A Trve relation of the proposing, threatning, and perswading the vintners to yeeld to the imposition upon wines declaring the dislike of the generality of retailers, and whatsoever they either did or suffered therein, was meerly by compulsion : and heereby is also truely set forth their great, and almost insupportable losse by this imposition : together with the extreame wrongs and injuries they have suffered in their arreare-money, in their meat-money, and by medium-wine.

3. Meat-Money.

Lastly, the Six thousand pounds formerly disbursed by the Retailers for dressing of Meate they could never yet get re∣paid them, though his Majestie allowed it to the Atlerman and the rest of the Contractors: And for their defence in so unjust a detention they alledge for themselves two noto∣rious untruths.

First, that they were at 2000. l. charge to procure it, in re∣spect whereof they would pay but only 12. s. in the pound.

Whereto is answered; First, if that assertion were true (which is indeed most false) yet two thirds of the Money re∣mains good to the lenders which is xiij s. iiij. d. in the pound.

Secondly, it is further answered, that the 2000. l. (which they pretend it cost them to procure the said Money) they gave it meerely for the obtaining their Farme, as hath beene already proved.

In the second place, they alledge that it was agreed at a Meeting in the Hall, there should bee onely 12. s. in the pound repaid.

To which is answered, that at that meeting there were ve∣ry few of the Lenders present, and of them no generall con∣sent was obtained; as may evidently appeare by the Hall Booke wherein (after the mentioning of some mens names then present) there was entred these very words: Touching

the Retribution, Division happened, and not settled. And when the Court was dismissed, Alderman Abel and Mr. Griffeth asked Mr. Child the Clerke of the Company, if he had entered downe the Order of yeelding to take xij. s. ith'pound? hee replyed no, for it was not agreed upon, nor ordered; they said it was, and the Alderman saidshe must find such an Order, and would have forced him to make the entry: But hee replyed againe that it was unjust for them to require it, and more then they could answer to detaine the Lenders money, for they had no power to give away other mens Estates without their consents: And because Mr. Child refused to enter it as an Order agreed upon, they gave him very ill words both that day and divers times afterwards threatning him, and said it was a good deed to have him turned out of his place.