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ACT anent Women-Servants in Taverns , &c. Edinburgh , 13. of December 1699.

THE which Day , the Lord Provost , Baillies and Council of this City , Considering , That by several Acts made , and Proclamations emitted by them , pursuant to many Acts of Parliament , and Acts of the General Convention of the Royal Burrows , The Keeping and Imploying of Women-Servants for Retailing Liquors in Taverns , Cellars , Drinking-Shops , and other Places where Liquors are Sold by Retail , is peremtorly Discharged , as a great Snare to the Youth , and Occasion of Leudness and Debauchry ; and also Considering , that the Persons Concerned , have been so far from giving Obedience to these laudable Acts and Proclamations , that on the contrair , they have Intertained , and yet keep in their Service , for Vending and Retailing Ale and other Liquors in Cellars and other Places above-mentioned , Women who have been guilty of Fornication , which Practice hath yet a more dangerous tendency to the corrupting of Youth , and will in all probability occasion a greater grouth of Immorality , which doeth already too much Abound , to the Dishonour of God , and Scandal of Christianity . Therefore the Magistrats and Town-Council of this City , for Suppressing and Restraining such dangerous and evil Customs , in the mean time , until Methods shall be fallen upon for putting in Execution the foresaid Acts against Retailling Liquors by Women-Servants in general , and without any prejudice thereto : Do peremptorly Discharge all Vintners , Taverners , Inn-keepers and others , to Imploy and Keep in their Service , such Women as have been guilty of Fornication , or shall be guilty thereof in time-coming , for Retailling Wine , Ale , or other Liquors , in Houses , Shops , Cellars and other Places within this City and Suburbs , under the Penalty of One hundred Pounds Scots , to be payed by the Masters or Mistrisses where such Servants shall be found , toties quoties , they being conscious of the said Guilt of their Servants , attour the Servants Banishment : And Ordains such Masters and Mistresses as have such Servants for Retailing at present , to Remove them from the said Service immedialy , under the Penalty foresaid ; Certifying all such Masters , Mistresses and Servants who shall Contraveen , that the foresaid Penalties shall be Inflicted and Exacted without Abatement , and that the Masters and Mistresses shall be lyable from such time as their knowledge of their Servants Guilt , after this Proclamation , shall be proven ; and separatly , that they shall be Repute to have known from and after due and just Intimation of the said Guilt , made by the Elders , or Church Thesaurer . And to the end this Act may be more effectually and punctually Observed , the Council Recommends to the Elders & Deacons , and Church-Thesaurer for the time , to Search their respective Bounds Termly , or oftner , as need requires , that they may Discover such Servant-Women , and if any be Found , to Dilate them and their Master or Mistress to the Magistrats , to be Fined and Punished accordingly . And Appoints this Act to be Published in the usual manner , and Printed , that none may pretend Ignorance . Extracted

JAMES STVART