After Our very hearty Commendations to your Grace

Copy of Letter from the
Lords of the Kings privy
Council directed to His
Grace The Duke of
Newcastle Custos
Rotnlornm of the County
of Middx & City & Libty
of Westminster .
In His Grace's absence
to the Justices of the
peace of the sd. County}

Whereas by an Act of parliament made in the Ninth Year of his
Majestys Reign. Intituled An Act for laying a Duty upon the Retailers
of Spirituous Liquors & for Licenceing the Retailers thereof All persons are
prohibited to Sell any Spirituous Liquors or Strong Waters about the Streets
Highways or the Fields in any Wheelbarrow or Baskett or on the Water or
any Stall Bulk or Shed under the penalty of Ten pounds for each Offense
And power is thereby given to one or more Justices of the peace to Convict such
Offender in the manner therein menconed and on Neglect to pay it to Commit
him or her to the House of Correction for two Months. And whereas by
another Act made in the present Session of parliament, Intituled An
Act for repealing certain Dutys on Spirituous Liquors and on Licences
for Retailing the same And for laying other Dutys on Spirituous Liquors
And on Licences to Retail the said Liquors, All persons are prohibited to
Sell by retail Spirituous Liquors and strong Waters unless they shall
be Licensed thereto in the manner therein directed under the penalty of
Ten pounds for every offence to be paid on Conviction before one or more
Justices of the peace , and on honpayment of being Committed to the
House of Correction for two Months And Whereas it is thereby provided
and enacted that no Licence shall be Granted to any but to such persons
as beep Taverns, Victualling houses, Inns, Coffee houses, or Ale Houses
nor shall any such be enabled to Sell by Retail, Spirituous Liquors
or Strong Waters unless they shall first have a Licence also to Sell
Ale or Spirituous Liquors from two or more Justices. And whereas by
one Act of parliament made in the Fourth year of the Reign of King
James the First. Intituled An Act for repressing the Odious and
Loathsom Sin of Drunkenness And by one other Act in the Twenty
First Year of his Reign Intituled An Act for the better repressing
of Drunkenness and restraining the inordinate haunting of Inns,
Ale Houses and other Victualling Houses, And by other Acts
Divers penaltys are Inflicted on persons Guilty of the Crime of Drunkenness
or who Sit Tippling in Ale Houses contrary to Law And power is
thereby given to the Justices of the peace to Carry the said Laws into
Execution And whereas it has been represented to his Majesty< no role > that
Notwithstanding the said Act of the Ninth of his Majesty< no role > , And the
said Acts made against Drunkenness and Tippling, the practice of
Excessive drinking Spirituous Liquors has not been prevented, and
divers disorderly and Irregular persons have taken upon themselves
to sell the same by Retail contrary to the said Act of the Ninth of his
Majesty and do still continue the same His Majesty< no role > taking the
same into