The case of Mr. James Trefusis, of the county of Cornwall gent 1693 Approx. 6 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2009-03 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). B02597 Wing C956 ESTC R170965 52211919 ocm 52211919 175488 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. 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THAT The said Trefusis , having made it his Business , and Imployed divers Servants in Distilling and Extracting of Spirits from Corn and Mollossoes , &c. and having considerably Improved himself in the knowledge of the said Art , and observing how much the Present Government did suffer in the Revenue and Duty chargeable upon Spirits , by the Unskillfulness and Ill Management of the Officers , who were intrusted to Supervise and Collect the same ; He the said James Trefusis , in the Month of August , in the First Year of His Majesty's Reign , applyed himself to a Person of Quality , and requested him to make the Government Acquainted therewith . THAT thereupon the said Person of Quality , the same month of August , Recommended the said Trefusis to the Commissioners of Excise , and the Commissioners directed the said Trefusis , to reduce what he had Discoursed them into Writing , which he accordingly did ; and demonstrated the Quantities and Qualities of Low Wines and Spirits usually Extracted either from Barley Malt , or Mollossoes . THAT Some of the Commissioners were so well Satisfied , that they declared . The said Treffussis , had given them the best and fullest Information they ever had in that Affair ; but believed the said Trefusis's Method Impracticable , in respect the Distillers would be induced to Indict their Officers , in case they should proceed that way , the then Acts of Parliament being deficient therein : But Trefusis having fully satisfied them , that the said Duty could be no other ways Ascertained to Advance the Revenue , but by Gauging and taking an Account of all Wash and other Materials , as they should at all times be found Prepared or Preparing , for the making of Low Wines , as well as of all Low Wines and Spirits : And that the Distillers should from time to time give the Officer an account of what was become of such Wash Low Wines and materials , and the Produce thereof , or otherwise to stand Charged therewith : And this being Represented by the Commissioners to the Parliament , a New Act of Parliament past to that purpose the 5th . of January , 1690. THAT the said Trefusis having been promised Preferment for making the said Discovery ( by the said Commissioners ) Dismist his Servants , and left his Trade as a Distiller , and in order to his being Instructed , was first brought in a Supernumerary , and placed to observe the working of one Mr. Woodward a Distiller ; but the said Woodward , being sensible of the said Trefusis knowledge in that Business , he would no longer work under Trefusis's Inspection , but compounded rather to pay 801. per Month , which was 4cl . more than he paid before . THAT One Mr. Newman , the then General Surveyor ( Envying Trefusis for being the Author of so Great an Improvment in that Duty ) Used all possible means to prevent his being Prefered for his good Service , and therefore Prefered and Introduced the said Distiller [ Woodward ] to be one of the General Surveyors of the Distillery of this City of London , altho ' he was , at that time , Incapable of that Post ; and at the same time , Mis-represented the said Trefusis to the Board , and threatned the Officers , to deter them from Certifying his Ability . THAT the said Trefusis being very well Instructed in Gauging and Book-keeping , by the means of Sr. Henry Asburst [ then one of the Commissioners ] Procured an Examination , and was found Capable of any Imployment in the Excise ; yet nevertheless the said Trefusis obteined but a common Gaugers place ; and after three Years in that Post without prospect of Preserment , for his said good Service , under the then Managers , he gave up his Commission . THAT the Revenue of that Branch of the Excise , within the Bills of Mortality , in the Year 1690. before the said Act was granted , Produced no more but 9942l . 17s . but after the said Act of Parliament was past , the said Revenue advanced in the Year 1691. to 5770l . 14s . In 1692 , it advanced to 19544l . 10s . 6d . which was more then double the Duty it Produced before the said Act of Parliament was procured ; and the same hath been every year Improving , as will appear by the Books in the Office. THAT the said Mr. Newman [ for his Unfaithfulness ] and some others , being removed , the said Trefusis a gain Petitioned and obtained a Warrant to be one of the General Surveyors of the Distillery in the place of the said Mr. Newman . but altho the said Mr. Newman and the said Mr. Woodward , his Partner in that Offiice , had Four Hundred Pounds a Year Sallery , between them [ besides their Incident Charges , which was very considerable ] paid them Quarterly ; yet the said Treffussis and Mr. — his Partner in that Office , are allowed but 80l . a year each , without any Incident Charges ; by which reason , the said Treffussis , and Mr. — is out of Pocket in maintaining themselves in that Chargeable Post ; and very far from being a Reward to the said Trefusis for his good Service done to the Government , or to compensate his leaving his Imployment as a Distiller , which have proved very detrimental to his Family . THE said Trfeusis therefore hopes that either the Sallery shall be Augmented , and the Incident Charges added to the said Office , as formerly ; or that some other way may be considered of , as a Reward for his said Good Service ; the same having now evidently appeared very Beneficial to the Publick .