The case of the poor brewer humbly represented. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription B01923 of text R171021 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing C1139). Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. This text has not been fully proofread Approx. 3 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2018 B01923 Wing C1139 ESTC R171021 52211966 ocm 52211966 175535 2240888196

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Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. B01923) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 175535) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English Books, 1641-1700 ; 2739:45) The case of the poor brewer humbly represented. 1 sheet ([1] p.) s.n., [London : 1700] Caption title. Publication data suggested by Wing. Reproduction of the original in the Lincoln's Inn Library. eng Beer -- Taxation -- England -- Early works to 1800. Brewing industry -- Law and legislation -- England -- Early works to 1800. Broadsides -- England -- 17th century. eebo The case of the poor brewer humbly represented. [no entry] 1700 1 554 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. 2008-03 Assigned for keying and markup 2008-07 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-09 Sampled and proofread 2008-09 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2009-02 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
THE CASE OF THE Poor BREWER Humbly Represented .

THE Excise on Beer and Ale is a considerable part of the Revenue , and for that Reason the Brewer ought to be considered . That as to the complaints of the Poor , 't is very improbable they should occasion either their want or their clamour . For the quantity of Corn , besides Molosso's which they use , is not more than 3 millions of Quarters in a Year , and if there should be produc'd 3 hundred thousand Quarters more than what they use , surely that is enough to supply the Poor , and other uses .

The Brewers are so advantageous to the Kingdom , that there are 3 Men who consume more Malt in a year , than all the Distillers have done ; and surely such Men ought not to be laid by , tho but for one Year ; for 't is more to the advantage of England certainly to let the whole Trade of Distilling be put down , than for such Men to suffer , tho it should be by obliging them to brew a little less Malt.

The Brewers are come to that perfection in their Trade , that they now fine down their Wash , and make Drink of that which the Hogs used to eat before .

What if there is as much Malt Brew'd into Strong Beer or Ale , as is consum'd by Distilling , and which pays no more Duty to the King , than single Beer and Ale ; yet surely the Excise for single Drink is enough for both .

What if there is a scarcity of Corn , is it necessary that the Brewer be restrain'd in their use of Malt ? Is it not sufficient to prevent Distilling ? For then Corn will be cheap and plenty ; and when there is but one buyer no body need fear that the Brewer will give too much for his Corn. The Farmer can't fatten Hogs with Barley to very great advantage , but if the Brewer once brings Corn to such a cheapness , that it will be more profit to feed Poultry than bring it to London Markets to sell them , the Poor won't surely complain of the dearness of Corn , unless the Poultry should unhappily consume more than the Distillers have done ; for by the best computation , if they should consume as much as has been supposed , it will amount to near Half a Peck to a man in one Year ; which being so considerable they ought to be put down . For the worst that can come is , that we shall then import French Brandy , and that will be so much to the advantage of England , that we only send ready Money out of the Land ; and if we export Malt Spirits , it will be of that pernicious consequence , that 't will bring money home .

A great many other considerations might be offer'd ; but 't is hop'd from these , that no body will put it into the head if any man to move , that the Brewer may be so much as consider'd in this matter .