The Petition of the retailing Vintners of London, and their Propositions and demands contrived and made amongst themselves at their Hall, in Novemb. 1637. Whereby it may appear who projected the penny a Quart on Wines.  

To the Kings most Excellent majesty: The humble Petition of your Majesties loyal Subjects, the Vintners and others, Retaylors of Wines, Freemen of the city of London.  
Most humbly sheweth.  
THat whereas the Company of Vintners of London hath anciently in times past, been a flourishing Company, and hath had and enjoyed sundry ancient privileges and immunities, whereby the Freemen of that Company have in the exercise of their Calling become men of eminent place and authority in this your city of London.  
May it please your most excellent majesty to be informed that of late times, the Wine Coopers have so invaded the privileges, and intruded into the Trade and profession of the Vintners, as that the said ancient Company is much decayed thereby and impoverished, and like further to decline, unless by your Princely Clemency the same be restored and upheld. And therefore your humble Petitioners prostrating themselves at the feet of your sacred Majesty, do most humbly pray your Majesty will be graciously pleased to restore them to their ancient freedom in the use of their profession. And withall( for the better enabling them to do your Majesty service, and go on cheerfully in their Callings) to grant unto them such further additions of your Princely Favours and immunities, as are contained and expressed in the Schedule annexed, And to pardon all their delinquencies and transgressions past.  
And in an humble and thankful acknowledgement of your Majesties so ample and royal favours extended to them, your humble Supplyants will with a free and unanimous consent pay to your Majesties use, and your royal Successors the sum of 2l. for every tun of Wine, which they shall hereafter retail or vend within this your kingdom, and as in duty bound will ever pray.   

The humble desires of the Retaylors of Wines.  
1. THat all Merchants and others Importers of Wines into the Ports of London may be enjoined to sell their Wines to none but Retaylors of Wines, being Vintners, to the end, your Majesty may have 2l. on the tun, upon all the Wines that shall be imported, whereby the Merchants and others may not undersell the Vintners, and deprive your Majesty of the said 2l. on the tun aforesaid, and the said Vintners he hindered both in their whole Sale and retail.  
2. That no Retaylors of Wines, and other Buyers of Wines, within any place or places of this realm, be permitted to buy any Wines at any Port or places within this realm, unless the said Retaylors or Buyers, do pay the aforesaid 2l. on the tun to his Majesty, otherwise it will come to pass that all Retaylors and other Buyers of Wines will furnish themselves, to save the 2l. a tun, and neglect the free Vintners of London.  
3. That all Coopers and others may bee restrained from intruding into the Vintners Trade, buying or selling Wines either in gross or by retail for time to come.  
4. That all free Vintners may dress and sell Victuals, beer, Sugar and Tobacco in their Houses in London, or elsewhere as anciently they have done heretofore, they buying their Tobacco of any licensed to sell it.  
5. That there may be a repayment by way of defalcation of the 6000l. which the Vintners payed into your Majesties receipt of the Exchequer, for a great part whereof they pay Interest at this day.  
6. That the granting of Licences to retail Wines within London and three miles compass, may be hereafter and henceforth restrained, and none to be hereafter granted, And also that the free Vintners may have power according to their ancient Charter to draw Wines freely in the four principal Roads, and all cities and Port towns within this realm.  
7. That his majesty will be graciously pleased to grant to all free Vintners and Retaylors of Wines his most gracious general and free Pardon for all delinquencies and transgressions whatsoever by them committed in the exercise of their Trade, either by whole sale or retail to this day, And also a Confirmation of their ancient Charter with liberty to adventure for Wine of all sorts, with such additions as it shall please your Majesty to confer on them, and to be annexed to their Charter.  
8. That all Retaylors of Wines within London and three miles thereof, may be reduced to be Freemen of the Company of Vintners, for the better government of their Trade in general.  
9. That your majesty will be graciously pleased to grant to the said free Vintners licence to sell at 1d a quart, over and above the prices yearly set by the Lords of the council; whereby they may be enabled to pay to your Majesty 2l. upon the tun.  
10. That high country Wines in regard of their extraordinary prices and small cask, may be sold at 1d a quart above the Rate allowed for ordinary French Wines.  
11. That if his Majesty hereafter shall be graciously pleased to let to farm the said 2l per tun; Then that the Company of Vintners may be admitted to farm the same before any others.    

Printed for Thomas Walkeley, and are to be sold at his Shop, at the sign of the flying Horse, between Brittains burse, and york House, 1641.