To
the
Kings
most
Excellent
Majestie
:
The
humble
Petition
of
your
Majesties
Loyall
Subjects
,
the
Vintners
and
others
,
Retaylors
of
Wines
,
Freemen
of
the
Citty
of
London
.
Most
humbly
sheweth
.
THat
whereas
the
Company
of
Vintners
of
London
hath
anciently
in
times
past
,
beene
a
flourishing
Company
,
and
hath
had
and
enjoyed
sundrie
ancient
priviledges
and
immunities
,
whereby
the
Freemen
of
that
Company
have
in
the
exercise
of
their
Calling
become
men
of
eminent
place
and
authority
in
this
your
Citty
of
London
.
May
it
please
your
most
excellent
Majestie
to
be
informed
that
of
late
times
,
the
Wine
Coopers
have
so
invaded
the
priviledges
,
and
intruded
into
the
Trade
and
profession
of
the
Vintners
,
as
that
the
sayd
ancient
Company
is
much
decayed
thereby
and
impoverished
,
and
like
further
to
decline
,
unlesse
by
your
Princely
Clemency
the
same
be
restored
and
upheld
.
And
therefore
your
humble
Petitioners
prostrating
themselves
at
the
feete
of
your
sacred
Majesty
,
doe
most
humbly
pray
your
Majesty
will
be
gratiously
pleased
to
restore
them
to
their
ancient
freedome
in
the
use
of
their
profession
.
And
withall
(
for
the
better
enabling
them
to
doe
your
Majesty
service
,
and
goe
on
Cheerefully
in
their
Callings
)
to
grant
unto
them
such
further
additions
of
your
Princely
Favours
and
immunities
,
as
are
contained
and
expressed
in
the
Schedule
annexed
,
And
to
pardon
all
their
delinquencies
and
transgressions
past
.
And
in
an
humble
and
thankefull
acknowledgment
of
your
Majesties
so
ample
and
royall
favours
extended
to
them
,
your
humble
Supplyants
will
with
a
free
and
unanimous
consent
pay
to
your
Majesties
use
,
and
your
royall
Successors
the
summe
of
2l
.
for
every
Tunne
of
Wine
,
which
they
shall
hereafter
retayle
or
vend
within
this
your
Kingdome
,
and
as
in
duty
bound
will
ever
pray
.
The
humble
desires
of
the
Retaylors
of
Wines
.
1.
THat
all
Merchants
and
others
Importers
of
Wines
into
the
Ports
of
London
may
be
enjoyned
to
sell
their
Wines
to
none
but
Retaylors
of
Wines
,
being
Vintners
,
to
the
end
,
your
Majesty
may
have
2l
.
on
the
Tunne
,
upon
all
the
Wines
that
shall
be
imported
,
whereby
the
Merchants
and
others
may
not
undersell
the
Vintners
,
and
deprive
your
Majesty
of
the
sayd
2l
.
on
the
Tunne
aforesayd
,
and
the
sayd
Vintners
he
hindred
both
in
their
whole
Sale
and
Retaile
.
2.
That
no
Retaylors
of
Wines
,
and
other
Buyers
of
Wines
,
within
any
place
or
places
of
this
Realme
,
be
permitted
to
buy
any
Wines
at
any
Port
or
places
within
this
Realme
,
unlesse
the
said
Retaylors
or
Buyers
,
doe
pay
the
aforesayd
2l
.
on
the
Tunne
to
his
Majesty
,
otherwise
it
will
come
to
passe
that
all
Retaylors
and
other
Buyers
of
Wines
will
furnish
themselves
,
to
save
the
2l
.
a
Tunne
,
and
neglect
the
free
Vintners
of
London
.
3.
That
all
Coopers
and
others
may
bee
restrayned
from
intruding
into
the
Vintners
Trade
,
buying
or
selling
Wines
either
in
grosse
or
by
retayle
for
time
to
come
.
4.
That
all
free
Vintners
may
dresse
and
sell
Victuals
,
Beere
,
Sugar
and
Tobacco
in
their
Houses
in
London
,
or
elsewhere
as
anciently
they
have
done
heretofore
,
they
buying
their
Tobacco
of
any
licenced
to
sell
it
.
5.
That
there
may
be
a
repayment
by
way
of
defalcation
of
the
6000l
.
which
the
Vintners
payed
into
your
Majesties
receipt
of
the
Exchequer
,
for
a
great
part
whereof
they
pay
Interest
at
this
day
.
6.
That
the
graunting
of
Licences
to
retayle
Wines
within
London
and
three
miles
Compasse
,
may
be
hereafter
and
henceforth
restrayned
,
and
none
to
be
hereafter
graunted
,
And
also
that
the
free
Vintners
may
have
power
according
to
their
ancient
Charter
to
draw
Wines
freely
in
the
foure
principall
Roads
,
and
all
Citties
and
Port
Townes
within
this
Realme
.
7.
That
his
Majestie
will
be
graciously
pleased
to
graunt
to
all
free
Vintners
and
Retaylors
of
Wines
his
most
gracious
generall
and
free
Pardon
for
all
delinquencies
and
transgressions
whatsoever
by
them
committed
in
the
exercise
of
their
Trade
,
either
by
whole
sale
or
retaile
to
this
day
,
And
also
a
Confirmation
of
their
ancient
Charter
with
liberty
to
adventure
for
Wine
of
all
sorts
,
with
such
additions
as
it
shall
please
your
Majesty
to
Conferre
on
them
,
and
to
be
annexed
to
their
Charter
.
8.
That
all
Retaylors
of
Wines
within
London
and
three
miles
thereof
,
may
be
reduced
to
be
Freemen
of
the
Company
of
Vintners
,
for
the
better
government
of
their
Trade
in
generall
.
9.
That
your
Majestie
will
be
graciously
pleased
to
grant
to
the
sayd
free
Vintners
licence
to
sell
at
1d
a
quart
,
over
and
above
the
prices
yearely
set
by
the
Lords
of
the
Councell
;
whereby
they
may
be
enabled
to
pay
to
your
Majesty
2l
.
upon
the
Tunne
.
10.
That
high
Countrey
Wines
in
regard
of
their
extraordinary
prices
and
small
Caske
,
may
be
sold
at
1d
a
quart
above
the
Rate
allowed
for
ordinary
French
Wines
.
11.
That
if
his
Majesty
hereafter
shall
be
graciously
pleased
to
let
to
farme
the
sayd
2l
per
Tunne
;
Then
that
the
Company
of
Vintners
may
be
admitted
to
farme
the
same
before
any
others
.