op ence ▁half pen ny ▁per ▁quart . ▁ ▁Now ▁we ▁come ▁to ▁the ▁Queen ' s ▁time , ▁when ▁France ▁disturb ing ▁us ▁again , ▁the ▁M alt ▁Tax , ▁the ▁D ut y ▁on ▁H ops ▁and ▁that ▁on ▁co als ▁took ▁place , ▁besides ▁one ▁sh illing ▁per ▁bar rel ▁more ▁on ▁strong ▁be er ▁and ▁ale ▁and ▁four p ence ▁per ▁bar rel ▁more ▁on ▁small ▁be er , ▁ow ing ▁to ▁old ▁Lewis ' s ▁amb ition . ▁Our ▁duties ▁on ▁strong ▁be er ▁and ▁ale ▁amount ed ▁to ▁ 5 /- ▁per ▁bar rel ▁and ▁on ▁small ▁be er ▁ 1 / 4 ▁per ▁bar rel . ▁May ▁he ▁receive ▁his ▁reward , ▁say ▁I , ▁for ▁about ▁the ▁year ▁ 1 7 1 0 ▁his ▁mach in ations ▁embar rass ed ▁us ▁much . ▁However , ▁at ▁last , ▁it ▁was ▁real ised ▁that ▁the ▁duty ▁on ▁m alt ▁sur pass ed ▁by ▁much ▁the ▁duty ▁on ▁h ops , ▁from ▁wh ence ▁the ▁B rew ers ▁endeav oured ▁at ▁a ▁liqu or ▁where in ▁more ▁of ▁these ▁last ▁should ▁be ▁used . ▁Thus ▁the ▁drink ing ▁of ▁be er ▁came ▁to ▁be ▁encourag ed ▁in ▁preference ▁to ▁ale . ▁This ▁be er , ▁when ▁new , ▁was ▁sold ▁for ▁ 2 /- ▁per ▁bar rel , ▁but ▁the ▁people ▁not ▁easily ▁we an ed ▁from ▁their ▁wont ed ▁sweet ▁heavy ▁drink , ▁in ▁general ▁used ▁ale ▁mixed ▁with ▁be er , ▁which ▁they ▁purchased ▁from