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Her Majesty's Mails
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William Lewins
47
About
a
year
after
the
new
establishment
had
been
wrested
from
him,
Mr.
Docwray
was
appointed,
under
the
Duke
of
York,
to
the
office
of
Controller
of
the
District-Post.
This
was
doubtless
meant
as
some
sort
of
compensation
for
the
losses
he
had
sustained.[20]
In
1685,
Charles
II.
died,
and
the
Duke
of
York
succeeding
him,
the
revenues
of
the
Post-Office,
of
course,
reverted
to
the
Crown.
Throughout
the
reign
of
the
second
James,
the
receipts
of
the
Post-Office
went
on
increasing,
though
(the
King
being
too
much
engaged
in
the
internal
commotions
which
disturbed
the
country)
no
improvements
of
any
moment
were
made.
The
only
subject
calling
for
mention
is,
that
James
first
commenced
the
practice
of
granting
pensions
out
of
the
Post-Office
revenue.
The
year
after
he
ascended
the
throne,
the
King,
acting
doubtless
under
the
wishes
of
the
"merry
monarch,"
that
provision
should
be
made
for
her,
granted
a
pension
of
4,700l.
a-year
to
Barbara
Villiers,
Duchess
of
Cleveland,
one
of
the
late
King's
mistresses,
to
be
paid
out
of
the
Post-Office
receipts.
This
pension
is
still
paid
to
the
Duke
of
Grafton,
as
her
living
representative.
The
Earl
of
Rochester
was
allowed
a
pension
of
4,000l.
a-year
from
the
same
source
during
this
reign.
In
1694,
during
the
reign
of
William
and
Mary,
the
list
of
pensions[21]
paid
by
the
Post-Office
authorities
stood
thus:--
Earl
of
Rochester
£4,000
Duchess
of
Cleveland
4,700
Duke
of
Leeds
3,500
Duke
of
Schomberg
4,000
Earl
of
Bath
2,500
Lord
Keeper
2,000
William
Docwray,
till
1698
500
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