AN
ORDINANCE
OF
THE
LORDS
and
COMMONS
Assembled
in
PARLIAMENT
.
Die
Martis
,
17
Octob
.
1643.
FOr
further
explanation
of
the
late
Ordinance
of
both
Houses
of
Parliament
touching
the
Excise
or
new
Impost
,
upon
the
severall
●
Commodites
therein
mentioned
:
Be
it
Declared
and
Ordained
,
by
the
Lords
and
Commons
in
Parliament
,
for
the
better
enabling
and
encouraging
of
the
Brewers
and
makers
of
Beere
,
Ale
,
Perry
,
and
Cider
,
(
who
are
the
parties
that
are
to
pay
the
Excise
,
as
by
the
said
Ordinance
is
appoynted
)
to
make
due
payment
thereof
accordingly
,
That
no
Beére
,
Ale
,
Perry
or
Cider
,
shall
be
delivered
out
by
the
Brewer
or
maker
thereof
,
or
any
for
them
,
to
any
Retailer
or
other
buyer
therof
,
till
the
rate
and
price
which
is
by
them
to
be
payd
,
for
and
in
respect
of
the
Excise
be
payd
by
the
Brewer
or
first
seller
thereof
,
on
paine
,
that
as
well
the
Retailer
or
buyer
,
as
the
Brewer
or
first
seller
thereof
,
shall
forfeit
for
the
first
offence
double
the
value
of
every
quantity
of
Beére
,
Ale
,
Perry
or
Cider
,
so
delivered
out
,
or
received
by
the
party
so
offending
,
and
for
the
second
offence
treble
the
value
thereof
,
and
the
party
so
offending
,
to
be
disabled
from
using
their
said
Trades
or
Professions
,
respectively
for
the
space
of
one
whole
yeare
then
next
ensuing
,
the
said
forfeitures
to
be
levied
and
imployed
in
such
manner
and
to
such
uses
as
by
the
said
Ordinance
is
appoynted
for
the
penalties
therein
mentioned
;
And
beé
it
Declared
and
further
Ordained
,
that
the
rates
set
upon
every
barrell
of
Beére
and
Ale
by
the
said
Ordinance
,
shall
beé
payd
for
every
greater
or
lesser
quantity
,
proportionably
after
the
same
rate
;
And
be
it
also
further
Ordered
and
Ordained
,
that
for
all
Beére
of
foure
shillings
the
barrell
or
under
the
Excise
,
shall
be
payd
after
the
rate
of
six
pence
for
barrell
,
and
so
after
that
rate
for
a
greater
or
lesser
quantity
,
under
the
penalties
and
forfeitures
in
and
by
the
said
Ordinance
appoynted
,
Provided
alwayes
,
And
be
it
Ordained
,
that
no
Retailers
of
any
Beere
,
Ale
,
Perry
or
Cider
,
shall
take
any
more
in
the
price
thereof
upon
the
〈…〉
the
same
Commodities
,
then
according
●●
the
usuall
rates
and
prites
appoynted
by
Law
for
the
same
(
excepting
onely
the
rate
of
the
Excise
)
as
they
will
answer
their
contempts
herein
to
both
Houses
of
Parliament
.
And
as
touching
new
Draperies
,
It
is
Declared
and
Ordained
,
that
the
Excise
due
and
payable
for
the
same
,
shall
be
payd
by
the
Shop-keepers
who
buyes
the
same
.
John
Browne
Cler
.
Parliamentorum
.
Die
Lunae
16.
Octob
.
1643.
WHereas
there
have
diverse
Ordinances
passed
,
for
the
raising
and
bringing
in
Moneyes
for
supply
and
support
of
the
great
affaires
of
the
Kingdome
,
which
by
the
neglect
and
unwillingnesse
of
such
who
are
intrusted
with
the
raising
,
collecting
,
and
bringing
in
of
the
said
Moneyes
,
to
use
such
meanes
as
by
the
said
Ordinances
are
appointed
to
bring
in
the
said
Moneyes
,
great
considerable
summes
of
Moneyes
,
are
yet
in
Arreare
,
and
not
brought
in
.
It
is
this
day
Ordered
by
the
Lords
and
Commons
in
Parliament
Assembled
,
That
the
Committees
of
Lords
and
Commons
for
Advance
of
Moneyes
,
shall
have
power
to
use
all
such
meanes
as
they
shall
thinke
fit
,
by
distresse
,
or
Imprisonment
,
according
to
the
said
severall
and
respective
Ordinances
,
to
bring
in
the
said
Moneyes
with
all
convenient
speede
.
John
Browne
Cler
.
Parliamentorum
.