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B05702 A proclamation for the ready inbringing of the annexed and additional excise. Scotland. Privy Council.; Scotland. Sovereign (1694-1702 : William II) 1698 (1698) Wing S1937; ESTC R183560 3,899 1

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A PROCLAMATION For the Ready Inbringing of the Annexed and Additional Excise WILLIAM by the Grace of GOD King of Great Britain France and Ireland Defender of the Faith To Macers of Our Privy Council Messengers at Arms Our Sheriffs in that part Conjunctly and Severally Specially Constitute Greeting For as much as by the second Act of the sixth Session of this Our Current Parliament The Lords of Our Privy Councill are Authorized and Impowred to prescribe such other Methods and Orders besides what is mentioned in the said Act as they shall Judge necessary for the better Up-listing and In-bringing of the Additional Excise Imposed upon the respective Liquors specified in the said Act and specially for causing the same to be Raised and Up-listed upon the Liquor and not upon the Malt And We considering how necessar it is for the better In bringing the Annexed and Additional Excise and for determining all Differences betwixt the Brewars and the Tacks-men of the said Annexed and Additional Excise and their Sub-tacksmen and Collectors from the first day of March one thousand six hundred and nyntie eight to the first day of March one thousand six hundred nyntie nyne during which space the said Annexed and Additional Excise is now set in Tack That all Entries of Liquors of whatsoever sort Browen and Imported lyable to the said Excise be duely and timously made Do therefore with Advice of the Lords of Our Privy Council Require and Command the Commissioners of Supply of the several Shires within this Kingdom qualified according to Law and residing within the Shire and who by the said Act of Parliament are appointed Commissioners of the said Annexed Excise to meet at the Head Burghs of the respective Shires upon the second Tuesday of Aprile next to come and at their said meeting to settle and appoint places within six myles where the Brewers live where the publick Excise Offices shall be most conveniently keept for the Brewers to Enter and give up the quantities of the Liquors Browen by them lyable in payment of the said Annexed Excise and appoints the saids Commissioners immediately after designing places for the saids Offices to cause make publick Intimation at all the Church-Doors within the saids respective Shires of the particular places designed by them for the several Excise Offices with Certification to the saids Commissioners or any of them residing within the saids respective Shyres who shall failȝie to meet the said second tuesday of Apryle next to come and to appoint and designe the particular places for Excise Offices in manner aboveexprest Their Names shall be returned by their Clerk to the Lords of Our Privy Council to the effect they may take such course therewith as they shall see cause And We with Advice foresaid Require and Command the saids Commissioners to meet the first twesday of every Moneth thereafter during the continuance of the said Additional Excise in manner and for the ends prescribed and set down in the foresaid Act of Parliament and We with Advice foresaid Require and Command the whole Brewars within the bounds allotted for the saids respective Excise Offices to wait upon the saids respective Commissioners thereat upon the second tuesday of Aprile above exprest without any furder Intimation Charge or Citation to be given to them by the saids Tacks-men Sub tacksmen or Collectors of the said Annexed and Additional Excise but the publication hereof allenarlly and there to give in and make and the saids Commissioners to receive from them full and faithful Entries of all Liquors browen or Retailled within the saids bounds lyable in payment of the said Annexed and Additional Excise since the first of March last inclusive to the second tuesday of Aprile One thonsand six hundred nyntie eight Declaring hereby and Certifying such Brewers and Retaillers who shall not Compear and attend the saids Commissioners the first tuesday of every Moneth for making the Entry of the precise quantity of all Liquors Browen and Retailled by them lyable to the said Excise for the preceeding Moneth they shall be holden as confest and Decreets given against them for the quantities of Liquors lyable to the foresaid Annexed and Additional Excise which shall be contained in the Claims and Complaints to be given in by the Tacks-men Sub tacksmen and Collectors against them providing nevertheless that it the saids Brewers who shall failȝie and be holden as confest shall at any time within three moneths thereafter Compear before any two of the saids Commissioners and having first made due Intimation to the Tacks-men made Faith as bove and report a Certificat thereon under their hands they shall be Reponed against the said certification upon punctual payment of what they shall be found due and We with Advice foresaid Appoint and Ordain That no Brewer within Burgh of Royalty Barrony not Regality Vend or Sell any part of their Broust untill first they make Entry hereof at the Excise Office within the respective Burgh and there obtain a Sufference for the quantity browen which the Keeper of the Office is to give gratis and without delay and that in case of Noneentry or Wrongous Entry the Brewer within Burgh to be lyable in the Sum of ten pounds Scots toties quoties and all Execution competent shall be made use of by Our Tacks-men their Sub tacks-men or Collectors against the respective Brewers for the same and which Entries may be disapproven before any Magistrate Justice of Peace or Commissioner of Excise by Witnesses or Oath of Partie notwithstanding of any survey made by the Survyers and Waiters And that all Brewers Barrells be for hereafter marked with their own Name and the Seall of the nixt Office which Seall shall be furnished to them gratis as also that no Person presume to resett any Ale or Drinking Beer in their Houses in order to the imbazlying of the samen under the pain of ten pounds Scots toties quoties to be payed to the foresaid Tacks-men their Sub-tacksmen or Collectors and furder that all Tapsters and Vintners of Ale and Drinking Beer shall for hereafter before they tapp or vend the same take first a Licence from the next Excise Office 〈◊〉 there give 〈◊〉 and Caution that they shall not tapp nor sell any for less Prices than these appointed by the Act of Parliament under the penalty of ten pound Scots toties 〈…〉 wayes in the power of the Commissioners of Excise and Supply to modifie the saids penalties when incurred as to all Brewers not living in Burghs of Royalty 〈…〉 ny And in regard the Excise of Strong-waters Aquavity Brandy and Forraign Beer and Ale is ordered by the said Act of Parliament to be payed by the 〈…〉 We with Advice of the Lords of Our Privy Council Require and Command all Brewers of Aquavity and Strong waters to make Monthly Entries of the Q 〈…〉 Liquors browen by them and give in Subscribed Lists to the next Excise Office of the names of the Persons to whom they Sell