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