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The Boy saith, one of the Robbers was a middle-sized thin Man, and the other a fat jolly tall Man: The middle sized
Man had on a light colour'd Coat, and wore his own Hair, which was black, and Part of it platted and pulled over his Face,
and his Hat slouched before, and was seemingly a genteel Man. The fat jolly tall Man had on a grey Wigg and Snuff
colour'd Coat, and his Hat slouched before. After the Robbery they immediately mounted their Horses, which were tied to
the abovementioned Hedge, and rode with full Speed towards Haiborough. The Boy adds, that one of the Horses was of a
grey Colour, and the other a darkish Colour.
This is therefore to give Notice, That whosoever shall apprehend and convict, or cause to be apprehended and
convicted, both or either of them who committed this Robbery, will be entitled to a Reward of Two Hundred Pounds, over
and above the Reward given by Act of Parliament for apprehending Highwaymen, or if any Person or Persons, whether
Accomplice, or knowing of this Robbery, shall make Discovery whereby either or both of the Persons, who committed the
same, may be apprehended and brought to Justice, such Discoverer or Discoverers will, upon Conviction of either or both
of the said Robbers, be entitled to the same Reward of Two Hundred Pounds, and also have His Majesty's most Gracious
Pardon.
GEORGE SHELVOCKE, Secretary.

-- 5 5 0 2 NEWS (General Post-Office, July 5, 1755)

These are to give Notice, That the Post will go every Night (Sundays excepted) from London to Tunbridge Wells, and
from Tunbridge-Wells to London; to begin this Night, and to continue during the Summer Season as usual.
GEORGE SHELVOCKE, Secretary.

- 5 5 0 3 NEWS (General Post Office, September 20, 1755)

His Majesty's Postmaster General, for the further Improvement of Correspondence, having been pleased to order,
That Letters shall for the future be conveyed, Six Days in every Week, instead of three Days as at present, betwixt London
and Wobourn, Newport Pagnen Northampton, Market Harborough, Leicester, Loughborough, Derby, and Nottingham,
through Hertford, on the three additional Post Days.
And likewise betwixt London and Shiffnal, Shrewsbury, Stafford, Stone, Namptwich, Chester, Middlewich, Northwich,
Wamngton, Liverpoo4 and Manchester, through Oxford, Worcester, Binningham, and Wolverhampton, on the three
additional Days.
And to order the Letters to be conveyed three Days a Week (instead of two Days, as at present) betwixt London and
Aimesbury.
Also to quicken the Communication by Post, betwixt Sheffield and the great North Road, through Doncaster, And the
Correspondence between Manchester, Liverpoo4 Wamngton, Chester, Gloucester, South Wales, Bristol, and the whole Cross
Road: As well as between Liverpool, Manchester, Wiggan, Preston, Lancaster, Kendal, and all Parts of Westmoreland and
Cumberland. And between Liverpool, and all Parts of Yorkshire, Durham, Northumberland, Scotland, Derbyshire,
Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, and Noifolk.
Publick Notice is hereby given, that these several additional Conveyances, Improvements, and Regulations, will take
Place from Friday the 10th Day of October next, being Michaelmas Day according to the Old Style.
And whereas great Numbers of Letters have hitherto been privately collected and delivered, as well in these as in
other Parts of the Kingdom, contrary to Law, to the great Prejudice of the Revenue of the Post Office, Notice is likewise
hereby given, that all Carriers, Coachmen, Watermen, Wherrymen, Dispersers of Country News Papers, and all other
Persons whatsoever, hereafter detected in the illegal collecting, conveying or delivering of Letters, will be prosecuted with
the utmost Severity.
N. B. The Penalty is Five Pounds for every Letter collected or delivered contrary to Law, and One Hundred Pounds
for every Week this Practice is continued. ·
GEO. SHELVOCKE, Secretary.

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