Wee must observe to yo^{r} Lordsps That Lond^{o}. (from y^{e} establishing of a post Office) having been esteemed the Center all letters passing thro' one Road to an other thro' Lond^{o}. have been constantly taxed with a double post first to Lond^{o}. y^{n} to y^{e} places where to they were directed, but the settling of this Cross Post w^{ch} will Cause a direct Intercourse between y^{e} West Bristol & Chester Roades, all lres, passing that way can only be Charged w^{th} a single Post according to y^{e} distance of one place from an other; but y^{n} it ought to be considered on the other hand That the passing thro' Lond^{o}. is both tedious and Chargeable, and a more Speedy Conveyance would in all probability produce of an encrease of y^{e} n^{o}. of letters besides the bringing such into y^{e} Office as are now Conveyed by Carryers; for where ever there are any Townes w^{ch} have Comerce one w^{th} an other so as to occasion a Cons^{t}. Intercourse by Carryer or Tradesmen Wee do find it a General Practice to Convey at y^{e} same time a Considerable No. of lres as pticularly between Bristol & Worcester & Worcester & Shrewsbury; where there are two persons that make it their business to Colect & disperse letters and make a Considerable advantage by it. That if y^{e} settling this Roade should have y^{t} good effect to suppress all these By Posts (as in all probability it will) notwithstanding at present there will be some Loss the Revenue in time may be Improved by it; and Wee do find that the Cross Road set up 3 yeares & 1/2 since Between E[=xon][760] & Bristol doth now produce about 255l. p. annum neat proffit, but in regard this is altogether new Wee can not possibly be so much Masters of it as to know w^{t}. terms to propose to any undertakers that may be equall between the King and them and therefore if yo^{r} Lordsps do agree to the Proposal Wee are of opinion it may be most proper to be set up and managed for his Majesty and Carryed on as far as Chester.... (vii) THE EARLY POSTS IN NORTH AMERICA.[761] No. 1 (_a_). To the Right Honble the Lords Comrs. of his Majesty's Treas'y. Thomas Neale Esq^{re}. humbly sheweth That their sacred Majesty's by their letters pattents bearing date the 17th day of February 1692 granted to the said Thomas Neale a power of settling Post Offices in North America to be executed by a person to be nominated by the said Thomas Neale and Deputed by the Postmaster Generall of England and thereby directed that accounts shall be kept of the Charge and produce of the said Post Offices, and transmitted to the Right Honble the Lord Treasurer or Lds. Comissioners of the Treasury for the time being.