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<DATE>2014-08-20</DATE>
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<NAME>John Pas</NAME>
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<ITEM>Proofed and reviewed as part of batch B140417.pdcc.</ITEM>
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<HEAD>It is Humbly Offered, by &s;ome <HI>Unintere&s;ted Per&s;ons,</HI> That the laying a greater Duty on <HI>Low-Wines,</HI> or <HI>Spirits</HI> drawn from <HI>Mela&s;&s;es</HI> than on other <HI>Spirits,</HI> or the total Prohibition thereof (which will certainly be the Effect) will be of a bad Con&s;equence to the Nation, for the following Rea&s;ons.</HEAD>
<P N="1">I. BRANDY or <HI>Fine Spirits</HI> being only to be drawn from the Fruit of the Vine or the Sugar-Cane, <HI>viz. Sugar</HI> or <HI>Mela&s;&s;es;</HI> the former being Di&s;couraged by the Prohibition of all <HI>Foreign-Brandy,</HI> the latter ought to be Incouraged, becau&s;e nothing el&s;e will make <HI>Brandy</HI> that will Equalize that of <HI>France.</HI></P>
<P N="2">II. As to <HI>Wine</HI> and <HI>Fruit</HI> that is Imported, it is a very &s;mall Quantity that is Di&s;tilled; for no Man de&s;ignedly brings in that which is bad: where|fore the Prohibiting the Di&s;tilling thereof, will be of great Lo&s;s to the Mer|chant: For at this pre&s;ent, there's &s;ome Quantity here which is not worth Freight and Cu&s;toms; and will be le&s;s worth if Di&s;tilling is forbid.</P>
<P N="3">III. Therefore, In ca&s;e a larger Duty is de&s;ign'd to be laid on <HI>Fine Spirits</HI> drawn from <HI>Mela&s;&s;es, &amp;c.</HI> than <HI>Foul Spirits</HI> drawn from <HI>Corn;</HI> The Only Ea&s;y and Advantageous Way is, by an <HI>Additional-Duty</HI> on all <HI>Mela&s;&s;es</HI> to be paid at the <HI>Cu&s;tom-Hou&s;e,</HI> which will ab&s;olutely prevent any Di&s;putes which may be between the <HI>Exci&s;e-Officers</HI> and the <HI>Di&s;tillers</HI> about the Quality of the <HI>Spirits,</HI> and will Save to the King about 20000 <HI>l. per Annum,</HI> which will be drawn back from the Cu&s;toms on Unpurged <HI>Sugars</HI> Exported: For if <HI>Mela&s;&s;es</HI> be &s;o Burthened that it cannot be Di&s;tilled here, the <HI>Refiners</HI> and <HI>Di&s;tillers</HI> Trade mu&s;t fall; and con&s;equently Unpurged <HI>Sugars</HI> mu&s;t be Ex|ported to be Worked abroad.</P>
<P N="4">IV. If therefore we intend totally to prevent the Importation of <HI>French</HI> or <HI>Foreign Brandy,</HI> we mu&s;t Encourage the Manufactury of that of equal Goodne&s;s here; which will be a great Advantage to the Nation, by Em|ploying our own People, and will keep our Money in the Nation; which hath been, and may be &s;ent to <HI>France</HI> for Purcha&s;ing the Growth of that Kingdom.</P>
<P N="5">V. The Di&s;couraging the <HI>Refiners</HI> and <HI>Di&s;tillers</HI> Trade here, will be of a very bad Con&s;equence to our <HI>Plantations</HI> (who&s;e Burthen already is very great) and Encourage the <HI>Plantations</HI> of our Neighbours: For they are at liberty to give us what they plea&s;e for our Unpurged <HI>Sugars,</HI> if we cannot Work them here; and &s;o will con&s;equently le&s;&s;en our Shipping that are u&s;u|ally Employed to our <HI>I&s;lands.</HI></P>
<P N="6">VI. This Di&s;couraging of our <HI>Plantations</HI> will have a great Influence on <HI>Ireland,</HI> from whence they are Annually Supplied with Beef, Pork, and all &s;orts of Provi&s;ions in great Quantities; and al&s;o may be &s;ome Prejudice to the <HI>Guiny-Trade.</HI></P>
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