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they_o carry_v 3â—â—ral_a passenger_n every_o week_n and_o keep_v the_o same_o 40_o horse_n all_o the_o year_n so_o that_o in_o one_o year_n with_o 40_o 〈◊〉_d they_o carry_v 1872._o passenger_n which_o must_v go_v and_o come_v those_o journey_n let_v all_o the_o world_n judge_v wâ—_n if_o there_o be_v not_o these_o coach_n will_v not_o at_o least_o 1000_o of_o these_o traveller_n keep_v horse_n for_o themseluâ—_n horse_n for_o their_o man_n some_o of_o they_o so_o that_o there_o will_v be_v 1800._o at_o least_o use_v to_o do_v the_o work_v that_o nâ—_n do_v the_o like_a disproportion_n there_o be_v in_o all_o the_o long_a stage_n come_v to_o your_o short_a stage_n 20_o or_o 30_o mile_n a_o day_n each_o 4_o horse_n in_o a_o coach_n carry_v 6_o passenger_n that_o be_v 36_o in_o a_o week_n which_o make_v 1872._o in_o a_o year_n consider_v then_o how_o many_o coach_n there_o aâ—_n windsor_n who_o with_o 16_o horse_n carry_v 7442._o passenger_n yearly_a 4_o at_o redding_n who_o with_o 32_o horse_n câ—_n many_o 10_o at_o st._n albon_n and_o so_o there_o be_v to_o all_o town_n within_o 20_o or_o 30_o mile_n of_o london_n consider_v one_o of_o these_o coach_n carry_v 1872._o passenger_n a_o year_n with_o 4_o horse_n how_o many_o of_o these_o 1872._o muâ—_n horse_n of_o their_o own_o or_o hire_v horse_n that_o will_v be_v keep_v to_o be_v let_v you_o will_v find_v there_o will_v 〈◊〉_d horse_n at_o least_o keep_v for_o one_o that_o be_v now_o keep_v which_o will_v occasion_v the_o consumption_n of_o horse-meat_n it_o be_v observable_a before_o these_o coach_n set_v up_o london_n spend_v all_o the_o hay_n oat_n bean_n pease_n witâ—_n or_o 30_o mile_n off_o london_n that_o can_v be_v spare_v out_o of_o the_o country_n and_o have_v vast_a quantity_n from_o heâ—_n water_n and_o from_o below_o gravesend_n many_o ship_n lade_n of_o bean_n from_o hull_n a_o world_n of_o lincoln-shiâ—_n from_o boston_n and_o lynn_n and_o then_o corn_n and_o hay_n for_o horse_n bear_v a_o good_a 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the_o man_n they_o usâ—_n and_o gentleman_n that_o come_v to_o town_n in_o coach_n come_v without_o man_n or_o horse_n hinder_v the_o great_a ition_n of_o provision_n for_o man_n and_o beast_n that_o use_v to_o be_v in_o london_n london_n not_o be_v now_o able_a to_o spend_v whâ—â—_n within_o twenty_o mile_n of_o it_o nor_o the_o beast_n that_o come_v from_o the_o country_n aforesaid_a which_o be_v to_o the_o great_a pâ—_n of_o the_o gentleman_n and_o the_o grazier_n and_o by_o this_o mean_n pasture-land_n about_o london_n be_v fall_v a_o thirdâ—_o these_o coach_n ruin_v the_o watermen_n carry_v all_o passenger_n that_o use_v to_o be_v scholar_n or_o oar-fares_a anâ—_n the_o breed_a seaman_n for_o the_o use_n of_o the_o kingdom_n they_o hinder_v the_o breed_n of_o horse_n of_o which_o there_o will_v be_v a_o necessity_n for_o all_o gentleman_n to_o apply_v thâ—_n unto_o when_o stage-coache_n be_v put_v down_o otherwise_o the_o kingdom_n can_v be_v serve_v they_o ruin_v the_o 400._o 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the_o benefit_n of_o their_o letter_n they_o must_v hinder_v the_o excise_n when_o it_o be_v plain_a not_o one_o moiety_n of_o the_o beer_n and_o ale_n be_v consume_v on_o tâ—_n or_o in_o the_o inn_n in_o london_n that_o there_o be_v when_o gentleman_n do_v travel_v with_o servant_n the_o innkeeper_n 〈◊〉_d two_o three_o so_o much_o for_o the_o excise_n as_o they_o use_v to_o do_v in_o short_a stage-coache_n be_v become_v by_o their_o numerousness_n a_o common_a nuisance_n and_o tend_v to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d on_o of_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n so_o that_o from_o all_o part_n and_o great_a city_n and_o town_n in_o england_n complain_v against_o they_o and_o most_o of_o they_o petition_n for_o suppress_v they_o and_o in_o as_o much_o it_o be_v as_o true_a the_o plâ—_n the_o war_n destroy_v many_o people_n which_o hinder_v a_o great_a consumption_n of_o what_o be_v former_o the_o 〈◊〉_d now_o there_o be_v to_o use_v all_o meanâ—_n to_o suppress_v those_o project_n that_o tend_v to_o the_o hinder_v of_o the_o consumption_n may_v and_o certain_o will_v be_v consume_v when_o they_o be_v destroy_v and_o such_o sort_n he_o reason_n aforesaid_a 〈◊〉_d coach_n ergo._n not_o to_o be_v countenance_v