To the Right Honorable, the Councel of State And to the Honorable Committee, by them appointed in the case of the post-masters. The humble petition of the post-masters of the several roads of England. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A94606 of text R211679 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason 669.f.16[91]). Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. This text has not been fully proofread Approx. 5 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2017 A94606 Wing T1619 Thomason 669.f.16[91] ESTC R211679 99870385 99870385 163244 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. A94606) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 163244) Images scanned from microfilm: (Thomason Tracts ; 246:669f16[91]) To the Right Honorable, the Councel of State And to the Honorable Committee, by them appointed in the case of the post-masters. The humble petition of the post-masters of the several roads of England. England and Wales. Council of State. 1 sheet ([1] p.) s.n., [London : 1653] Imprint from Wing. With an order of the Council of State dated 30 March 1653, conferring on Edmund Prideaux, Attorney-General, the charge of the Inland Post, with the assistance of the Postmasters -- Cf. Steele. Annotation on Thomason copy: "pasted upon ye posts 2d of Aprill". Reproduction of the original in the British Library. eng Postal service -- England -- Early works to 1800. Great Britain -- History -- Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1649-1660 -- Early works to 1800. A94606 R211679 (Thomason 669.f.16[91]). civilwar no To the Right Honorable, the Councel of State: And to the Honorable Committee, by them appointed in the case of the post-masters. The humble England and Wales. Council of State. 1653 784 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2007-06 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2007-06 Aptara Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-04 Elspeth Healey Sampled and proofread 2008-04 Elspeth Healey Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-09 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion To the Right Honorable , the Councel of State : And to the Honorable Committee , by them appointed in the Case of the Post-Masters . The Humble Petition of the Post-Masters of the several Roads of England . Sheweth , THat with all readiness they have from time to time , and at all times with much care and pains , faithfully , not only carried and re-carried all Letters and Packets belonging to the State at usual times in their Weekly Mayles sent forth , by which they have saved the State 6000. l. per Annum ; but have also with the like diligence carried all extraordinary Packets and Dispatches amounting to a very great Number , and a very considerable Charge , as may appear by the testimonials of some here present : For all which Service we acknowledg our selves to be by Mr. Attourny General fully satisfied . We therefore humbly pray , that your Honors will be pleased so to own us in our Imployment and present Station , and by all Lawful means so to assist us , That we in our Estates may not be ruined , Your Honors great Service aforesaid neglected , which we Your Servants in the behalf of our selves , and all the rest of the Post-Masters , do promise to our utmost power , still to continue faithfully , and carefully to perform , and allow unto the people the same ease in their Rates of Letters , which is by others declared , And shall for your Honors peace and happiness March , 24. 1652. Alwaies as in Duty bound , pray &c. Signed by Warrant , and on the behalf of all the Post-Masters of the Several Roads of England . Plymouth and Portsmouth Roads . Samuel Northcot , Postmaster at Plymouth . Andrew Raddon , Postmaster at Exon. Francis Pyke , postmaster at Crewkern . Robert Ring , postmaster at Salisbury . Nathaniel Hole , postmaster at Hartlerow . Bristol and Southwales Roads . John Lewin , postmaster at Bristol . Onesiphorus Tapp , postmaster at Marlebrough . John Donn , postmaster at Glocester . David Bayley , postmaster at Swansey . Chester Road . Robert Girdler , postmaster at Birmigham , Robert King , postmaster at Coleshill . Richard Farmar , postmaster at Tossiter . George Parker , postmaster at Chester . George Gleave , postmaster at Namptwitch . Northern Roads . Ralph Salkeld , postmaster at Berwick . Thomas Errington , Postmaster at Newcastle , Robert Morley , postmaster at Tadcaster . William Collins , postmaster at Stamford . THe Councel having Read the Petition of the Post-masters of the several Roads of England , and other Papers presented , and taken into Consideration how Requisite it is for the better carrying on , and mannagement of the Affairs of the Common-Wealth , and especially necessary in the present state of Things , That the In-land Post should be in a settled Condition and a posture of Readiness to Expedite it , and give Dispatch unto the Mayles of Letters and other Missives of Publick Concernment the Nature of which , doth frequently Require the Speediest Conveyance that is possible ; and finding the due settling and executing of this Office to be of such Consequence and Concernment to the Service of the Common-Wealth , as doth Require the special Care and inspection of the State thereunto , and a fit Person in whom they can Confide , for the Execution thereof they have thought fit to Recommend and intrust the Mannagement of it unto you : These are therefore to Authorize and Require you , To Receive and take upon you the Charge and Care thereof , and to Transact and Execute the same according to such Orders as have been formerly made by the Councel on that behalf : And for the better Enabling of you to effect and perform the same according to the Trust reposed in you , all Officers , both Civil and Military , are hereby Required to be Aiding and Assisting unto you , or such Post-Masters or Agents as shall be imployed under you in the said Post-Office upon all Occasion , wherein the Execution of the same may be the better furthered and expedited . Given at the Councel of State at White-hall , this Thirtieth day of March , 1653. To Edmund Prideaux Esquire , Attourny General for the Common-wealth . Signed in the Name and by Order of the Councel of State appointed by Authority of Parliament . Dennis Bond , President . Ex. John Thurloe Clerk of the Councel .