There was regulation of public drinking spaces in England from at least the 15th century. In 1496, under, Henry VII, an act was passed, "against vagabonds and beggers" (11 Hen. VII c2), that included a clause empowering two justices of the peace, "to rejecte and put awey comen ale-selling in tounes and places where they shall think convenyent, and to take suertie of the keepers of ale-houses in their gode behavyng by the discrecion of the seid justices, and in the same to be avysed and aggreed at the tyme of their sessions."The National Cyclopaedia of Useful Knowledge, Vol 1, London, Charles Knight, 1847, pp. 410–1.
THere WaS reguLation oF public drInkING spAces in ENgland froM AT least the 15th ceNtUry. IN 1496, UndEr, HenrY vii, an AcT waS passed, "agaiNSt vaGaBonds aND Beggers" (11 hEN. Vii c2), that inCluDed a claUsE empoweRiNg tWO JusticEs oF THe PeAce, "to REjEcTE and puT aweY cOMEn ale-SelLiNg iN tOuNeS and plAces wHEre they ShaLL thiNk coNvENyeNT, aND to taKe suertiE OF THe KeepeRS of ale-hOuSes iN THeiR goDe behavYNg by ThE dIscrecion of tHe Seid justiceS, and In ThE SAmE tO bE aVYsed and AggReed at tHE tymE of their sesSionS."ThE naTiOnaL CYCloPaeDia of useFUL kNowLedge, vol 1, lOnDon, ChArles Knight, 1847, pp. 410–1.