296 Assembly Proceedings, March — April 1671.

P. R. O.

Colonial En-
try Book
No. 53

Province shall sell vtter or vend or be allowed for any the
wines Liquors and other Comodities and necessary Accomo-
dacons by them or any of them hereafter Sold to any pson or
psons whatsoever within this Province and for which Ready
mony-shal be paid and Tendered to be paid above the Rates
and Prizes in money hereafter menconed Sett downe and Ex-
pressed (to witt) for Brandy Tenn shillings by the gallon, for
dutch dramms Six Shillings by the gallon English dramms
Tenn shillings by the gallon Rumm Six Shillings by the gal-
lon Canary Twelve shillings by the gallon Malago Tenn
shillings by the gallon all manner of ffrench wynes Six
Shillings by the gallon Rhenish wines Six Shillings by the
gallon Madera ffiall Porto Port & other Portugall wynes
Six Shillings by the gallon Sherry Tenn Shillings by the
gallon ffor any strong Beer or Ale made within this Pro-
vince of malt of the growth of this Province and Brued
within this Province Two shillings by the gallon Beare made
of fforreigne Mault or Brued in fforreigne Parts one shilling
and Six pence p gallon Syder Perry and Quince drink of the
growth of this Province one shilling six pence p gallon if of
fforreigne growth one shilling p gallon for mumm Three shil-
lings by the gallon for dyett one shilling by the meale for good
Lodging to any pson accomodated with a Bed Six pence by
the night for Muscavado Sugar Eight pence by the pound for
Refined white Sugar Sixteene pence by the pound And the
like Rates Every Ordinary Keeper and Inholder is hereby En-
ioyned to observe for A greater or Lesser Quantity of the
aforesaid Rates and Prizes in ready mony of drink and other
accomodacons and shall not directly or indirectly take demand
Receive exact or be allowed in mony more than the Lymitacon
before Specified which is not intended by this act to be mony
Sterling but in Such Coynes and Soe Advanced as by an Act
made this p^rsent Genii Assembly is in that Case made and
Provided Intituled an Act for the Advancement of fforreigne
Coynes within this Province And be it also Enacted and or-
deined by the Authority aforesaid That every Ordinary Keeper
or Inhold^r or other victualler within this Province keeping a
house of Entertainm^t that shall directly or indirectly Exact in
mony more Either for drink dyett Lodging or other necessary
accomadacons then what is herein Specified and allowed them
in mony advanced as aforesaid shall not only Loose every
Such debt as shall by Suficcient proofe appear to be un-
iustly Charged Contrarie to the True intent & meaning
of this Act but also forfeit ffive hundred pounds of Tobacco
The one halfe to the Lord Prop^er and the other halfe
to him or them th^t shall Sue for the Same in any Court of
Record within this Province wherein noe Essoyne Protection or