Page 43 - British Post Office Notices 1666 to 1799

1680-1689

* 8 8 0 1 NEWS [May 7-10, 1688]

Whereas the Chester Mail was on Friday last set upon by a Person on Horseback between Daventry and Coventry,
who unhorsed the Boy after having wounded him, and broke open the Mail and tore most of the Letters, which it is
supposed was done to steal out some Letters or Writings of Consequence. The said Person had black bushy hair, and wore -
a grey Coat with a black Hat, and a Scymiter, and rid without Boots on a little Horse, with a white slip down the Face, and
was seen to ride through Dunstable towards London, on Sunday last in the Afternoon. Whoever gives Notice of the said
Person at the General Letter Office in London, so as that he be secured, shall have 20 Guinea's Reward.

* 8 8 0 2 NEWS [June 21-25, 1688]

These are to give Notice, That the Post will go from London to Tunbridge every day in the Week, except Sunday, and
is to return from thence as well on Sundays as every other day, during the Season of Drinking the Waters, and will begin on
Tuesday next the 26th Instant.

* 8 8 0 3 NEWS [November 12-15, 1688]
These are to give Notice, That there will go a Post every day from the General-Post-Office in London to Salisbury, and
from thence to London at the usual hours; to begin on Friday next, the 16th Instant.

* 8 8 0 4 NEWS [November 26-29, 1688]

These are to give Notice, That a Post will go and come every day between London and Reading till farther Order.

* 8901 NEWS [June 17-20, 1689]

Whereas the Season for Drinking the Waters of Tunbridge-Wells is now at hand, this is to give notice, That the Post
will go thither from London every day in the Week except Sundays, and so to return from Tunbridge as well on Sundays as
on all other days of the Week during the said Season, beginning this Night, being Thursday the 20th Instant.

* 8 9 0 2 NEWS (General Post-Office, London, July 29, 1689)

'Tis hereby notified, That a Horse-Post is newly setled to go from Penrith in Cumberland to Cockennouth and
lf'hitelzaven twice a Week, and the Letters that goes hence on Tuesday Nights, will be at Whitehaven at Twelve a Clock, on
Saturdays; and those that goes hence on Saturday Nights, will be there on Wednesdays; and the Returns will come out from
thence on Mondays and Thursdays, at Six in the Morning. By these Posts, all the Adjacent Towns here under-named, with
many others, may have the Conveniency of sending their Letters to and fro with speed, viz. Lorton, Loweswater, Dean,
Basentwait, Under-Skidon, Isall, Blindcrake, Redmaine, Bride Kirk, Tallentire, Papcastle, Great Broughton, Phimblane,
Wlzithall, Brantlzwait, Dissinton, Farrinton, Moresley, Inerdale, Cleater, Calder, Gosford, Muncaster, Millam.

* 8 9 0 3 NEWS [September 2-5, 1689]

On Wednesday the 28th of August, 1689, the North Mail going out about four in the morning, was, betwixt Kingsland
and Newington, set upon by 3 middle siz'd Men on Horse-back, two of them being mounted on black Horses, and the third
on a bay bald Horse; and one of them taking the Pacquet-Horse by the Bridle, led him and the Post Boy out of the High-
way to an adjacent By-lane, where they taking down the Grand Mail from the Horse Back, and opening the same, took out
the Scotch Mail, and cutting open the same, they found therein my Lord Melvin's black Box;, which they likewise cut open
and rifled; after which, the said three Men rid away as fast as they could. Whoever gives notice of the said Robbers to the
General Letter-Office at London, shall be very well rewarded.

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