any Perfon or Perfons whatfoever, for Sale, and fo in Proportion for a greater or lefler Quantity, to be paid by the Maker thereof, nine Pence. For every Gallon of Strong Waters or Jqua Vitee, made for Sale, to be p„id by the Maker thereof, one strong Waters, Penny. ' • • 3 And
