Letters to restraine carrying packets by shippers, &c. England and Wales. 1618 Approx. 3 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2005-03 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A22190 STC 8598 ESTC S1564 20213669 ocm 20213669 23830 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A22190) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 23830) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 1709:19) Letters to restraine carrying packets by shippers, &c. England and Wales. Lake, Thomas, 1567?-1630. Naunton, Robert, Sir, 1563-1635. 1 broadside. By Bonham Norton and Iohn Bill ..., Imprinted at London : 1618. "From White-Hall the sixth of February, 1618." Signed: Tho. Lake, Robert Navnton. Reproduction of original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery. Created by converting TCP files to TEI P5 using tcp2tei.xsl, TEI @ Oxford. Re-processed by University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Northwestern, with changes to facilitate morpho-syntactic tagging. Gap elements of known extent have been transformed into placeholder characters or elements to simplify the filling in of gaps by user contributors. EEBO-TCP is a partnership between the Universities of Michigan and Oxford and the publisher ProQuest to create accurately transcribed and encoded texts based on the image sets published by ProQuest via their Early English Books Online (EEBO) database (http://eebo.chadwyck.com). 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Keying and markup guidelines are available at the Text Creation Partnership web site . eng Postal service -- England. Great Britain -- History -- James I, 1603-1625. 2004-04 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2004-04 Aptara Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2004-11 Emma (Leeson) Huber Sampled and proofread 2004-11 Emma (Leeson) Huber Text and markup reviewed and edited 2005-01 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion ❧ Letters to restraine carrying of Packets by Shippers , &c. AFter our hearty commendations . Whereas it hath pleased his Maiestie , by his Proclamation , bearing date the fifteenth of May , 1609. to expresse his Royall pleasure , for the orderly going and comming of such Carriers and Posts , as are in due maner established by the Post-Masters reciprocally , both on this side , and on the parts beyond the Seas ; and likewise his Maiesties intention in the said Proclamation , hath for diuers important reasons , beene further explaned and enlarged , by the Lords of his Maiesties most honorable Priuy Councell , wherewith wee doubt not but you are throughly acquainted . Now , forasmuch as speciall complaint hath beene made by the said Postmasters , and the Posts imployed vnder them , that they suffer great wrong and detriment , by the ouermuch carrying , and bringing into this Realme of Letters and Packets , by Shipers , and Masters of Ships , besides their fraight Letters , especially to , and from the Ports of Zeland and Flanders , contrary to his Maiesties said Proclamation , and the order of his Maiesties Priuie Councell aforesaide . For redresse whereof , and for the reliefe of the said Posts , whereby they may be the better enabled to performe their duties and seruice to his Maiestie : These are to will and require you , and euery of you , whom it may concerne , That you doe henceforth , not onely see his Maiesties said Proclamation and order , in all points duely obserued and performed ; but that further you doe make diligent search for all Letters and Packets , that shall bee so brought in , and carried forth , especially by any the said Shippers of Zeland , and the Ports of Flanders . And in case you shall finde any Letters or Packets , either in the charge of any Shippers , or Masters of Ships , besides their fraight Letters , or in the hands of any other passengers , not thereunto by good warrant authorised ; We doe heereby in his Maiesties name straightly charge and commaund you , to take them into your possession , and thereof to make present deliuery into the handes of Matthew de Quester , his Maiesties Post-Master for forraine seruices ; for so it is his Maiesties pleasure and command . And heereof you may not faile , as you will answere the contrary at your perils . From White-Hall the sixth of February , 1618. Your louing Friends , THO. LAKE . ROBERT NAVNTON . To our louing friends , the Searchers of the Port of London , Grauesend and Douer , and to the Searchers of all other his Maiesties Ports , and other Officers to whom it may appertaine . ❧ Imprinted at London by BONHAM NORTON and IOHN BILL , Printers to the Kings most Excellent Maiestie . 1618.