# Manx Primary Source Archive — Transcription

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738

ANNO REGNI VICESIMO QUARTO Sect. 2.
reſpect to the Quality of the Liquor as to the Proceſs
by which it is made: And whereas the ſaid Manufacture
requires ſo large a Proportion of Waſh to produce a
given Quantity of Spirits, as to render it impoſſible to
revive the ſaid Manufacture, if the Rate of Duty pre-
ſcribed by this Act be collected on each Gallon of the
Waſh; be it therefore enacted, That, from and after the
Firſt Day of November, One thouſand ſeven hundred
and eighty-four, during the Continuance of this Act,
there ſhall be paid by the ſaid George Biſhop, for every
Seventy-two Gallons of Waſh which he ſhall produce
from a Weight of Malt, or other Corn, not exceeding
One hundred and twelve Pounds, the Sum of Fifteen
Shillings, being at the Rate of Two-pence Halfpenny
per Gallon.

[margin: For every 72 Gallons of Waſh pro- duced from 112 Pounds of Malt, etc. 15s.]

XXXV. And be it further enacted, That for every
One hundred and twelve Pounds of Malt, or other
Corn, ſo uſed, the ſaid George Biſhop ſhall be allowed a
Credit, in the Books of the proper Officer of Exciſe, of
not more than Six Gallons of Spirits, at the Strength
of One to Ten over Hydrometer Proof.

[margin: Six Gallons of Spirits to be allowed by the Officer for 112 Pounds of Malt, etc.]

XXXVI. And be it further enacted, That before the
ſaid George Biſhop ſhall make uſe of any Malt or Corn,
for the Purpoſe of making any Worts or Waſh, he ſhall
give Twelve Hours Notice in Writing to the proper Of-
ficer of Exciſe of his Intention to uſe the ſame, in order
that the ſaid Officer may attend to weigh ſuch Malt or
Corn; and if the ſaid George Biſhop ſhall neglect to give
ſuch Notice as aforeſaid, he ſhall, for every ſuch Neglect,
forfeit and loſe the Sum of Five hundred Pounds.

[margin: George Biſhop to give 12 Hours Notice to the Officer to weigh the Malt, etc.]

[margin: on Penalty of 500l.]

XXXVII. And be it further enacted, That, for the
Purpoſe of enabling any Officer of the Diſtrict to aſcer-
tain the Strength of the Waſh on which the Duty as
aforeſaid ſhall have been charged, the ſaid George Biſhop
ſhall provide, in the ſaid Diſtillery Houſe, a ſmall Still,
with a Worm and Tub compleat, of a Size ſufficient to
diſtill, at One Time, Twenty-four Gallons of Waſh;
which Quantity of Waſh ſuch Officer is hereby em-
powered to take and diſtill for the Purpoſe aforeſaid,
when and ſo often as he ſhall think fit; and if the
† Twenty-

[margin: George Biſhop to provide a ſmall Still, to enable the Officer to de- termine the Strength of the Waſh.]