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Quotation dates: 1711
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†BREW TALLOW, n.
Tallow handed over as a tax on private brewing. See also Brew-creesh, n.Mry. 1711 Court Bks. Regality of Grant (ed. Cramond 1897) 20:
Equivalent of Customs — 25th Apr. 1711 Stone of brew tallow, £3 Sc.
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