context: There was already regulation on public drinking spaces in the 17th and 18th centuries,[citation needed] and the income earned from licences was beneficial to the crown. Tavern owners were required to possess a licence to sell ale, and a separate licence for distilled spirits.
question: (খ) কোন শতাব্দীতে ইংল্যান্ডে সর্বপ্রথম জনসমক্ষে মদ্যপান সংক্রান্ত বিধিনিষেধগুলো বিদ্যমান ছিল?
answers: 17th