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Her Majesty's Mails
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William Lewins
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There
can
be
no
manner
of
doubt
now,
that
the
King's
words
on
this
occasion
were
meant
to
prepare
the
minds
of
his
faithful
Commons
for
the
successor
which
he
had
by
this
time
fully
resolved
upon.
Two
months
subsequently
to
the
above
message
to
the
Commons,
the
entire
revenue
of
the
Post-Office
is
settled
by
statute,
15
Car.
II.
c.
14,
upon
James,
Duke
of
York,
and
his
heirs
male
in
perpetuity.
This
arrangement
existed
only
during
the
lifetime
of
Charles,
for
when,
at
his
death,
the
Duke
of
York
ascended
the
throne,
the
revenue
of
the
Post-Office,
which
had
by
that
time
reached
to
65,000l.
a-year,
again
reverted
to
the
Crown.
No
means
were
spared
to
make
the
Post-Office
fruitful
during
the
remainder
of
the
years
of
Charles
II.
Not
only
were
direct
measures
sanctioned,
but
others
which
had
only
a
bearing
on
the
interests
of
the
Post-Office
were
introduced,
and
easily
carried
through
the
Houses.
Now,
for
the
first
time,
in
1663,
the
Turnpike
Act
made
its
appearance
on
our
Statute-book,
and
we
may
gather
from
the
preamble
to
this
useful
Act
some
of
the
impediments
which
at
that
time
existed
to
postal
communication.
It
sets
forth
that
the
great
North
Road--the
main
artery
for
the
post-roads
and
our
national
intercourse--was
in
many
parts
"very
vexatious,"
"almost
impassable,"
and
"very
dangerous."
The
Act
provided
for
needful
improvements,
and
was
the
beginning
of
legislation
on
that
subject.
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