Curiosities of civilization : reprinted from the "Quarterly" & "Edinburgh" reviews / by Andrew Wynter.
- Andrew Wynter
- Date:
- [between 1860 and 1869?]
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Curiosities of civilization : reprinted from the "Quarterly" & "Edinburgh" reviews / by Andrew Wynter. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![-'8 PEOM the 26 day of April 1658 there will continue to go Stage. Coacbes from the George Inn, without Aldersgate, London, unto the several Cities and Towns, for the Kates and at the times, hereafter men- tioned and declared. Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. To Salislury in two days for xxs. To Blandford and Dorchester in two days and half for xxxs. To Burput in three days for xxxs. To Exmaster, H'unnington, and Exeter in four days for xls. To Stamford in two days for xxs. To NewarJc in two days and a half for xxvs. To Bawtvey in three days for xxxs. To JDoncaster and Ferrihridye for xxxvs. To Yorlc in four days for xls. Mondays and Wednesdays to Oclchiton and Plymouth for \s. Every Monday to Ilelperhy and Northallerton for xlvs. To Dameton and Ferryhil for \s. To Durham for Ivs. To Newcastle for iiiZ. Once every fortnight to Edinburgh for ivl. a peece—Mondays. Every Friday to J'Fal'efield in four days, xls. All persons who desire to travel unto the Cities, Towns, and Roads herein hereafter mentioned and expressed, namely—to Coventry, Litchfield, Stone, Namptwich, Chester, Warrington, Wiggan. Chorlcy, Preston, Gastany, Lancaster, and Kendal; and also to Stamford, Grantham, Newark, Tuxford, Bawtrey, Doncaster, Ferriebridge, Yorlc, Helperly, Northallerton, Dameton, FeiTyhill, Durham, and Newcastle, Wakefield, Leeds, R,ndi Halifax; and also to Salisbury, Blandford, Dorchester, Burput, Exmaster, Hunnington, and Exeter, Ochinton, Plimouth, and Corniual; let them re]iair to the Georgelnn at Holborn Bridge, London, and thence they shall be in good Coaches with good Horses, upon every Monday, Wednesday, and Fridays, at and for reasonable Kates.—Mercurius Politicus, April 1, 1658. Other announcements about the same time prove that the Great Western road was equally provided, as well as the Dover route to the continent. It is not a little singular, however, that regularly-appointed coaches, starting at stated intervals, should have preceded what might be considered the simpler arrangement of the horse service. That the development of the postal system into a means of forwarding single travellers did not take place until some time afterwards, would appear from the following :— The Postmasters on Chester JRoad, petitioning, have received Order, and do accordingly liuhlish the following advertisement:— ALL Gentlemen, Merchants, and others, who have occasion to travel between London and Westchester, Manchester, and Warrington, or any other Town upon that Road, for the accommodation of Trade, dispatch of Business, and ease of Purse, upon every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday Morning, betwixt Six and ten of the Clock, at the House of Mr. Christopher Charleris, at the sign of the Harfs-Horn, in West-Sniith- field, and Post Master there, and at the Post-Master of Clieater, at the](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b20401309_0020.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
