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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57431	The case and title of Henry Robinson of London esq unto a deputation and management of both the letter-offices, together with the profits thereunto belonging, deriv'd from the right honourable Charls Lord Stanhop, unto Endymion Porter esq. deceased, and George Porter esq. his son, and from them unto the said Henry Robinson, as it was represented unto the convention sitting at the time of his Majesties happy restoration, which afterwards settled the same upon his Majesty, without any consideration unto the said H. Robinson for the claim and improvement of the said offices from about 3000l per annum to about 30000l per annum, to the undoing the said H. Robinson, his wife and children.	Robinson, Henry, 1605?-1664?	1663 (1663)	Wing R1666A; ESTC R222114	2,818	5

The Case and Title of Henry Robinson of London Esq unto a Deputation and Management of both the Letter-Offices together with the profits thereunto belonging deriv'd from the Right Honourable Charls Lord Stanhop unto Endymion Porter Esq deceased and George Porter Esq his Son and from them unto the said Henry Robinson as it was represented unto the Convention sitting at the time of his Majesties happy Restoration which afterwards settled the same upon his Majesty without any consideration unto the said H. Robinson for the claim and improvement of the said Offices from about 3000 l per annum to about 30000 l per annum to the undoing the said H. Robinson his Wife and Children THat the Office of Postmaster General of the Dominions of England is one of the ancientest Offices of England That the nominating of all Postmasters and carriage of all Letters both Inland and Forraign both of the Publick and Particulars are members of and incident and belonging unto the said Office together with the Profits and Perquisits thereby accruing as appears by ancient deeds and Custome beyond the memory of man That John Lord Stanhop had a grant of the said Office in the 32. of Eliz. 1577. under the Broad-Seal of England and by himself his Deputy and Agents enjoyed the carriage of all Letters by Post both Forraign and Inland for about 40. years untill he dyed That Charls Lord Stanhop who is still living had a reversion of the said Office and by himself his Deputies and Agents enjoyed the carriage of all Letters until he was illegally disturbed by one Mathew Dequester who having been the Lord Stanhops Deputy for the carriage of Forraign and Irish Letters about 20. years together under pretence of a grant of a new Office by him obtained upon untrue suggestions for services to be done out of the Kings Dominions a reversion whereof Mr. William Witherings then claim'd by by authority thereof took upon him the carriage of Forraign Letters That in the year 1624. the said Charls Lord Stanhop brought his action against the said Dequester for taking upon him the carriage of Merchants Letters and receiving moneys for the Postage thereof from London to Antwerp without the License and against the will of him the said Lord Stanhop who is Postmaster General and recovered a Verdict against the said Dequester That the Parliament in the 4th of the late King upon report of a select Committee taking notice of the said Dequesters undue suggestions for the gaining of the said Patent for services to be done in Forraign Parts out of the Kings Dominions and of the Lord Stanhops Verdict against Dequester did declare and give Judgment against Dequesters said Patent in favour of the Lord Stanhops said Patent That the said Henry Robinson and his said Trustees have by several mean Assignments lawfully conveyed unto them the Deputation Management and profits of the said Offices during the life of the said Charls Lord Stanhop who is still living That the said Henry Robinson was in possession of the said Offices at the first assembling of the Long Parliament That Mr. Thomas Witherings who procured a reversion of Dequesters Patent for services to be done out of the Kings Dominions well knowing the invalidity thereof made over his Interest to the Right Honourable Robert late Earl of Warwick upon which one Mr. Pulley and others found means to have a Male of Forraign Letters to be betrayed into their hands whereby the said Earl of Warwick came to get the possession of the Forraign Letter Office Hereupon the said Henry Robinson was prevailed upon to call in Edmund Prideaux Esq deceased then a Member of the honble House of Commons to protect him as he hop'd in the more sure keeping of the Inland Letter Office in Bartholmew Lane recovery of the Forraign from the said Earl of Warwick but instead thereof the said Edmund Prideaux did not only suffer the said Earl of Warwick quietly to enjoy the said Forraign Office but removed the Inland Office out of Bartholmew Lane unto a sequestred house and took the profits to himself saying that he carryed Letters by the Liberty of the Subject Thereupon the said Henry Robinson well knowing that he could deal with the said Prideaux at his own weapon of the Liberty of the Subject if it might as well have been permitted him The said H. Robinson far before any other undertakers thought thereon through the in-sight he had in the said Offices being well assured That if he undertook to carry Letters thrice a Week Whereas the said Prideaux carryed but once And if he the said Robinson would take but 3d for a single Letter whereas the said Prideaux took 6d that there would be sent for time to come above six three penny Letters for every six penny Letter which had been sent in the said Prideaux his time resolved upon sending thrice a week and to take but 3d for a single Letter at the most and for Scotland Ireland and Forraign Parts accordingly and to make more sure work as he had cause to hope did take the subscriptions of most considerable Merchants and others in and about London York New-Castle Exeter Plymouth Bristol and other Parts of England Scotland Ireland and forraign parts which are yet extant to be seen thereby obliging themselves so far as the Laws of the Land and the Liberty of the Subject did permit to send all their Letters both Inland and Forraign unto the said Henry Robinson whensoever he would undertake the conveyance of them upon the terms aforesaid and in order thereunto the said Henry Robinson settled Post-Stages up and down from one end of England unto the other provided with sufficient number of Post-horses for that purpose and made several Journeys into France Flanders Brabant and the united Provinces for treating with his Agents and settling his Correspondents in Forraign Parts all at his own particular costs and charges and just as he was ready to publish the same and give notice to all persons when and to what places they should begin to bring their Letters the said Long Parliament on the 21. of March 1649. through misinformation of the said Prideaux made these following Resolves Viz. Resolved by the Parliament That the Offices of Postmaster Inland and Forraign are and ought to be in the sole Power and disposal of the Common-wealth Resolved by the Parliament That it be referred unto the Council of State to consider of the Offices of Postmasters and of the interest of those persons who claim any thing therein and to take into consideration how the same may be settled in the best way for the advantage and safety of the Common Wealth and report their opinions therein to the House and that they take order for the present management thereof in the mean time Hereupon though the said Prideaux still continued to manage and enjoy the profits of the Inland Office the said Robinson fearing he might by the power of his opposers be made an offender was disabled to proceed further in carrying Letters both by the liberty of the Subject and the authority derived unto him from the said Charls Lord Stanhop Postmaster General of England and the Dominions thereunto belonging But the said contrivance of sending Letters thrice a Week instead of once and taking but 3d for a single Letter instead of 6d being thus discovered by the said Henry Robinson was several years after indulged by Oliver miscalled Protector to be put in execution by others whereby the Office became forthwith improved and so thought worthy to be annexed unto the Crown Revenue The said Henry Robinson therefore whose Title being such unto the management and profits of the said Offices and by whose contrivance charge and trouble the said Offices had been so much improved as well to the benefit of the said Offices as to the increase of Trade and Correspondency to the great content and accommodation of the people in general having undergone the trouble vexation charge and dammage of above twenty yeares prosecution and attendance did then humbly pray to be relieved therein and that he might be restored to the possession and management of both the said Offices as he was before at the first assembling of the said long Parliament Henry Robinson