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Her Majesty's Mails
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William Lewins
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One
of
the
results
attendant
on
the
accession[10]
of
the
Scotch
king
to
the
English
Crown
necessitated
important
improvements
in
the
system
of
horse
posts,
for
which
it
called
loudly.
Immediately
on
his
accession,
the
high
road
from
Edinburgh
to
London
was
thronged
night
and
day
with
the
king's
countrymen.
All
ordinary
communications
fell
far
short
of
the
demand;
so
much
so,
that
post
messengers
riding
from
the
Council
at
Edinburgh
to
the
king
in
London,
or
vice
versâ,
were
stopped
whole
days
on
the
road
for
want
of
horses,
which
had
been
taken
by
the
Scottish
lords
and
gentlemen
rushing
forward
to
the
English
capital
to
offer
their
congratulations
to
his
majesty.
As
a
remedy,
the
lords
of
the
English
council
issued
a
proclamation,
calling
upon
all
magistrates
to
assist
the
postmasters
"in
this
time
so
full
of
business,"
by
seeing
to
it
that
they
were
supplied
with
"fresh
and
able
horses
as
necessitie
shall
require."
They
were
to
be
"able
and
sufficient
horses,"
well
furnished
"of
saddles,
bridles,
girts
and
stirropes,
with
good
guides
to
look
to
them;
who
for
the
said
horses
shall
demand
and
receive
of
such
as
shall
ride
on
them
the
prices
accustomed"
(Book
of
Proclamation,
1603-1609).
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