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Wine Act 1660
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II.[X1II. His Majesty may issue out Commissions under the Great Seal to license the uttering Wine by Retail.
Persons appointed by such Commissions may contract for Licences.
And be it further Enacted by the Authoritie aforesaid That it shall and may be lawfull to and for his Majestie his Heires and Successors from time to time to issue out under his or their Great Seale of England one or more Commission or Commissions directed to two or more persons thereby authorizing them to license and give authority to such person and persons as they shall thinke fitt to sell and utter by retaile all and every or any kinde of wine or wines whatsoever to be drunke and spent as well within the house or houses or other place in the tenure or occupation of the party soe Licensed as without in any Citty Towne or other place within the Kingdome of England Dominion of Wales and Towne and Port of Berwicke upon Tweede, and such persons as from time to time or at any time hereafter shall be by such Commission or Commissions as aforesaid in that behalfe appointed shall have power and authority and hereby have power and authority to treat and contract for Licence authority and dispensations to be given and granted to any person or persons for the selling and uttering of Wines by retaile in any Citty Towne or other place as aforesaid according to the rules and directions of this present Act, and the true intent and meaning thereof, and not otherwise, Any Law Statute Usage or Custome to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding.]
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X1Variant reading of the text noted in The Statutes of the Realm as follows: and O. [O. refers to a collection in the library of Trinity College, Cambridge]
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