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 Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 2, no. A82393) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 169281) Images scanned from microfilm: (Thomason Tracts ; 159:E1065[24]) An act for limiting and setling the prices for vvines· At the Parliament begun at Westminster the 17th day of September, anno Domini 1656. England and Wales. Parliament. [2], 2 p. Printed by Henry Hills, and John Field, Printers to His Highness, London : 1657. On *2r: last word in first line of text: 'the'; first word under initial: 'thousand'; last word in last full line of text: 'for'. Reproduction of the original in the British Library. eng Wine -- Prices -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800. eebo An act for limiting and setling the prices for vvines·: At the Parliament begun at Westminster the 17th day of September, anno Domini 1656. England and Wales. Parliament. 1657 4 454 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2009-04 Assigned for keying and markup 2009-05 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2009-07 Sampled and proofread 2009-07 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2009-09 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion

AN ACT FOR Limiting and Setling THE PRICES FOR WINES . At the Parliament begun at Westminster the 17th Day of September , Anno Domini 1656.

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LONDON , Printed by Henry Hills , and John Field , Printers to His Highness . 1657.

AN ACT FOR Limiting and Setling THE PRICES FOR WINES .

BE it Enacted by His Highness the Lord Protector and this present Parliament , and by the Authority of the same , That for one Year ; to be accounted from the Fifteenth Day of August , One thousand six hundred fifty seven , no Canary Wines , Muscadells , or Alligants , or other Spanish Wines , shall be sold by Retail , at any Rate , Proportion , or Price , exceeding Eighteen pence the Quart. And that no Gascoigne or other French Wines whatsoever , shall be sold by Retail , at any Rate , Proportion , or Price , exceeding Seven pence the Quart. And that no Rhenish Wines whatsoever shall be sold by Retail , at any Rate , Proportion , or Price , exceeding Twelve pence the Quart. And according to these Rates , Proportions , and Prices , for greater or lesser quantities , by Retail , all and every the aforesaid Wines shall and may be sold , and at no other Rate , Proportion , or Price exceeding the same respectively , upon pain and penalty that every person within England , Scotland , and Ireland , who shall utter or sell any of the said Wines by Retail ; that is to say , by the Pint , Quart , Pottle , or Gallon , or by any other greater or lesser Retail-Measure , at any Rate , Proportion , or Price , exceeding the Rates , Proportions and Prices hereby respectively limited and appointed , do and shall for every such Pint , Quart , Pottle , Gallon , or other greater or lesser Retail-Measure so sold , forfeit the sum of five pounds ; all which aforementioned Forfeitures shall and may be recovered by Original Writ of Debt , Bill , Plaint , or Information ; in which Suit or Suits no Wager of Law shall be admitted , nor any Protection or Essoin allowed . The one third part of all such Forfeitures shall be to the use of His Highness the Lord Protector , and his Suceessours , and the other two third parts to the use of such person and persons as shall sue and prosecute for the same .

London , Printed by Henry Hills and Iohn Field , Printers to His Highness the Lord PROTECTOR , 1657.