THE
Carriers Coſmographie.
or
A Briefe Relation,
of
The Innes, Ordinaries, Hoſteries,
and other lodgings in, and neere London, where
the Carriers, Waggons, Foote-poſts and
Higglers, doe uſually come, from any parts,
townes, ſhires and countries, of the Kingdomes
of England, Principality of Wales, as alſo from
the Kingdomes of Scotland and
Ireland.
With nomination of what daies of
the weeke they doe come to London, and on
what daies they returne, whereby all ſorts of
people may finde direction how to receiue,
or ſend, goods or letters, unto ſuch places
as their occaſions may require.
As alſo,
Where the Ships, Hoighs, Barkes,
Tiltboats, Barges and wherries, do uſually attend
to Carry Paſſengers, and Goods to the coaſt
Townes of England, Scotland, Ireland, or the
Netherlands; and where the Barges and
Boats are ordinarily to bee had
that goe up the River of
Thames weſtward
from London.
Carriers Coſmographie.
or
A Briefe Relation,
of
The Innes, Ordinaries, Hoſteries,
and other lodgings in, and neere London, where
the Carriers, Waggons, Foote-poſts and
Higglers, doe uſually come, from any parts,
townes, ſhires and countries, of the Kingdomes
of England, Principality of Wales, as alſo from
the Kingdomes of Scotland and
Ireland.
With nomination of what daies of
the weeke they doe come to London, and on
what daies they returne, whereby all ſorts of
people may finde direction how to receiue,
or ſend, goods or letters, unto ſuch places
as their occaſions may require.
As alſo,
Where the Ships, Hoighs, Barkes,
Tiltboats, Barges and wherries, do uſually attend
to Carry Paſſengers, and Goods to the coaſt
Townes of England, Scotland, Ireland, or the
Netherlands; and where the Barges and
Boats are ordinarily to bee had
that goe up the River of
Thames weſtward
from London.
To all
Whom it may concerne, with my
kinde remembrance to the Poſts, Carriers,
Waggoners and Higglers.
IF any man or woman whomſoever hath either
occaſion or patience to Read this following deſcription, it is no doubt but
they ſhall find full ſatisfaction forasmuch as they laid out for the booke,
if not, it is againſt my will, and my good intentions are loſt and
fruſtrate. I wrote it for three Cauſes, firſt for a generall and neceſſary
good uſe for the whole Common-wealth, ſecondly to expreſſe my gratefull duty
to all thoſe who have honeſtly paid me my mony which they owed me for my
Bookes of the collection of Tavernes, in London and
Weſtminſter, and
tenne ſhires or Counties next round about London, and I doe alſo thanke all ſuch as doe purpoſe to
pay me heereafter: thirdly, (for the third ſort) that can pay me and will
not; I write this as a document: I am well pleaſed to leave them to the
hangmans tuition (as being paſt any other mans mending) for I would have
them to know, that I am ſenſible of the too much loſſe that I doe ſuffer by
their pride or couſenage, their number being ſo many, and my charge ſo
great, which I paid for paper and printing of thoſe bookes, that the baſe
dealing of thoſe ſharks is Inſupportable; But the tedious Toyle that I had
in this Collection, and the harſh and unſavoury anſwers that I was faine to
take patiently, from Hoſtlers, Carriers, and Porters, may move any man that
thinks himſelfe mortall to pitty me.
A direction
In ſome places I was ſuſpected for a proiector,
or one that had deviſed ſome tricke to bring the Carriers under ſome new
taxation; and ſometimes I was held to have been a man taker, a Serieant or
baylife to arreſt or attach mens good or beaſts; indeed I was ſcarce taken
for an honeſt man amongſt the moſt of them: all which ſuppoſitions I was
inforced oftentimes to waſh away, with two or three Iugges of Beere, at moſt
of the Innes I came to; In ſome Innes or Hoſteries, I could get no certaine
Intelligence, ſo that I did take Inſtructions at the next Inne unto it,
which I did oftentimes take upon truſt though I doubted it was indirect and
imperfect,
Had the Carriers hoſtlers and others knowne my
harmeleſſe and honest intendments, I doe thinke this following relation, had
beene more large and uſefull, but if there be any thing left out in this
firſt Impreſſion, it ſhall be with diligence inſerted hereafter, when the
Carriers and I ſhall bee more familiarly acquainted, and they, with the
hoſtlers, ſhall be pleaſed in their ingeneroſity, to afford me more Ample
directions. In the meane ſpace, I hope I ſhall give none of my Readers cauſe
to curſe the Carrier that brought me to towne.
Some may obiect that the Carriers doe often
change and ſhift from one Inne or lodging to another, whereby this following
direction may be heereafter untrue, to them I anſwer, that I am not bound to
binde them, or to ſtay them in any place, but if they doe remove, they may
be enquired for at the place which they have left or forſaken, and it is an
eaſie matter to finde them by the learned intelligence of ſome other
Carrier, an hoſtler, or an underſtanding Porter.
Others may obiect and ſay that I have not named
all the townes and places that Carriers doe goe unto in England and Wales: To whom I yeeld, but yet I anſwer, that if a Carrier of Yorke hath a letter or goods to deliver at any towne
in his way thither, he ſerves the turne well enough, and there are carriers
and meſſengers from Yorke to carry ſuch
goods and letters as are to be paſt any waies north, broad and wide as farre
or further than Barwicke: ſo he that
ſends to Lancaſter, may from thence
have what he ſends conveyd to Kendall, or Cockermouth, and what a man ſends
to Hereford may from thence be paſſed
to Saint Davids in Wales, the Worſter carriers can con
ey any thing as farre as Carmarthen, and thoſe that goe to Cheſter may ſend to Carnarvan: the carriers or poſts that goe to Exeter may ſend daily to Plimouth, or to the Mount in Cornewall, Maxfield, Chipnam, Hungerford, Newberry: and all thoſe Townes betweene London and Briſtow, the Briſtow carriers doe carry letters unto them, ſo likewiſe all the townes and places are ſerved, which are betwixt London and Lincolne, or Boſton, Yarmouth, Oxford, Cambridge, Walſingham, Dover, Rye or any places of the Kings Dominions with ſafe and true carriage of goods and letters; as by this little bookes directions may be perceived. Beſides, if a man at Conſtantinople or ſome other remote part or Region ſhall chance to ſend a letter to his parents, maſter, or friends that dwell at Nottingham, Derby, Shrewſbury, Exeter, or any other towne in England; then this booke will give inſtructions where the Carriers doe lodge that may convey the ſaid letter, which could not eaſily be done without it: for there are not many that by hart or memory can tell ſuddenly where and when every carrier is to be found, I have (for the eaſe of the Reader & the ſpeedier finding out of every townes name, to which any one would ſend, or from whence they would receive, ſet them downe by way of Alphabet; and thus Reader if thou beeſt pleaſed, I am ſatiſfied, if thou beeſt contented, I am paid, if thou beeſt angry, I care not for it.
to the Reader.
ey any thing as farre as Carmarthen, and thoſe that goe to Cheſter may ſend to Carnarvan: the carriers or poſts that goe to Exeter may ſend daily to Plimouth, or to the Mount in Cornewall, Maxfield, Chipnam, Hungerford, Newberry: and all thoſe Townes betweene London and Briſtow, the Briſtow carriers doe carry letters unto them, ſo likewiſe all the townes and places are ſerved, which are betwixt London and Lincolne, or Boſton, Yarmouth, Oxford, Cambridge, Walſingham, Dover, Rye or any places of the Kings Dominions with ſafe and true carriage of goods and letters; as by this little bookes directions may be perceived. Beſides, if a man at Conſtantinople or ſome other remote part or Region ſhall chance to ſend a letter to his parents, maſter, or friends that dwell at Nottingham, Derby, Shrewſbury, Exeter, or any other towne in England; then this booke will give inſtructions where the Carriers doe lodge that may convey the ſaid letter, which could not eaſily be done without it: for there are not many that by hart or memory can tell ſuddenly where and when every carrier is to be found, I have (for the eaſe of the Reader & the ſpeedier finding out of every townes name, to which any one would ſend, or from whence they would receive, ſet them downe by way of Alphabet; and thus Reader if thou beeſt pleaſed, I am ſatiſfied, if thou beeſt contented, I am paid, if thou beeſt angry, I care not for it.
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THe Carriers of Saint Albanes doe come every
friday to the ſigne of the Peacocke in Alderſgate
ſtreet, on which daies alſo commeth a coach from Saint Albanes to the bell in the ſame ſtreet, the
like coach is alſo there for the Carriage of paſſengers every tueſday.
The Carriers of Abington doe lodge at the
George in bred ſtreet,2 they do
come on wedneſdaies and goe away on thurſdaies.
The Carriers of Aylsbury, in Buckinghamſhire, doe lodge at the George
neere Holborne bridge, and at the ſwan in the ſtrand, and at the Angel behinde Saint Clements church,3 and at the bell in holborne, they
are at one of theſe places every other day.
The Carriers of Ashur doe lodge at the
caſtle in great woodſtreet, they are to bee found
there on thurſdaies, fridaies and Saturdaies.
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THe Carriers of Blanvile in Dorcetſhire, doe lodge at the chequer neere
Charing croſſe, they doe come thither every
ſecond thurſsday, alſo there commeth carriers from Blandfourd, to the ſigne of the Roſe neere
Holbourne bridge.
The Carriers of Brayntree, and Bocking in Eſſex doe lodge at the ſigne of the Tabbard in Gracious ſtreet, (neere the conduit) they doe come on thurſdaies and
goe away on fridaies.
The Carriers of Bathe doe lodge at the three
cups in breadſtreet they come on fridaies and goe
on ſaturdaies.
The Carriers of Briſtow doe lodge at the
three Cups in bredſtreet, and likewise from Briſtow on Thurſdaies a Carrier which
lodgeth at the ſwan neere to holborne bridge,
The Carriers of Brewton in Dorcetſhire doe lodge at the Roſe neere
holborne bridge, they come on thurſdaies and
goe away on frydaies.
The Carriers from divers parts of Buckinghamſhire and Bedfordſhire,
are almoſt every day to bee had at the ſigne of the Saracens head without Newgate.
The Carriers of Broomsbury, doe lodge at the
ſigne of the Maidenhead in Cat-eatonſtreet, neere
the guildhall in London, they come on thurſdaies
and goe away on fridaies.
The Carriers of Bingham, in Nottinghamſhire, doe lodge at the blacke
bull in ſmithfield, they come on
fridaies.
The Carriers of Bramley in Staffordſhire, doe lodge at the caſtle
neere ſmithfield barres,
they come on thurſdaies and goe away on fridaies or ſaturdaies.
The Carriers of Burfoord in Oxfordſhire, doe lodge at the bell in friday street, they come on thurſdaies and goe away
on fridaies.
The Carriers of Buckhingham doe lodge at the
kingshead in the old change, they come wedneſdaies
and thurſdaies.
The Carrriers of Buckingham, doe lodge at
the ſaracens head in carter lane, they come and
goe fridaies and ſaturdaies.
The Carriers of Bewdley in Worceſterſhire, doe lodge at the castle in
woodſtreet, they come and goe thurſdaies,
fridaies and ſaturdaies.
The Carriers of Buckingham, doe lodge at the
George neere holborne bridge, they come and goe on
wedneſdaies, thurſdaies and fridaies.
The Carries of Brackley in Northamptonſhire, doe lodge at the George
neere holborne bridge, they come and goe on
wedneſdaies thurſdaies and fridaies.
The Carriers of Banbury in Oxfordſhire doe lodge at the George neere
holborne bridge, they goe and come
wedneſdaies, thurſdaies and fridaies.
The Carriers of Bedford doe lodge at the
three horſeſhooes in in 4 alderſgateſtreet, they
come on thurſdaies.
The Carriers of Bury (or ſaint Edmonds Bury) in Suffolke, doe lodge at the dolphin without
biſhopsgate, they come on thurſdaies.
The Waggons of Bury or Berry in Suffolke, doe come every thurſday to the ſigne of the foure ſwans in
biſhopſgate ſtreet.
A foote-poſt doth come from the ſaid Berry
every wedenſday to the greene dragon in biſhopſgate
ſtreet, by whom letters may be conveyed to and fro.
The Carriers of Barſtable in Devonſhire, doe lodge at the ſtarre in breadſtreet, they come on fridaies and returne on
ſaturdaies or mundaies.
The Carriers of Bampton doe lodge at the
Mer-maid in carterlane: and there also lodge the
Carriers of Buckland, they are there on
thursdaies and fridaies.
The Carriers of Brill in Buckinghamſhire, do lodge at the ſigne of
Saint Pauls head in carterlane, they come on
tueſdaies and wedenſdaies.
The Carriers of Bampton in Lancaſhire, doe lodge at the beare at Baſhingſhaw, they are there to bee had on
thurſdaies and fridaies, also thither commeth Carriers from other parts in the
ſaid County of Lancaſhire.
The Carriers of Batcombe in Somerſetſhire, do lodge at the crowne (or
Iarrets Hall) at the end of
baſſing lane neare bread street, they come every friday.
The Carriers of Broughton, in Leiceſterſhiere, doe lodge at the ſigne of
the Axe in Aldermanbury; they are there every
friday.
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THe Carrier5 of Colcheſter do lodge at the croſſe-keyes in Gracious ſtreet, they come on the Thurſdaies and goe away on the Fridaies.
The Carrier of Cheſſam in Buckinghamſhire, doth come twice every
weeke to the ſigne of the white Hart in high Holborne
at the end of
Drury lane.
The Carrier of Cogſhall in Suffolk doth lodge at the ſpread Eagle in
Gracious ſtreete, he comes and goes on Thurſdaies and Fridaies.
The Waggons from Chelmsford in Eſſex, come on Wedneſdaies to the ſigne of
the blew Boare without Algate.
The Carriers of Cheltenham in Gloceſterſhire, doe lodge at the three caps
in Bredstreet, they doe come on Fridaies and goe away on Saturdaies.
The Carriers of Cambden in Gloceſtershire, and of Chippingnorton, doe lodge at the three Cups
in Bredstreet, they come and goe Thurdaies, Fridaies, and Saturdaies.
The Carriers of Cheſter doe lodge at the
castle in Woodſtreete, they are there to be had on Thurſd. Frid. and Saturdaies.
The Carriers of Chard in Dorſetſhire, do lodge at the Queenes Armes
neere Holborne bridge, they are there to be had on Fridaies.
The Carriers of Cheſter do lodge at Bloſſomes (or Boſomes Inne) in Saint Laurence lane, neere Cheapſide, every Thursday.
The Carrier of Coleaſhby in Northamptonſhire, doe lodge at the ſigne of
the Ball in Smithfield; also there doe lodge Carriers of divers other parts of that country at
the Bell in Smithfield, they do come on the Thurſdaies.
The Carriers of Crawley in Bedfordſhire, doe lodge at the Beare and
ragged ſtaffe in Smithfield, they come on the Thurſdaies.
The Carriers of Coventry in Warwickeſhire, doe lodge at the Ram in Smithfield, they come on Wedneſdaies and Thurſdaies.
There are other carriers from Coventry that
doe on Thurſdaies and Fridaies come to the Roſe in Smithfield.
The Waggons or Coaches from Cambridge, doe
come every Thurſday and Friday to the blacke Bull in Biſhopſgate street.
The Carriers of Coventry doe lodge at the
ſigne of the Axe in St
Mary Axe in Aldermanbury, they are there Thurſdaies and Fridaies.
The foot-poſt of Canterbury doth come every
Wedneſday and Saturday to the ſigne of the two neck’d Swanne at Sommers key, neere Billingsgate,
The Carriers of Crookehorne in Devonſhire, doe lodge at the Queens Armes
neere Holborne bridge, they come on Thurſdaies.
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THe Carriers of Dunmow in Eſſex, doe lodge at the Saracens head in
Gracious ſtreet, they come and goe on Thurſdaies and Fridaies.
The Carriers of Doncaſter in Yorkeſhire, and many other parts in that
country, doe lodge at the Bell, or Bell Savage without Ludgate, they do come on Fridaies, and goe away on Saturdaies or
Mundaies.
The Carriers of Dorcheſter, doe lodge at the
Roſe neere Holborne bridge, they come and goe on Thurſdaies and Fridaies.
The Carriers of Denbigh in Wales, doe lodge at Boſomes Inne every Thurſday: alſo other
carriers doe come to the ſaid Inne from
other parts of that country.
The Carrier from Duncehanger, and other
places neere Stony Stratford, doe lodge at the
three cups in St
Johns ſtreete.
The Carriers of Derby, and other parts of
Derbyſhire, doe lodge at the Axe in
St
Mary Axe, neere Aldermanbury, they are to be heard of there on Fridaies.
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THe Carrier of Epping in Eſſex doe lodge at the Prince his Armes in
Leadenhallſtreet, he commeth on
thurſdaies.
The Carriers of Exeter do lodge at the ſtar
in breadſtreet, they come on fridaies and goe away
on ſaturdaies or mundaies.
The Carriers of Eveſham in Worceſterſhire doe lodge at the castle woodſtreet, they come thither on fridaies.
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THe Carriers of Feckingham-forreſt in Worceſterſhire doe lodge at the crowne in
high holbourne, and at the Queenes head at
Saint Giles in the fields, there is alſo
another Carrier from the ſame place.
The Carrier of Faringdon in Barkeſhire doe lodge at the Saint Pauls
head in Carter lane, they come on tueſdaies and
goe away on wedenſdaies.
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CArriers from Grinden Vnderwood, in Buckinghamſhire doe lodge at the Paul-head
in carter lane, they are to bee found there on
tueſdaies and wedneſdaies.
Clothiers doe come every weeke out of divers parts of Gloce[st]erſhire to the Saracens head in
friday ſtreet.
The Waines or Waggons doe come every weeke from ſundry places in Gloceſterſhire, and are to bee had at the
ſwan neere holborne Bridge.
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The Carriers of Huntingdon, doe lodge at the
White Hinde without Cripplegate, they come upon
thurſdaies and goe away on fridaies.
The Carriers of Hereford, doe lodge at the
Kings Head in the old change, they doe come on
fridaies and goe on ſaturdaies.
The Carriers of Hallifax in Yorkeſhire doe lodge at the Greyhound in
ſmithfield, they doe come but once every
moneth.
The Carrier of Hartfeild in Hartfordſhire, doe lodge at the bell in
Saint Iohns ſtreet they come on
thurſdaies.
The Carriers of Harding in Hartfordſhire doe lodge at the Cocke in
Alderſgateſteete, they come on tueſdaies,
wedneſdaies and thurſdaies.
The Carrier or waggon of Hadham, in Hartfourſhire do lodge at the Bull in B[i]ſhopſgateſtreet, they doe come and goe, on
mundaies tueſdaies, fridaies and ſaturdaies.
The Waggon, or Coach from Hartfourd Towne
doth come every friday to the foure ſwannes without Biſhopſgate.
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THe Carriers of Ipſwich in Suffolke, doe lodge at the ſigne of the
George in Lumbardſtreet, they doe come on Thurſdaies.
The Poſt of Ipſwich, doth lodge at the
croſſe keyes in Gracious ſtreete, he comes on Thurſdaies, and goes on Fridaies.
The Waines of Ingarſtone in Eſſex, doe come every Wedneſday to the
Kings Armes in Leadenhall ſtreet.
The Carriers of Jvell in Do[ ]ſerſhire, do lodge at Jarrets hall, or
the crowne in Baſing lane, neere Breaſteeet.
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THe Carriers of Keinton in Oxfordſhire, doe lodge at the Bell in Friday ſtreet, they are there to be had on Thurſdaies and Fridaies.
The Poſt of the Towne of Kingſton upon Hull (commonly called Hull) doth lodge at the ſign of the Bull
over againſt Leadenhall.
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THe Carrier of Lincolne doth lodge at the
white Horſe without Cripplegate, he commeth every ſecond Friday.
The Carriers of Laighton Beud[]ſart
(corruptly colled Laighton Buzzard) in Bedfordſhire, doe lodge at the Harts Hornes
in Smithfield, they come on Mundaies and Tueſdaies.
The Carriers of Leiceſter do lodge at the
Saracens head without Newgate, they doe come on Thurſdaies.
The Carriers of Leiceſter do alſo lodge at
the caſtle neer Smithfield bars, they doe come on Thurſdaies.
There be Carriers that do paſſe to and through ſundry parts of Leiceſterſhire, which doe lodge at the Ram
in Smithfield.
The like Carriers are weekely to be had at the Roſe in Smithfild, that come and goe through other parts of Leiceſterſhire.
The Carriers of Lewton in Hartfordſhire do lodge at the Cocke in Alderſgate ſtreet, they are there Tueſdaies and Wedneſdaies.
The Carriers of Leeds in Yorkſhire, doe lodge at the Beare in Baſſinſhaw, they come every Wedneſday.
The Carriers of Loughborough in Leiceſterſhire, do lodge at the Axe in Aldermanbury: alſo other Carriers doe lodge there which do paſſe through Leiceſterſhire, and through divers places
of Lancaſhire.
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THe Carriers of Mawlden in Eſſex, do lodge at the c[r]oſſe keyes in
Gracious ſtreet, they come on Thurſd. and go on Fridaies.
The Carriers of Monmouth, in Wales, and ſome other parts of Monmouthſhire, do lodge at the Paul head in
Carter lane, they do come to London on
Fridaies.
The Carriers of Marlborough, doe lodge at
the ſigne of the Swan neere Holborne bridge, they do come on Thurſdaies.
There doth come from great Marlow in Buckinghamſhire, ſome Higglers, or demie Carriers, they doe lodge at the
Swanne in the Strand, and they come every Tueſday.
The Carriers of Mancheſter, doe lodge at the
Beare in Baſſingſhaw, they doe come on Thurſdaies or Fridaies.
The Carriers of Mancheſter, doe alſo lodge
at the two neck’d Swan in Lad lane (betweene great Woodſtreet, and Milk-ſtreet end) they come every ſecond Thurſday: alſo there
do lodge Carriers that doe paſſe through divers other parts of Lancaſhire.
The Carriers of Melford in Suffolke, doe lodge at the ſpreadEagle in
Gracious ſtreet, they come and goe on Thurſdaies aud Fridaies.
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CArriers from New-elme in Barkeſhire doe lodge at the George in breadſtreet they come on wedneſdaies and
thurſdaies.
The Carriers of Netherley in Staffordſhire doe lodge at the Beare and
ragged ſtaffe in ſmithfield, they doe come on
thurſdaies.
The Carriers of Northampton, and from other
parts of that county and country there about, are almoſt every day in the weeke
to be had, at the Ram in ſmithfield.
There doth come alſo Carriers to the Roſe in ſmithfield, daily which doe paſſe to, or through many parts of Northamptonſhire.
The Carriers of Nottingham, doe lodge at the
croſſe-keyes in Saint Iohns ſtreet, he commeth
every ſecond ſaturday.
There is alſo a footpoſt doth come every ſecond thurſday from Nottingham, he lodgeth at the ſwan in Saint Iohns ſtreet.
The Carriers of Norwich doe lodge at the
Dolphin without Biſhopſgate, they are to bee found
there on mundaies and tueſdaies.
The Carriers of Newport Pannel in Buckinghamſhire, doe lodge at the Peacocke
in Alderſgate ſtreet, they doe come on mundaies
and tueſdaies.
The Carriers of Nantwich in Chesſhire, doe lodge at the Axe in aldermanbury, they are there wedneſdaies,
thurſdaies and fridaies.
The Carriers of Nuneaton in Warwickſhire, doe lodge at the Axe in Aldermanbury, they come on fridaies.
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THe Carriers of Oxfoord doe lodge at the
Saracens head without Newgate (neere Saint ſepulchers Church)
they are there on Wedneſdaies or almoſt any day.
The Carriers of Oney in Buckinghamſhire, doe lodge at the Cocke in
Alderſgateſtreet at long lane end, they doe
come on mundaies, tueſdaies and wedneſdaies.
P
THe Carriers of Preſton in Lancaſhire doe lodge at the Bell in friday ſtreet, they are there on fridayes.
R
THe Carriers of Redding in Barkeſhire doe lodge at the George in Breadſtreet, they are there on thurſdaies and
fridaies.
The Carriers from Rutland, and Rutlandſhire, and other parts of Yorkeſhire, do lodge at the Ram in Smithfield, they come weekly, but their daies of
Comming is not certaine.
S
THe Carriers of Sudbury in Suffolke doe
lodge at the Saracens Head in Gracious ſtreet,
they doe come and goe on thurſdaies and fridaies.
The Carriers of Sabridgworth in
Hartfordſhire do lodge at the Princes Armes in Leadenhall ſtreet, they come on thurſdaies.
The Carriers from Stroodwater in
Gloceſterſhire doe lodge at the Bell in friday
ſtreet, they doe come on Thurſdaies and fridaies.
The Carriers of Siſham in Northhamptonſhire
do lodge at the Saracens head in Carter-lane, they
come on friday, and returne on Saturday.
The Carriers from Sheffield, in Yorkeſhire
doth lodge at the Caſtle in Woodſtreet, they are
there to bee found on Thurſdaies and Fridayes.
The Carriers from Saliſbury doe lodge at the
Queenes Armes neere Holbourne bridge, they come on
thurſdayes.
The Carriers of Shrewſbury, doe lodge at
the Mayden.head in Cateaton ſtreet, neere Guildhall, they come on thurſdaies.
The Carriers of Shrewſbury do alſo lodge at
Boſomes Inne, they
doe come on thurſdaies, and there doe
lodge Carriers that doe travell divers parts of the County of Shropſhire and places adioyning.
S
THe Carrier from Stony-ſtratfourd doe lodge
at the Roſe and Crowne in Saint Iohns ſtreet, he
commeth every tueſday.
There doth come from Saffron-Market, in Norfolke, a footpoſt who lodgeth at the
chequer in Holbourne.
The Carriers of Stampfoord, doe lodge at the
Bell in Alderſgateſtreet, they doe come on
wedneſdaies and thurſdaies.
The Waggon from Saffron Walden in Eſſex, doth come to the Bull in Biſhopſgateſtreet, it is to bee had there, on
Tueſdaies and Wedneſdaies.
The Carriers of Shaftſbury, and from Sherbourne in Dorcetſhire doe lodge at the Crowne (or
Iarrets Hall) in Baſeing lane neere Breadſtreet, they come on fridaies.
The Carriers from Stopfoord in Chesſhire do lodge at the Axe in Aldermanbury, alſo there are Carriers to other
parts of Chesſhire.
The Carriers of Staffoord, and other parts
of that county, doe lodge at the ſwan with two necks, in Lad lane, they come on thurſdaies.
T
CArriers from Teuxbury in Gloceſterſhire doe lodge at the three Cups
in Breadſtreet, they come and goe on fridaies and
ſaturdaies.
The Carriers of Tiverton in Devonſhire, doe lodge at the ſtarre in Breadſtreet, they come on fridaies and returne on
ſaturdaies or mundaies.
The Carriers of Tame, in Oxfoordſhire, doe lodge at the Saracens
head in carterlane, they come and goe fridaies and
ſaturdaies.
The Carriers of Torceter in Northamptonſhire, doe lodge at the Caſtle
neere ſmithfield Barres, they come on
thurſdaies.
V
CArriers from Vies, (or the De-Viſes) in Wiltſhire, doe lodge at the ſigne of the
ſwan neere Holbourne Bridge, they come on
thurſdaies and goe away on fridaies.
W
THe Carrier from Wendover in Buckinghamſhire doth lodge at the blacke
Swanne in Holborne, and is there every tueſday and
wedneſday.
The Carrier of Wittham in Eſſex doth lodge at the Croſſekeyes in Gracious-ſtreet every thurſday and friday.
The Carriers of Walling field in Suffolck doe lodge at the Spreadeagle in
Gracious-ſtreet, they come and goe on
thurſdayes and fridayes.
The Carriers of Wallingford in Barkeſhire doe lodge at the George in Breadſtreet, their daies are wedneſdaies,
thurſdaies, and fridaies.
The Carriers of Winchcombe in Gloceſterſhire doe lodge at the three Cups
in Breadſtreet, they come and goe on fridaies and
ſaturdaies.
The Clothiers of ſundry parts of Wiltſhire
doe weekely come and lodge at the Saracens head in Friday-ſtreet.
The Carriers of Warwick doelodge at the Bell
in Friday-ſtreet they are there on thurſdaies and
fridaies.
The Carriers of Woodſtock in Oxfordſhire doe lodge at the Mermaid in
Carterlaine on thurſdaies and fridaies.
The Carriers of Wantage in Berkſhire doe lodge at the Mermaid in Carterlane, their daies are thurſday and
friday.
The Carriers of Worceſter doe lodge at the
Caſtle in Woodſtreet, their daies are fridaies and
ſaturdaies.
The Carriers of Winſloe in Buckinghamſhire doe lodge at the Georg
neere Holbornbridge, wedneſdaies, thurſdaies and
fridaies.
The Carriers from Wells in Sommerſetſhire doe lodge at the Roſe neere
Holbornebridge, they come on thurſdaies, and
on fridaies.
The Carriers from VVitney in Oxfordſhire doe lodge at the ſigne of the
Saraſinshead without Newgate, they come on Wedneſdaies.
Their commeth a Waggon from VVincheſter
every Thurſday to the Swan in the Strand, and ſome
Carriers comes thither from divers parts of Buckinghamſhire, but the daies of their comming are not certaine.
The Carriers of VVorceſter doe lodge at the
Maydenhead in Cateatenſtreet, neere Guild hall, they come on thurſdaies.
The Carriers from many parts of Worceſterſhire and Warwickſhire
doe lodge at the Roſe and Crowne in high Holborne,
but they keepe no certaine daies.
The Carriers of VVarwicke doe come to the
Queenes head neere St. Giles in the fields, on
thurſdaies.
The Carrier of VValſingham in Norfolke doe lodge at the Chequer in Holborne, he commeth every ſecond thurſday.
The Carrier of Ware in Hartfordſhire doth lodge at the Dolphin
without Biſhopſgate, and is there on mundaies and
tueſdaies.
There is a Footepoſt from Walſingham doth
come to the Croſſekeyes in Holborne every ſecond
thurſday.
There are Carriers from divers parts of Warwickeſhire that doe come weekely to the Caſtle neere Smithfield barres, but their daies of comming are
variable.
The Carriers of Wakefield in Yorkeſhire doe lodge at the Beare in B[...]ſhinſhaw, they do come on wedneſdaies.
The Carriers of Wells in Somerſetſhire, do lodge at the Crowne in
Baſing lane neere Breadſtreet, they come and goe on fridaies and ſaturdaies.
The Carriers of Wakefield and ſome other
parts of Yorkeſhire doe lodge at the Axe in
Aldermanbury, they are to be had there on
thurſdaies.
The Carriers of Wakefield and ſome other
parts of Yorkeſhire doth alſo lodge at the
VVhitehart in Colemanſtreet, they come every
ſecond thurſday.
Y
THe Carriers of Yorke, (with ſome other
parts neere Yorke, within that County) doe
lodge at the ſigne of the Bell, or Bellſalvage without Ludgate, they come every fridaie, and goe away on ſaturday or
munday.
A Footepoſt from Yorke doth come every
ſecond thurſday to the Roſe and Crowne in Saint Iohns
ſtreet.
[Rule]
For Scotland
THoſe that will ſend any letter to Edenborough, that ſo they may be conveyed to and fro to any parts of
the Kingdome of Scotland, the Poſte doth
lodge at the figne of the Kings Armes (or the Cradle) at the upper end of Cheapſide, from whence every monday, any that have
occaſion may ſend.
The Innes and lodgings of the Car-
riers which come into the Burrough of South-
warke out of the Countries of Kent, Suſſex,
and Surrey.
riers which come into the Burrough of South-
warke out of the Countries of Kent, Suſſex,
and Surrey.
The Carriers of Tunbridge, of Seaveneake, of Faut and Staplehurſt in Kent, doe lodge at
the Katherinewheele, they doe come on thurſdaies and goe away on fridaies: alſo
on the ſame daies doe come thither the Carriers of Marden, and Penbree, and from VVarbleton in
Suſſex.
On Thurſdaies the Carriers of Hanckhurſt and
Blenchley in Kent, and from Darking and Ledderhead in Surrey doe come to
the Greyhound in Southwarke.
The Carriers of Teuterden and Penſhurſt in Kent, and the Carriers from Battell in Suſſex doe lodge at the ſigne of the ſpurre in Southwarke, thy come on thurſdaies and goe away on fridaies.
To the Queenes head in Southwarke doe come on
wedneſdaies and thurſdaies, the Carriers from Portſmouth in Hampſhire, and from
Chicheſter, Havant, Arundell, Billinghurſt, Rye, Lamberhurſt, and VVadhurſt, in
Suſſex, alſo from Godſtone, and Linvill in Surrey, they are there to be had wedneſdaies, thurſdaies and
fridaies.
The Carriers from Crambroke and Bevenden in Kent, and from Lewis, Petworth, Vckfield, and Cuckfield in Suſſex, doe lodge at the Tabbard, or Talbot
in Southwarke, they are there on wedneſdaies,
thurſdaies, and fridaies.
To the George in Southwarke come every thurſday the
Carriers from Gilford, VVanuiſh, Goudhurſt, and Chiddington in Surrey, alſo thither come out of Suſſex (on the ſame dales weekly) the
Carriers of Battell, Sindrich, and Haſtings,
The Carriers from theſe places undernamed out of Kent, Suſ-
ſex and Surrey, are every weeke to bee had on thurſdaies at the White hart in
the Borough of Southwarke; namely Dover, Sandwich, Canterbury, Biddenden, Mayfield, Eden (or Eaten Bridge) Hebſome, VVimbleton, Godaliman, (corruptly
called Godly man) VVitherham, Shoreham, Enfield, Horſham, Haſtemoore, and from many other places, ſarre and wide in the ſaid
Counties, Carriers are to be had almoſt daily at the ſaid Ione [Inne], but
eſpecially on thurſdaies and fridaies.
The Carriers from Chiltington, VVeſtrum, Penborough, Slenge, Wrotham, and other parts of Kent, Suſſex, and Surrey, doe lodge at
the Kings head in Southwarke, they doe come on
thurſdayes, and they goe on fridayes.
Every weeke there commeth and goeth from Tunbridge in Kent a Carrier that
lodgeth at the Greene Dragon in fowle Lane in Southwarke, neere the Meale-market.
Here followeth certaine directions for to find
out Ships, Barkes, Hoyghs, and Paſſage Boats, that doe come to London, from
the moſt parts and places by ſea, within the Kings Dominions, either of
England, Scotland or Ireland.
AHoigh doth come from Colsheſter in Eſſex, to Smarts key, neere Billingſgate, by which goods may bee carried from
London to Colcheſter weekly.
He that will ſend to Ipſwich in Suffolk, or Linn in Northfolke, let him goe
to Dice key, and there his turne may be
ſerved.
At Cheſters key, ſhipping may be had
from Ireland, from Poole from Plimouth, from Dartmouth and Weimouth.
From Dunkirk at the cuſtome houſe key.
From moſt parts of Holland or Zealand, Pinkes or ſhipping may be had at
the Brewhouſes in St
Katherines.6
At Lion key, twice (almoſt in every 24 houres, or continually are Tydeboats, or
Wherries that paſſe to and fro betwixt London and the townes of Deptford, Greenwich, Woolwich, Erith, and Greenhith in Kent, and alſo boats are to be had that
every Tyde doe carry goods and paſſengers betwixt London and Rainam, Purfleet, and Grayes in Eſſex.
At Billinſgate, are every Tyde to be had Barges, lighthorſmen Tiltboats and Wherries,
from London to the Townes of Graveſend and
Milton in Kent, or to any other place within the ſaid
bounds, and (as weather and occaſions may ſerve beyond, or further.
Paſſage Boates, and Wherries that do cary
Paſſengers and goods from London, and back again thither Eaſt or Weſt above
London Bridge.
TO Bull Wharfe (neere Queenhithe) there doth come and goe great boats twice or thrice every weeke, which
boats doe cary goods betwixt London and Kingſton upon Thames, alſo thither doth often come a Boat from Colebrooke, which ſerveth thoſe parts for
ſuch purpoſes.
Great Boats that doe carry and Recarry Paſſengers and goods to and fro betwixt
London and the Townes of Maydenhead, Windſor, Stanes, Chertſey, with other parts in the Counties
of Surry, Barkeſhire, Midleſex, and Buckingamſhire, do come every Munday, and
thurſday to Queenhith, and they doe goe away upon tueſdayes and thuſdaies.
The Redding Boat is to be had at Queenhith weekly.
All thoſe that will ſend letters to the moſt parts of the habitable world, or to
any parts of our King of Great Britaines Dominions, let them repaire to the
Generall Poſt-Maſter Thomas Withering at
his houſe in Sherburne Lane, neere Abchurch.
FINIS.
Notes
- Anne Griffin.↑
- Bredſtreet or bred ſtreet. The name occurs over a line break, and what appears to be a partially inked hyphen may be merely a speck.↑
- Likely St. Clement Danes, not St. Clement Eastcheap, because the Buckinghamshire carriers would have arrived in London from the west.↑
- Sic.↑
- Sic.↑
- Sources indicate that, by 1591, there were
twenty great brewhouses, situate on the Thames side from Milford Stairs in Fleet Street till below St. Cathereine’s
(Weir 8-9).↑
References
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Citation
Weir, W.Beer.
London. Vol. 4. Ed. Charles Knight. London: Charles Knight & Co., 1843. Open. Google Books.This item is cited in the following documents:
