❧ The retailing Vintners their anwer, TO A PETITION, Lately Printed, and falsely and unjustly suggested by Projectors, against the said Retaylors.  

R. Kilvert.   depiction of Richard Kilvert 

Abel in this th' art like to cursed cain.  
Th'ast wronged thy Brethren and thy chain.   

I've racked my Wines to' thfull extent,  
Not dreaning of a Parliament.    depiction of letters patent 
Patent   depiction of Alderman Abell 
Office of Tickets.  
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THough Guido Vaux walked for a long space with his dark lantern undiscovered, yet in the end, time faire and faithful handmaid brought to light his Treasons and Hypocrisies.  
And although projectors Snaile-like creep into their shell of obscurity, yet the Justice of these times will show them in their own net they have danced in, and cause them to carry upon their projecting backs their crimes and faults that they unjustly endeavour to father upon others.  
It was most apparent to the world, that Alderman Abell had long since a design to raise an Imposition of 40. shillings per Tonne upon all Wines that should be imported into this kingdom to be sold; and to get the said Imposition granted unto him at a farm of 30000. pounds per annum, not having any regard to the great burden it would bring upon the Common wealth, but aiming at his own particular profit and gain, and to bring his own end to pass, and the better to effect and accomplish his project, he combined with one Richard Kilvert; and to enable him for his purpose, the said Alderman Abell being at that time Master of the Company of Vintners, admitted the said Richard Kilvert to be a brother of that mystery and society.  
That thereupon the said Alderman Abell, and the said Master Kilvert did in a private tavern conceive and frame a Petition to his majesty in the name of the retailing Vintners of London, and preferred the said Petition; whereas in truth, the Retaylors were not at all privy to the drawing or preferring of the same.  
That thereupon Alderman Abell, and Master Kilvert procured the Imposition to be laid, and the same was granted to Alderman Abell( and to such as he pleased to take in) at 30000. pounds per Annum, whereas if the Imposition were received, it would amount to a far greater sum.  
That for the support and maintenance of the design, Richard Kilvert had a gratuity of 1000. pounds, and 500. pou per annum out of the farm, and Alderman Abell 500. pounds per annum out of the increase, besides his share in the profit of the farm.  
That the said Alderman Abell for the better obtaining of his own ends, procured divers of the retailing Vintners to be imprisoned, and their goods to be seized for the raising and advancing of his unlawful Wine project.  
That divers of the retailing Vintners did prefer a Petition to the Parliament against the said Alderman Abell and Richard Kilvert, discovering their deceits to his Majesty, their exactions upon the Subject, and their oppressing of the said Petitioners.  
That thereupon the said deceits, exactions and oppressions were proved, and Alderman Abell and Richard Kilvert voted for the projectors of the said Wine project, both in the creation and execution thereof by the Honourable Assembly of the Commons in the House of Parliament.  
That now to cast an aspersion upon those that discovered and detected their deceits and oppressions, they have printed a Petition which they framed for their own ends, and preferred to his Majesty in the name of the retailing Vintners, without the direction, consent, or privity of the generality of retailing Vintners.  
That the Alderman and his partners gained by their Wine project in one year, all Charges and expenses discharged, and cleared, the sum of 25146. pounds, eighteen shillings, and nine pence. This as appeareth by his own Leidger-Booke, Fol 295. Anno Dom. 1638.   

Printed in the year, 1641.