"Wurreas some in this Village of Wildwyck who follow the trade of selling strong drink to the military suffer some of them to get drunk not only on week days but especially on the Lord's Rest and Sabbath day, unfitting them for their proper duties, & more especially creating confusion and disorderly conduct ; the Honble Company's Servants not hesitating to sell, pawn and pledge their own necessaries for strong drink to the traders in intoxicating liquors ; the traders also receiving the same ; yea,
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even not hesitating to give them more credit and trust whether they have any thing to the good ornot. Therefore the Capt. Lieutenant and valiant Council of War desirous to prevent as much as possible all disorders and mischief', have therefore ordained and directed as they hereby direct and ordain :--
1.
"That none of the military, be his rank whatever it may be, presume to sell or to pawn for any strong drink any of the stores advanced to him by the Hon»!¢ Company on his monthly wages, for his needs and support, under a fine of one month's wages.
2.
'"' No one, whether military or freeman, following the business of selling strong drink, shall presume to take in pledge or endeavor to embezzle any property belonging to the military in exchange for strong drink, under the forfeiture of the tapped drink and to return to the owner free of cost and charges the receiv ed property and pay in addition a fine of twelve sey as often as he is discovered so doing.