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<DATE>2013-02-25</DATE>
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<NAME>Mona Logarbo</NAME>
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<ITEM>Proofed and reviewed as part of batch B120717.pdcc.</ITEM>
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<HEAD>The CASE of the <HI>Free Di&s;tillers,</HI> With Reference to the Drawing and Di&s;tilling of Spirits from MALT.</HEAD>
<P>IF it &s;hall con&s;i&s;t with the Wi&s;dom of Parliament to Re&s;train that Con&s;umption of Corn, which of late hath been in this Kingdom, by Di&s;tilling, to any certain Yearly limitted quantity of Malts, then it is humbly propo&s;ed, That the Benefit of the Working of &s;uch limitted quantity of Malts, may not be confined to any Small Number of Men, who are now in that way of Trade, but that all <HI>Free Di&s;tillers</HI> may (according to their Ancient and Unque&s;tionable Right of Working) have free liberty to Share in the Benefits thereof:</P>
<P>And that for the Rea&s;ons following.
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<ITEM>I. The pre&s;ent Body of the <HI>Free Di&s;tillers</HI> con&s;i&s;ts of above Four Hundred Members, and the Number of the Per&s;ons now u&s;ing the Malt Di&s;tilling Trade, are but few (if any) above Twenty, and &s;ome of them no <HI>Free Di&s;tillers,</HI> but Interlopers, and others Exci&s;e-men; and how great a Hard&s;hip may it be e&s;teem'd, that &s;o great a part of the Di&s;tillers Trade &s;hould be Confined and A&s;|&s;ured to &s;o Small a Number, and they &s;uch Per&s;ons?</ITEM>
<ITEM>II. The Confinement of Di&s;tilling from Malt to this Small Number of Men, will unavoidably greatly En|courage and Facilitate the Per&s;ons concerned therein, in their Combining and Confederating together, in &s;etting (almo&s;t) what Prices they plea&s;e, both upon the Malts fit for their U&s;e and Purpo&s;e, and the Spirits Drawn from tho&s;e Malts; to the great Prejudice, not only, of all others Concern'd in the Trade, but al&s;o of the King's Subjects in general.</ITEM>
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<P>This being Matter of Fact, it is humbly hoped, That this Honourable Hou&s;e will Direct nothing in this Weighty Affair, that &s;hall be Injurious to the Society of the <HI>Free Di&s;tillers.</HI></P>
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<P>THE CASE OF THE <HI>Free Di&s;tillers.</HI></P>
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