f worts or
beer, or any liquor or preparation made use of for darkening the colour
of worts or beer, or any molasses, honey, vitriol, quassia, cocculus
Indian, grains of paradise, Guinea pepper or opium, or any extract or
preparation of molasses, or any article or preparation to be used in
worts or beer for or as a substitute for malt or hops; and if any
druggist shall offend in any of these particulars, such liquor
preparation, molasses, &c. shall be forfeited, and may be seized by any
officer of excise, and the person so offending shall for each offence
forfeit 500_l._"

The following is a list of druggists and grocers, prosecuted by the
Court of Excise, and convicted of supplying unlawful ingredients to
brewers.

_List of Druggists and Grocers, prosecuted and convicted from 1812 to
1819, for supplying illegal Ingredients to Brewers for adulterating
Beer._[54]

John Dunn and another, druggists, for selling adulterating ingredients
to brewers, verdict 500_l._

George Rugg and others, druggists, for selling adulterating ingredients
to brewers, verdict 500_l._

John Hodgkinson and others, for selling adulterating ingredients to
brewers, 100_l._ and costs.

William Hiscocks and others, for selling adulterating ingredients to a
brewer, 200_l._ and costs.

G. Hornby; for selling adulterating ingredients to a brewer, 200_l._

W. Wilson, for selling adulterating ingredients to a brewer, 200_l._

George Andrews, grocer, for selling adulterating ingredients to a
brewer, 25_l._ and costs.

Guy Knowles, for selling substitute for hops, costs.

Kernot and Alsop, for selling cocculus india, &c. 25_l._

Joseph Moss, for selling various drugs, 300_l._

Ph. Whitcombe, John Dunn, and Arthur Waller, druggists, for having
liquor for darkening the colour of beer, hid and concealed.

Isaac Hebberd, for having liquor for darkening the colour of beer, hid
and concealed.

Ph. Whitcombe, John Dunn, and Arthur Waller, druggists, for making
liquor for darkening the colour of beer.

John Lord, grocer, for selling molasses to a brewer, 20_l._ and costs.

John Smith Carr, grocer, for selling molasses to a brewer, 20_l._ and
costs.

Edward Fox, grocer, for selling molasses to a brewer, 25_l._ and costs.

John Cooper, grocer, for selling molasses to a brewer, 40_l._ and costs.

Joseph Bickering, grocer, for selling molasses to a brewer, 40_l._ and
costs.

John Howard, grocer, for selling molasses to a brewer, 25_l._ and