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A74557 An ordinance touching the office of postage of letters, inland and foreign. England and Wales. Lord Protector (1653-1658 : O. Cromwell); England and Wales. Council of State. aut 1654 (1654) Thomason E1064_37; ESTC R210357 4,980 15

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and between Portsmouth and Salisbury and between London and Yarmouth and between Lancaster and Carlisle VI. Item That for the Foreign Letters imported exported other than for Ireland and Scotland the rates whereof are before particularly set down the said John Manley shall have and by himself and his Deputies Agents and under Officers receive and take for the Postages and Carriage thereof the Rates heretofore used and accustomed and no other nor further rates nor value for that it is hereby Declared and Ordained That there shall be no increase or Rates nor alteration concerning the same VII That for the more speedy and effectual dispatch of all the said Posts and Premisses the said John Manley shall be and is hereby obliged to cause the said Posts to run seven Miles and hower in Summer viz. From the first of April to the last of September And five miles an hower in Winter viz. For the rest of the year VIII Item That the said John Manley shall be and is hereby obliged to take order for and cause every his under Post-Master or Deputy at his several Stage to have in readiness one good Horse or Mare to receive and carry the Male of Letters from time to time that the same may not be staied at any Stage above half a quarter of an hour at most And for the more speedy dispatch thereof that no other person besides the Post that carrieth the Male be suffered to ride Post with the Male. IX That the said John Manley shall be and is hereby obliged to provide Post-hories at every Stage for all such persons as shall by especial Warrant of his Highness His Council any of the Generals at Sea Commissioners of the Admiralty and Navy Secretary of State General Officer of the Army Commanders of any Garrison or Commanders of any Squadron or Ship of the Navy of the Common-wealth be authorized to ride Post X. That for the reasons aforesaid none but the Post-Masters deputed and approved of by the said John Manley upon the several Roads shall horse any person Post and that the said Post-Masters upon the Roads deputed by the said John Manley shall not receive or take from any person or persons riding post as aforesaid above the rate of three pence a mile for each Post-horse being the Rates in such case formerly used and accustomed And to the 〈◊〉 there may be a constant and sufficient movision at every Stage for the Horsing o● such as shall have such Warrant as aforesaid to take Post-horses the said John Manley shall be and is hereby obliged to cause every Post-Master deputed by him to keep usually and constantly at every Stage the number of four good Horses or Mares at the least for the said Post-service XI Item That the said John Manley shall truly and faithfully pay unto such Treasurer or Receiver as His Highness the Lord Protector shall appoint to the use of the Common-wealth the summ of ten thousand pounds yearly by quarterly payments at and upon such daies and times as he hath promised and secured the payments of the same And it is hereby Declared and Ordained and be it Established and Ordained by the Authority aforesaid That to the end the said John Manley may be the better enabled to pay the said yearly rent at the quarterly rent daies as aforesaid and to do and perform the several Agreements on his part to be performed as aforesaid and for and in consideration of the said Rents and Agreements That he the said John Manley for himself his Deputies and under Officers shall have and enjoy the Priviledges Exemptions Freedoms and Immunities hereafter specified I. That in respect of the necessary and constant attendance of the said John Manley and others imployed under him in the execution of the Premisses as well by day as by night That therefore the said John Manley as also his under Post-Master or Deputy at every Stage and two Servants at every of the said Stages are hereby and shall be from time to time during the term aforesaid freed and discharged of and from all and all manner of Presses and Musters and of and from all and all manner of Summons and personal appearance and attendance upon or at any Assizes Sessions Iuries Inquesis and other Offices or Duties requiring personal attendance II. That no person or persons whatsoever besides the said John Manley his Deputies and Vnder-Officers shall be allowed or suffered to set up any Post or keep Horses or any Packet-Boat or Boats for the carrying or sending of Letters Inland or Foreign III. That all Posts and Carriers of Letters post to or from Dover Yarmouth Norwich Winchester Lynn Bury Oxford Cambridge Southampton Plymouth York Lincoln Bristoll c. or to or from any other Town or Place within this Common-wealth or the Dominions thereto belonging without Deputation License or Allowance of from and under the said John Manley shall and are hereby prohibited forbidden and suppressed IV. That if any person or persons whatsoever shall offend against any thing in these two last preceding Articles or carry any Letters post notwithstanding the said pr●l●●●tion of the said two last Articles or do any other Act or Thing to the Dammage Prejudice or Hinderance of the said John Manley in the free holding and injoying the said Office of Post-Master General as aforesaid or any of the Premisses to him by this Ordinance granted or allowed he the said John Manley shall have by virtue hereof his speciall action upon the Case against such person and persons so offending to be commenced in the Court of Exchequer and if the Verdice pass for the Plaintiff he shall by Iudgement of the said Court of Exchequer recover double Dammages and have double Costs awarded him in every such action V. That no person or persons warranted to ride Post shall ride above one Stage upon the same Post-horses without consent of the Owners of the said Horses or the Post-Masters from whom he or they shall hire the same to the wrong of such Horses and prejudice of the Posts and if any shall attempt to do the contrary the next Magistrate Constable or Officer upon Compliant thereof made shall stay the said Offenders and discharge them off the said Horses and likewise cause them to make reasonable satisfaction for the wrong therein done VI. And it is hereby further Established and Ordained That in respect of the said Rents to be paid for the increase of the Publique Revenue and Services to be done and performed by the said John Manley as aforesaid the said Office and Offices of Post-Master General and postage of Letters hereby granted to the said John Manley shall be absolutely freed and discharged of and from all manner of Taxes and Assessments from time to time during such term as he shall hold and execute the same and that neither the said John Manley nor any under Deputie or Officer under him shall for or in respect of the said Office or Offices or any of the premisses hereby granted be taxed or assessed or any waies be compelled to pay any rate tax or assessment but that he and they at and under the Rents and Conditions aforesaid may be at all times during the said Term hereafter there from freed to all intents and purposes Saturday September 2. 1654. ORdered by his Highness the Lord Protector and His Council That this Ordinance be forthwith Printed and Published Henry Scobell Clerk of the Council