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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A55092	Vade mecum, or The necessary companion Containing, 1. Sir S. Morland's Perpetual almanack, in copper plates, with many useful tables proper thereto. 2. Christian and regal years compar'd from the Norman conquest. 3. The reduction of weights, measures. 4. The ready casting up any number of farthings, half-pence, pence, shillings, nobles, marks, and guinneys. 5. The interest, and rebate of money, the forebearance, discompt, and purchase of annuities. 6. The rates of post-letters, both inland and outland, with the post-stages. 7. The usual and authorized rates or fares for coach-men, carr-men, and water-men.	Playford, John, ca. 1655-1685 or 6.; Morland, Samuel, Sir, 1625-1695.; Mayne, John, fl. 1673-1675.	1680 (1680)	Wing P2506; ESTC R218277	77,912	243

18 90 Farrington 15 57       Kentish Road from London Dartford 14 14 Canterbury 15 55 Rochester 14 28 Deal or Dover 15 70 Sittingburn 12 40       THE RATES and ORDERS OF COACH-MEN BY an Act of Parliament made in the Fourteenth Year of Our Soveraign Lord King CHARLES the Second it is appointed That no person or persons after May 1. 1662. shall presume to drive except Stage-Coaches or let to Hire by the hour or day or otherwise any Hackney-Coach or Coach-Horses within the Parishes comprised within the Bills of Mortality without an especial License from the Commissioners appointed by His Majesty for Licensing and regulating Hackney-Coaches That no Horse Gelding or Mare to be used with such Coaches be under 14 hands high according to the Standard That the Number of Coaches to be Licensed shall not exceed 400. That every Coach so Licensed shall have a Mark of distinction by Figure or otherwise as the Commissioners shall think fit to the end they may be known if any complaint shall be made of them That no person shall be Licensed to keep more than two Coaches which Coaches shall have several Figures or Marks of distinction as if belonging to several persons That no person shall put that Figure or Mark upon his Coach which is appointed for any other under the forfeiture of five pounds That no person shall be Licensed to drive or keep a Hackney-Coach or Coach-Horses that uses any other Trade or Occupation That first such as have been ancient Coach-men or such Coach-men as have suffered for their Service to His Majesty or his Father or the Widows of such that have Coaches of their own be Licensed That the Commissioners forfeit one hundred pounds for every Coach they License above the Number of 400. That no Hackney-Coach-man so Licensed shall presume to take for his Hire in or about the Cities of London and Westminster above Ten shillings for a day reckoning 12 hours to the day and by the hour not above Eighteen-pence for the first hour and 12 pence for every hour after nor for his Hire from any of the Inns of Court or thereabouts to any part of St. James's or Westminster except beyond Tuttle-Street above 12 pence and the like from the same places to the Inns of Court or places thereabouts nor from the Inns of Court or thereabouts to the Royal Exchange more than 12 pence but if to the Tower Bishopsgate-Street Aldgate or places thereabouts 18 pence and so from the same places to the said Inns of Court as aforesaid That the like Rates be observed from or to any place at the like distance with the places before named That if any Coach-man shall refuse to go at or exact more for his Hire than these Rates he shall for every Offence forfeit Ten shillings The RATES and ORDERS for CARR-MEN At a General Quarter-Sessions of the Peace holden for the City of London the 10 th of October in the Twenty ninth year of His Majesties Reign Sir Thomas Davies then Lord Mayor at Justice-Hall in the Old-Baily the following Rates and Orders were appointed for Carr-men RATES for CARR-MEN ALL Carr-men Trading or Working with Carrs in the City of London and Liberties thereof shall and may demand and take for every Carriage or Load of the Commodities under-mentioned the Rates hereafter following that is to say   s. d. From any the Wharfs between the Tower and London-Bridge to Tower-street Grace-Church-street Fan-Church-street Bishopsgate-street within Cornhill and places of like distance up the Hill with 18 Hundred Weight not exceeding 20 Hundred Weight 2 2 And being above 20 Hundred Weight for every Hundred 0 2 In which may be included     Two Puncheons of Prunes 2 Bales of Mather 20 Barrels of Figs 2 Fat 's of Fustians 6 ordinary Sacks of Cotton Wools of Smyrna and 3 Cyprus Bags a Butt of Currans a great Butt of Oyls 3 Chests of Sugar 8 Bags of Alums 1 Last of Flax 1 Last of Hemp and any other Goods herein not named of the like Weight for every Load 2 〈◊〉 And for Sea-Coals 14 pence the Load every 〈◊〉 to be half a Chaldron and for one 〈◊〉 Fagots the like Rate 1 2 And from any the Wharfs aforesaid to 〈◊〉 Lothbury Old Jury Bassishaw 〈◊〉 Ironmonger-Lane St. Lawrence-Lane 〈◊〉 Aldermanbury Cheapside Wood-street 〈◊〉 Bread-street and places of like distance for 〈◊〉 like Weight of 18 Hundred not exceeding 〈◊〉 Hundred Weight for the Goods aforesaid 〈◊〉 other 〈◊〉 herein not named of the like 〈◊〉 for every Load 2 6 And being above 20 Hundred Weight for 〈◊〉 Hundred 0 2 And for Sea-Coals 16 pence the Load every 〈◊〉 to be half a Chaldron and for one 〈◊〉 Fagots the like Rate 1 4 Also from any the Wharfs aforesaid to 〈◊〉 Holborn-Bars Temple-Bar or any of 〈◊〉 Bars on the North-side of the City and 〈◊〉 of like distance up the Hill with 18 Hundred Weight not exceeding 20 Hundred Weight 〈◊〉 every Load 3 4 And going beyond the said places the 〈◊〉 to agree with the Carr-men     Also from any the Wharfs aforesaid to 〈◊〉 Bishopsgate within Cornhill and other places 〈◊〉 like distance up the Hill with 14 Hundred 〈◊〉 not exceeding 18 Hundred Weight 1 10 In which may be included     Twenty pieces of Raisins a Load of Raisins of 〈◊〉 Sun 6 Bags of Pepper 6 ordinary Bags of 〈◊〉 3 great Bags of Galls 6 Bales and Barrels 〈◊〉 Indico 6 Bales of Grogram Yarn 6 Bales of 〈◊〉 Silk 5 Hogsheads of Cloves 4 Bales of 〈◊〉 3 Hogsheads of Wines 2 Chests of Sugar 〈◊〉 any other Goods of the like Weight 5 〈◊〉 of Tobacco not exceeding 18 C. Weight 1 10 Also from any the Wharfs aforesaid to Broad-street Lothbury Old Jury Bassishaw Coleman-street Ironmonger-Lane St. Lawrence-Lane Milk-street Aldermanbury Cheapside Wood-street Friday-street Bread-street and places of the like distance for any of the said Goods of the same quantity and Weight for every Load 2 〈◊〉 Also from any the Wharfs aforesaid to Tower-street Grace-Church-street Fan-Church-Street Bishopsgate-street within Cornhill and other places of like distance up the Hill with 8 Hundred Weight not exceeding 14 Hundred Weight 1 〈◊〉 In which may be included     All Buts and Pipes of Wine or a Pipe of Oil Packs of Canvas 2 Hogsheads or 3 Terces a Fat of Fustians and all other Goods of the like Bulk and Weight for every Load 1 〈◊〉 And from any the Wharfs aforesaid to Broad-street Lothbury Old Jury Bassishaw Coleman-street Ironmonger-Lane St. Lawrence-Lane Milk-street Aldermanbury 〈◊〉 side Wood-street Friday-street and other places of like distance for any other Goods of like Load or Weight for every Load 1 〈◊〉 Also from London-Bridge-foot Westward to the Old Swan Cole Harbor the 3 Cranes Queenhith Broken Wharf Paul's Wharf Puddle Wharf the Wardrobe and to all other places not exceeding the Poultry Cheapside or Newgate-Market for 13 Hundred Weight not exceeding 18 C. Weight 1 〈◊〉 And