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Her Majesty's Mails
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William Lewins
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It
will
be
readily
observed
that
in
the
arrangements
of
the
packet-post
there
was
nothing
to
prevent
its
being
extensively
used,
except
the
important
restrictions
which
the
King
put
upon
its
use.
During
the
reign
of
James
nothing
but
the
despatches
of
ambassadors
were
allowed
to
jostle
the
Government
letters
in
the
leather
bags,
"lined
with
baize
or
cotton,"
of
"the
post
for
the
packet."
It
was
not
until
Charles
the
First
had
succeeded
his
father,
that
this
post
came
to
be
used,
under
certain
conditions,
by
merchants
and
private
persons.
It
was
during
the
reign
of
James
the
First
that
the
Government
secured,
and
kept
for
a
hundred
years,
certain
privileges
with
respect
to
the
hiring
of
post-horses.
We
have
seen
that
the
royal
couriers,
travelling
with
despatches
by
either
of
the
two
posts,
had
priority
of
claim
to
sufficient
horses
and
proper
accommodation
on
their
journeys.
They
also
settled,
by
order
in
Council,
that
any
person,
whether
travelling
on
the
business
of
the
Government
or
not,
should,
if
furnished
with
warrants
from
the
Council,
have
prior
claim
to
private
individuals,
over
post-horses
and
proper
entertainment,
demanding
them
in
the
name
of
the
King.
In
a
warrant
of
Council,
for
instance,
dated
Whitehall,
May
12,
1630,
we
find
the
Privy
Council
ordering
all
postmasters
to
furnish
Sir
Cornelius
Vermuyden
with
horses
and
guides
to
enable
him
to
ride
post
from
London
to
Boston,
and
thence
to
Hatfield,
where
he
was
engaged
in
draining
the
royal
chase
for
the
King.[12]
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