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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 In Favours of the Brevvers of Edinburgh and Liberties thereof and other adjacent Brevvers Edinburgh August 6. 1695. THE Lords of his Majesties Privy Council Having considered a Supplication given in to them be the Brewers within the Town of Edinburgh and Liberties thereof and other adjacent Brewers Representing that the Honourable Estates of Parliament having by their Act Dated the sixteenth day of July last annexed to his Majesties Crown three pennies Scots upon the pint of all Ale and Beer brown to be vented and sold and that over and above the former two pennies imposed thereon As also three shill more upon ilk pint of Aquavitae or strong VVaters not made of Malt and having ordained the Ale to be sold at twenty eight pennies per pint as the least price thereof and having Authorized and Impowred the saids Lords to prescribe such Methods and Orders as they shal judge necessary in relation to the foresaid Act The Supplicants humbly crave liberty to make the Representation following 1. That the Excise being laid upon the Brewers and thereupon the price of Ale being raised which is payed to the Vintner it is just and reasonable that the Brewer should be allowed to raise his price proportionally as was done when the Ale was cryed up formerly to two shill the pint otherwise the Ventner will reap the whole Benefit and the Brewers carry the whole Burden which is humbly conceived was never the Design of the Act of Parliament 2. If the Neighbouring Vintners in Abby Yeard-heads of Leith Caldtown and other adjacent Places to the Petitioners should take upon them to sell their Ale at two shill per pint being so near and contiguous to the Petitioners the samen will not only evacuat the Design of the Act of Parliament by drawing all the Consumpt to them But likewise will tend to the Petitioners ruine and so consequently to his Majesties loss which is hoped their Lordships will take into their consideration And therefore humbly Supplicating to the effect underwriten as the said Supplication bears The saids Lords of his Majesties Privy Council do hereby Ordain and Allow the Supplicants to raise the price of all Ale to be vented and sold within the Burgh of Edinburgh Sub-urbs and Liberties thereof and Yeard-heads of Leith proportionally as the Vintners are allowed to raise the same and discharges the Neighbouring Ventners within the Abby the Yeard-heads of Leith Caldcoun and other adjacent Places to the Petitioners to sell their Ale at a lower rate than the price appointed to the Petitioners with and under the same Certification and Penalty appointed to Vintners within Burgh and appoints thir presents to be printed and published at the Mercat Cross of Edinburgh and other places needful Extracted by me GILB ELIOT Cls. Sti. Concilii Edinburgh Printed by the Heirs and Successors of Andrew Anderson Printer to the Kings most Excellent Majesty 1695.