Excise Act 1663

XIII. Brewer compounding for Duties not to brew for any other Brewer without giving Notice to Commissioners, &c. of the District.

Penalty.

And be it further enacted by Authority aforesaid That after the First day of September noe common Brewer of Beere or Ale nor any other person whatsoever who hath or shall compound for the Dutyes of Excise for Beere or Ale by him brewed or to be brewed shall dureing the terme of such Composition brew or make or suffer or permitt any Beere or Ale to be brewed or made within his Brewhouse for any other common Brewer whatsoever without first giveing notice as well of every perticular brewing as of the quantity and quality of the Beere and Ale at every such brewing intended to be brewed and made unto the respective Commissioners Farmers or Sub Commissioners of Excise within the Districts of whose Office such common Brewer doth or shall inhabite and forthwith paying downe unto the said respective Commissioners Farmers or Sub Commissioners the full Excise of all the said Beere and Ale, upon paine that aswell the Brewer who shall brew the same, as the Brewer for whom the said Beere or Ale shall be brewed shall forfeite and loose for every Barrell the summe of Five Pounds, the one moyety to the Kings Majestie, and the other moyetie to the Informer that shall sue for the same in any Court of Record,