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What Persons shall be adjudged to deal more in other Goods than in distilld Liquors
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And if the
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Justices err
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in their Construccon of this Exception in either of these Points & under
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Such Error Quarter Soldiers on Persons not liable. They & the Constables are
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lible to Actions, which is a great Discouragement, & often attended with delays
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and Inconveniences to the Soldiers who are to be Quartered, as well as to
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those who Quarter them.
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For Remedy of these Inconvenices Itt is Propos'd
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That in the next Act for Quartering Soldiers, The
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Exception may be to the Effect following (Vizt.)
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200d
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Other than & except the House or Houses of any
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Distillers
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, who keep houses or Places
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of Distilling Brandy or Strong Waters, & have fix'd & Set up therein one or
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more Still or Stills capable of Distilling Gallons at least of Strong
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Waters at one time (or if thought more proper, who Distill therein
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every Year upon their own Account the Quantity of Gallons or
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more of such Strong Waters) And who do not suffer Tipling in their
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Shops or HousesAnd other than & Except the house of any Shop keeper
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whose principall Dealings shall be more in other Goods & Merchandizes
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than in Brandy & Strong Waters, who do not permit or suffer Tipling in his
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or their Shops or houses, and who shall have a Licence or Licences
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under the Hands & Seals or two or more Justices of the Peace of ye. County
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Citty or Liberty wherein he or they shall dwell or keep such Shops or houses
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for the Selling of such Liquors by Retail in such Shops or Houses
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And in noe other, and in no Private houses whatsoever Etc.
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It these Amendments are not thought proper,
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is desir'd That the Exception may be
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explain'd & more clearly worded, That the Justices may be better able to Judge
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where & on whom to Quarter the Soldiers, That the Constables may be incourag'd
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to do their Duty by the Security they will find in the Plain words of the Law, &
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That the Soldiers may be received into the Quarters appointed them, without
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the delays & difficulties, which at present attend them from the doubts & disputes
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about the true meaning of this Clause.
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These Observations & Amendments to the Exception in the Clause above menconed in the
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Act for Quartering of Soldiers, are directed by the Justices of Middlesex in their
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Quarter Sessions assembled at Hicks hall on the 12th. day of October 1721 to be
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laid before the Honble. George Esqr. his Majesties Secretary of War by
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