The Early History of the Post in Grant and FarmHyde, James Wilson
History
The Early History of the Post in Grant and Farm
Hyde, James Wilson
Postal service -- Great Britain -- History
"Petitioner and the carriers of Norwich were lately questioned by Mr.
Witherings touching the carriage of letters; and the Lords ordered a
settled course, not only for the carriers of Norwich, but for all other
carriers, by Order of the 24th January last, to which Order petitioner
is willing to conform himself, but had no knowledge that the same was
drawn up till the 10th February instant. And although petitioner has
not broken the said Order since the drawing up thereof, yet he, with
his two men, were by Witherings' procurement for 17 days committed to
a messenger, and now to the Fleet, and cannot be discharged except
petitioner will enter into bond to perform such order as Witherings
has prescribed, which is contrary to the Order of the Board. Prays that
he may enjoy the benefit of the said Order, and not be punished before
he has broken the same, nor compelled by Witherings to enter into bond,
the Order being a sufficient tie."
Jason Grover must have found himself in very respectable company in the
Fleet Prison, for, at the very time of his confinement, two well-known
historical characters, John Lilburne and John Warton, were, under the
proceedings of the notorious Star Chamber, thrown into this place of
evil note. "Upon the 9th February 1638, the Star Chamber ordered that,
as the two delinquents had contemptuously refused to take the oaths
tendered to them, they should be remanded to the Fleet Prison, there
to remain close prisoners, and to be examined," etc. It is a curious
coincidence that the charge against these men was for the "unlawful
printing and publishing of libellous and seditious books, entitled
_News from Ipswich_," etc., and that Grover's incarceration was for the
carriage of letters from the same district of country.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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