Section VIII Brewer, &c. carrying off his Guile of Beer, &c. without Notice to Officer.

Brewer refusing to declare to Officer how much Guile be intends to make into Strong Beer, Officer may charge the whole as Strong Beer.; Brewer making Increase of Strong Drink after Gauge taken; Penalty.; Brewer, &c. mixing, &c. Small Beer with Strong; Penalty 20s.

And to the end Their Majestyes may be duely Answered the Rates and Duties hereby granted and intended in the Proportions designed Bee it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That noe Brewer or Victualler who doth or shall Sell and Deliver Beere or Ale to any of their Customers in Caske doe or shall without giveing Notice to the Supervisor or Gauger appointed for the Place and Division where such Brewer or Victualler doth or shall inhabite Cleanse Carry off or Convey away any part of his or their Guile of Beere or Ale before the whole of such Guile shall be brewed off and be in the Tunns Backs or Coolers and untill such Officers shall or might have taken an Account of the same and of the distinct Qualities thereof in their respective Vessells At which time the Brewer or Victualler or his or their Servants working the same in case he or they intend to make a Partie Guile thereof shall declare to such Gauger or Officer how much thereof he intends to make into Strong Beere or Strong Ale and how much into Small upon Penalty of forfeiting Twenty shillings for every Barrell of Beere Ale or Worts he shall soe Cleanse Carry off or Convey away over and above the Penalties already imposed for Conveying away or Concealing Beere or Ale And in case such Brewer or Victualler or their respective Servants brewing such Beere or Ale shall refuse to declare to such Officers how much of their Guile or Brewing they intend to make into Strong Beere or Ale and how much into Small It shall be lawfull for such Officer to Returne and Charge the whole of such Guile to be Strong and such Brewer or Victualler shall pay the Duties thereof accordingly And in case after such Gauge taken or Declaration made such Brewer or Victualler shall make any Increase of the Strong Drinke soe Gauged or Declared by any Wayes or Means whatsoever such Increase shall be deemed and taken to be and proceed from mixing Small Beere with such Strong Beere or Ale and such Brewer or Victualler shall forfeit Twenty shillings for every Barrell soe Increased over and above the Penalties already Imposed for mixing Small Beere with Strong and soe proportionably And further That if any Brewer Victualler or Retailer shall out of the Brewhouse or Place of Brewing Start or Mix any Small Beere or Small Worts with or amongst Strong Beere Strong Ale or Strong Worts in Caske such Brewer Victualler or Retailer soe doeing shall forfeit and lose for every such Offence Twenty shillings