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4.338 R173260 1 An Orange With a Fading An Orange A Tax it is laid, on the Brewing=Trade, / By which many thousand good pounds must be paid; Cunning Brewers. [stanzas 2,3,4,6,8,9,10,11,13; with variations] date from Rollins Pepys 4.338 Rollins (1) V:269-272; Wing B4431[B] Pepys Library The Pepys ballads : facsimile volume Editor W.G. Day D.S. Brewer Cambridge [England] 1987 Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 4: 338 The Brewers Benefit, / Who to pay the New Excise, pinches the poor of their Measure; making others pay for what was laid upo n/ themselves. The Brewers Benefit, Who to pay the New Excise, pinches the poor of their Measure; making others pay for what was laid upon themselves. The Brewers' Benefit, Who to Pay the New Excise, Pinches the Poor of Their Measure; Making Others Pay for What was Laid upon Themselves. 1/2 sheet oblong folio, 195 x 304 ?cropped bottom edge, uneven inking cast fleurons 1690 Printed for. J. Millet, in Little-brittain. J. Millet Weinstein: Rollins

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A Tax it is laid, on the Brewing Trade, By which many thousand good pounds must be paid; But this I must say, the Brewers streightway Has shorten'd their Measures, and makes the poor pay The Excise, Sir. The Ale-Wives complain, in having small gain, And grumble and grutch at the loss they sustain: To salve up this sore, the Brewer therefore, Perswades 'um 'twill hold but twelve months, & no more, Cunning Brewers. Yet this I must tell, one thing happens well, The Brewers that nappy stout Liquor did sell,
The Thames being near, they void of all fear, By using less Mault brew the Liquor more clear, Honest Brewers. The Taylors, the Weavers, the Coblers too, At this their hard usage do utterly rue; For whilst that a Quart, of strong Ale was their part, A Pint must suffice now to nourish the Heart, Honest Brewers. The Prentices they, complain of foul play, And likewise the Maids, as they very well may; 'Cause no Christmas-Beer, will be given this Year, The Brewer will have their worst wishes, I fear, breaking Custome.
Such a pudder and rout, is now made about, How this Three Shilling Tax it shall be made out; Such inching and pinching, such cunning in thinking, How the poor may be cheated i'th' measure of drinking, by th' Brewer. The Brewers they say, pair their Measures away, Or else fill them up to the middle with Clay: They huff and they puff, toss up Nose, and do snuff, If complain of their Liquors you have not enough, for your Money. And if you retort, they tell you in short, Because it is so you may thank the French for't, If Measures be tall, they must brew your Drink small, Or else we shalt ne'r get the Devil and all, quoth the Brewer. I'll tell you a tale, which is not very stale, Of a Tyde that came up to be brew'd into Ale; Not a Brewer in twenty, but smil'd at this plenty, Yet fear'd by their Pumping the Thames shou'd be empty, rare Brewers. When Barley was scanty, Molossus was plenty, Which Mault did supply, else their Chests had stood empty So if Hopps were dear now, and if Malt were so too, As not long since they were, then the Devil might brew[,] for the Brewers. But since prizes are low, as all men do know, You cannot but guess then what profit does grow By the brewing trade, which hundreds hath made So rich, that like Ladies their Wives go array'd, wealthy Brewers. Another new way, they found out t'other Day, To shorten their Gallons, and make the poor pay: It is such a trick, if not ta'ne in the nick, For want of due measure 'twill make the Folks sick, hollow bottoms. This Tax tho' 'twas laid, by Brewers to be paid, Most part on't is squeez'd out of every trade: 'Tis a delicate thing, and such profit doth bring, One wou'd swear that this Tax was ne'r made for the King, but the brewer.
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Printed for. J. Millet, in Little-brittain.