The Number of Alehouses Shewn to be Extremely Pernicious to the Publick. In a Letter to a Member of Parliament. By the V. of S. in Kent

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Page 20 - Majefty that it may be enacled ; and be it enacted by the King's moft Excellent Majefty, by and with the Advice and Confent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this prefent Parliament affembled, and by the Authority of the...
Page 19 - WHEREAS the loathsome and odious sin of drunkenness is of late grown into common use within this realm, being the root and foundation of many other enormous sins, as bloodshed, stabbing, murder, swearing, fornication, adultery, and such like, to the great dishonour of God, and of our nation, the overthrow of many good arts and manual trades, the disabling of divers workmen, and the general impoverishing of many good subjects, abusively wasting the good creatures of God : II.
Page 12 - Riches and honour are with me ; Yea, durable riches and righteousness. My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold ; And my revenue than choice silver.
Page 25 - Britain, to be made and levied of their Goods and Chattels, Lands and Tenements respectively, to the Use of our said Lady the Queen, Her Heirs and Successors, if he the said AB fail in the Condition endorsed.
Page 28 - Warton came before me, one of his Majefty's Juftices of the Peace for the faid county, and did folemnly make oath to the truth of the above cafe.
Page 21 - ... be committed to the stocks for every offence, there to remain by the space of six hours.
Page 22 - Act : that then every perfon or perfons fo offending (hall forfeit and lofe for every fuch offence the...
Page 20 - Offence, forfeit and lofe five Shillings of lawful Money of England, to be paid within one Week next after his, her, or their Conviction thereof, to the Hands of the...
Page 25 - Union to be made of their movable property and immovable property, respectively, to the use of our said Lord the King, his Heirs and Successors, if the said shall make default in the condition underwritten. The condition of this Recognizance is that if the said shall appear...

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