London and Its Environs Described, vol. 5 (of 6): Containing an Account of Whatever is Most Remarkable for Grandeur, Elegance, Curiosity or Use, in the City and in the Country Twenty Miles Round ItAnonymous
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London and Its Environs Described, vol. 5 (of 6): Containing an Account of Whatever is Most Remarkable for Grandeur, Elegance, Curiosity or Use, in the City and in the Country Twenty Miles Round It
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London (England) -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800; London (England) -- Gazetteers -- Early works to 1800
The port of every single letter to or from Edinburgh, and to and from
Dumfries or Cockburnsperth, and between either of those places and
Edinburgh, not coming from on ship-board, 6_d._
The port of every single letter from Edinburgh to or from any place
within fifty miles distance in Scotland, 2_d._
The port of every single letter a farther distance, and not exceeding
eighty miles within Scotland, 3_d._
The port of every single letter above eighty miles within Scotland,
4_d._
Between Donachaddee in Ireland and Port-Patrick in Scotland for port of
letters and packets (over and above the inland rates) to be paid at the
place where delivered; single letter, 2_d._
The carriage of every single letter from England to Dublin, in Ireland,
or from Dublin into England, 6_d._
The carriage of every single letter from Dublin to any place within
forty miles distance, or from any place within the like distance to
Dublin, 2_d._
The carriage of every letter a farther distance than forty miles, 4_d._
And for the port of all and every the letters and packets directed or
brought from on ship-board, over and above the said rates, 1_d._
The several rates for the carriage of Letters, Packets, and Parcels; to
or from any parts or places beyond the seas, are as follow; viz.
_Double letters to be paid for twice as much as single, treble letters
three times as much, the ounce four times as much as the single
letters._
All letters and packets coming from any part of France to London. Single
10_d._
All letters or packets passing from London through France, to any part
of Spain or Portugal (port paid to Bayonne) and from Spain and Portugal
through France to London, 1_s._ 6_d._ single, double 3_s._
All letters and packets passing from London through France, to any part
of Italy or Sicily by the way of Lyons, or to any part of Turky, by the
way of Marseilles, and from any of those parts thro’ France to London.
Single 1_s._ 3_d._
All letters and packets coming from any part of the Spanish Netherlands
to London. Single 10_d._
All letters and packets passing from London through the Spanish
Netherlands to any part of Italy or Sicily (port paid to Antwerp), and
from any port of Italy or Sicily, through the Spanish Netherlands unto
London. Single 1_s._
All letters and packets passing from London through the Spanish
Netherlands to any part of Germany, Switzerland, Denmark, Sweden, and
all parts of the North, and from any of those parts through the Spanish
Netherlands unto London. Single 1_s._
All letters and packets passing from London through the Spanish
Netherlands to any part of Spain or Portugal; and from any part of Spain
or Portugal, through the Spanish Netherlands to London. Single 1_s._
6_d._
All letters and packets passing from any part of the United Provinces to
London. Single 10_d._
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