Troubles with public carriers--Carriers contend for their right to convey letters 129 They are supported by the Norwich merchants 131 Concessions made to the carriers 133 Jason Grover, carrier, imprisoned 135 Proclamation settling Witherings' office 138 Complaints made by postmasters 140 Demands for horses 145 Complaints against postmasters made by the public 146 Traffic in postmasterships 153 More petitions from postmasters 155 Witherings quarrels 156 Difficulty with the Earl of Northumberland 158 CHAPTER V Sickness of Witherings and his reported death--Philip Burlamachi applies for Witherings' office 161 Divisions in the kingdom 163 Proposed opening of post letters 164 Burlamachi's services to the King's party 165 Fight for the possession of a post letter 166 A proposed duel over the seizing of post horses 169 Packet boat employed between Whitehaven and Dublin--Witherings' office sequestered 173 Attacks upon Witherings 175 Nature of charges made against him 177 The Secretaries of State try to undo Witherings--Witherings imprisoned--Assigns an interest in his place to the Earl of Warwick 179 Committee of the House of Commons to consider question of the Posts--Deliverance in favour of Witherings as regards the Foreign Letter Office 181 Deliverance respecting the Inland Posts 182 Decision against Witherings, Coke, and Windebank, in regard to imprisonment of carriers 183 Rough treatment of Witherings 185 Earl of Warwick urges ejection of Burlamachi 186 CHAPTER VI Inland Letter Office to be delivered to Earl of Warwick 187 Burlamachi required to produce accounts 188 Mails to be seized and delivered to the Earl of Warwick 189 Burlamachi imprisoned--He produces accounts 190 Foreign Letter Office remains with Witherings, the Inland Letter Office with the Earl of Warwick 191