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B05328 Act in favours of the brewers of Edinburgh, and liberties thereof; and other adjacent brewers. Edinburgh, August 6. 1695. Scotland. Privy Council. 1695 (1695) Wing S1437; ESTC R183009 981 1

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act_z in_o favour_n of_o the_o brewer_n of_o edinburgh_n and_o liberty_n thereof_o and_o other_o adjacent_a brewer_n edinburgh_n august_n 6._o 1695._o the_o lord_n of_o his_o majesty_n privy_a council_n have_v consider_v a_o supplication_n give_v in_o to_o they_o be_v the_o brewer_n within_o the_o town_n of_o edinburgh_n and_o liberties_n thereof_o and_o other_o adjacent_a brewer_n represent_v that_o the_o honourable_a estate_n of_o parliament_n have_v by_o their_o act_n dated_n the_o sixteenth_o day_n of_o july_n last_o annex_v to_o his_o majesty_n crown_n three_o penny_n scot_n upon_o the_o pint_n of_o all_o ale_n and_o beer_n brown_a to_o be_v vent_v and_o sell_v and_o that_o over_o and_o above_o the_o former_a two_o penny_n impose_v thereon_o as_o also_o three_o shill_n more_o upon_o ilk_fw-mi pint_n of_o aquavitae_n or_o strong_a water_n not_o make_v of_o malt_n and_o have_v ordain_v the_o ale_n to_o be_v sell_v at_o twenty_o eight_o penny_n per_fw-la pint_n as_o the_o least_o price_n thereof_o and_o have_v authorize_v and_o empower_v the_o say_n lord_n to_o prescribe_v such_o method_n and_o order_n as_o they_o shall_v judge_v necessary_a in_o relation_n to_o the_o foresay_a act_n the_o supplicant_n humble_o crave_v liberty_n to_o make_v the_o representation_n follow_v 1._o that_o the_o excise_n be_v lay_v upon_o the_o brewer_n and_o thereupon_o the_o price_n of_o ale_n be_v raise_v which_o be_v pay_v to_o the_o vintner_n it_o be_v just_a and_o reasonable_a that_o the_o brewer_n shall_v be_v allow_v to_o raise_v his_o price_n proportional_o as_o be_v do_v when_o the_o ale_n be_v cry_v up_o former_o to_o two_o shill_n the_o pint_n otherwise_o the_o ventner_n will_v reap_v the_o whole_a benefit_n and_o the_o brewer_n carry_v the_o whole_a burden_n which_o be_v humble_o conceive_a be_v never_o the_o design_n of_o the_o act_n of_o parliament_n 2._o if_o the_o neighbour_a vintner_n in_o abbey_n yeard-head_n of_o leith_n caldtown_n and_o other_o adjacent_a place_n to_o the_o petitioner_n shall_v take_v upon_o they_o to_o sell_v their_o ale_n at_o two_o shill_n per_fw-la pint_n be_v so_o near_o and_o contiguous_a to_o the_o petitioner_n the_o samen_n will_v not_o only_o evacuat_v the_o design_n of_o the_o act_n of_o parliament_n by_o draw_v all_o the_o consumpt_n to_o they_o but_o likewise_o will_v tend_v to_o the_o petitioner_n ruin_n and_o so_o consequent_o to_o his_o majesty_n loss_n which_o be_v hope_v their_o lordship_n will_v take_v into_o their_o consideration_n and_o therefore_o humble_o supplicate_v to_o the_o effect_n underwriten_v as_o the_o say_a supplication_n bear_v the_o say_n lord_n of_o his_o majesty_n privy_a council_n do_v hereby_o ordain_v and_o allow_v the_o supplicant_n to_o raise_v the_o price_n of_o all_o ale_n to_o be_v vent_v and_o sell_v within_o the_o burgh_n of_o edinburgh_n suburb_n and_o liberty_n thereof_o and_o yeard-head_n of_o leith_n proportional_o as_o the_o vintner_n be_v allow_v to_o raise_v the_o same_o and_o discharge_v the_o neighbour_a ventner_n within_o the_o abbey_n the_o yeard-head_n of_o leith_n caldcoun_n and_o other_o adjacent_a place_n to_o the_o petitioner_n to_o sell_v their_o ale_n at_o a_o low_a rate_n than_o the_o price_n appoint_v to_o the_o petitioner_n with_o and_o under_o the_o same_o certification_n and_o penalty_n appoint_v to_o vintner_n within_o burgh_n and_o appoint_v their_o present_n to_o be_v print_v and_o publish_v at_o the_o mercat_n cross_n of_o edinburgh_n and_o other_o place_n needful_a extract_v by_o i_o gilb_n eliot_n cls._n sti._n concilii_fw-la edinburgh_n print_v by_o the_o heir_n and_o successor_n of_o andrew_n anderson_n printer_n to_o the_o king_n most_o excellent_a majesty_n 1695._o