Fares, by stage-coach, a shilling for every five miles, 1684, i. 79; London and Bath, £1 5s., 1667, i. 69; Bath Flying Machine, 3d. a mile, 1667, i. 69; London and Oxford, 12s., 1669, i. 71; 10s., 1671, i. 71; Liverpool Flying Machine, about 2½d. a mile, 1758, i. 93; reduced in competition on Brighton Road, 1762, i. 284; in competition with railways, 1838, ii. 273; Shrewsbury and London Long Coach, 18s., 1753, i. 95; Shrewsbury and London Caravan, 15s., 1750, i. 119; Shrewsbury and London Stage, inside, £1 1s., 1753, i. 119; Shrewsbury and London Machine, inside, 30s., 1764, i. 120; Newcastle and London, 1772, ii. 63; 1830, ii. 67, 95; reduced all round, 1834, ii. 187 Fares, Short stages, ii. 189 ” Waggon, from ½d. to 1d. a mile, i. 69, 139; ½d. a mile, or 1s. a day, i. 120, 131 Floods, ii. 165–70 Fly Boats, i. 140; ii. 130 ” Vans, London and Falmouth, 1820, i. 136–9 “Flying Coach,” the first, 1669, i. 69 “Flying Machines,” the first, 1667, i. 68; described, i. 68–93, 283–5 Flying Stage-waggon, London and Shrewsbury, in 5 days, 1750, i. 118 Gamon, Sir Richard, legislates on coaching, i. 206–8 Gay, John, the Poet, his _Journey to Exeter_, 1715, i. 28–33 Goods, carriage of, by pack-horses, i. 106–111; ii. 124; by sledges, called “Truckamucks,” i. 107; pack-horses partly replaced by waggons about 1730, i. 117; cost of carriage, 1750, i. 135; by road and canal, about 1830, i. 140; carrying firms, ii. 123–43, 207–10 Guards, generally, “shoulder” fares and “swallow” passengers, ii. 200–203 Guards of mails, not to fire off blunderbusses unnecessarily, i. 209; servants of General Post Office, i. 249; gross excesses of early, i. 250–52; Post Office responsible for excesses, i. 251; how armed and equipped, i. 251–60; extravagant behaviour restricted, i. 252; appointments eagerly sought, i. 252; salary small, 10s. 6d. weekly, i. 253; “tips” render appointments valuable, i. 253; illegal purveyors of game, i. 254; trusted and confidential messengers, i. 255; as smugglers, i. 256; bravery of, and devotion to duty, i. 256; number of, i. 256; responsibilities of, i. 258; purveyors of news, i. 259; their duties, i. 261; instructions to, i. 262; prosperity of, i. 262; position poor on cross-country mails, i. 263; salaries raised, 1842, i. 263; forbidden to play key-bugle, i. 280; devoted to duty, ii. 160; rashness of, ii. 165 Guards of mails:-- Couldery, --, i. 265; ii. 120 Kent, Luke, ii. 319 Murrell, “Cocky,” i. 271 Nobbs, Moses J., i. 264–71; ii. 119 Guards of stage-coaches, i. 272–81; stages not always provided with, i. 272; versatile accomplishments of, i. 273; annual festivities of, i. 275–8; snowbound at Dunchurch, ii. 162