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<OPENER><DATELINE><DATE><HI>Die Martis,</HI> 17. <HI>Octob.</HI> 1643</DATE></DATELINE></OPENER>
<HEAD>An Ordinance of the Lords and Commons A&s;&s;embled in Parliament;</HEAD>
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<P>Concerning all Brewers and Makers of Beer, Ale, Cider, or Perry; for payment of the Exci&s;e impo&s;ed by an Ordinance of Parliament, before the delivering thereof, upon pain of forfeiture of double the value of the &s;aid Commodities&punc;</P>
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<P>_FOr further Explanation of the late Ordinance of both Hou&s;es of Parliament, touching the <HI>Exci&s;e,</HI> or <HI>New-Impo&s;t,</HI> upon the &s;everall Commodities therein mentioned.</P>
<P>Be it now Declared and Ordained by the &s;aid Lords and Commons in Parliament, for the better inabling and incoura|ging of the Brewers, and Makers of Beer, Ale, Perry, and Cider, (who are the parties that are to pay the <HI>Exci&s;e,</HI> as by the &s;aid Ordinance is appoin|ted) to make due payment thereof accordingly, That no Beer, Ale, Perry or Cider, &s;hall be delivered out by the Brewer or Maker thereof, or any for them, to any Retailer or other Buyer thereof, till the Rate and Price which is by them to be paid, for, and in re&s;pect of the <HI>Exci&s;e,</HI> be paid by the Vi|ctualler or Retailer thereof, to the Brewer, or fir&s;t Seller thereof, on pain, That as well the Retailer or Buyer, as the Brewer, or the fir&s;t Seller there|of, &s;hall forfeit for the fir&s;t offence, double the value of every quantity of Beer, Ale, Perry, or Cider, &s;o delivered out, or received by the party &s;o offending, and for the &s;econd offence treble the value thereof, and the party &s;o offending, to be di&s;abled from u&s;ing their &s;aid Trades or Profe&s;sions, re|&s;pectively for the &s;pace of one whole yeer then next en&s;uing, the &s;aid for|feitures to be levyed and imployed in &s;uch manner and to &s;uch u&s;es, as by the &s;aid Ordinance is appointed for the penalties therein mentioned. And be it Declared, and further Ordained, That the Rates &s;et upon every Barrell of Beer and Ale, by the &s;aid Ordinance, &s;hall be paid for every greater or le&s;&s;er quantity, proportionably after the &s;ame Rate; And be it al&s;o further Ordered and Ordained, That for all Beer of four &s;hillings the Barrell or un|der, the <HI>Exci&s;e</HI> &s;hall be paid after the Rate of &s;ix pence for every Barrell, and &s;o after that Rate for a greater or le&s;&s;er quantity, under the penalties and forfeitures in and by the &s;aid Ordinance appointed: Provided alwayes, and be it Ordained, That no Brewers, or Retailers of any Beer, Ale, Perry or Cider, &s;hall take any more in the Price thereof upon the &s;ale of the &s;ame Commodities, then according to the u&s;uall Rates and Prices appointed by Law for the &s;ame (excepting onely the Rate of the <HI>Exci&s;e)</HI> as they will an&s;wer their contempts herein to both Hou&s;es of Parliament.</P>
<P>And as touching old and new Draperies, It is Declared and Ordained, That the <HI>Exci&s;e</HI> due and payable for the &s;ame, &s;hall be paid by the Shop|keeper, who buyes the &s;ame to &s;ell again.</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>H. El&s;ynge Cler. Parl. D. Com.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
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<P>London, Printe<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="damage" EXTENT="1 letter"> <GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="damage" EXTENT="1 span"> <GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="damage" EXTENT="1 word">d <HI>John Raworth.</HI> 1643.</P>
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