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to Norwich, still at that time a place of much bu- 
siness with London. The second journey of the 
Pastor on the same road was, it seems, by night: 
but what is perhaps of more consequence to ex- 
plain is the apparent difference between it and the 
other. It appears that in the second instance we 
are told when he arrived at his journey’s end; in 
the former, nothing beyond the number of hours 
he was actually moving, may have been commu- 
nicated to us. V. 
Mr. Editor, —I inclose copies of advertisements 
which appear in some old newspapers in my pos- 
session, and which in some degree illustrate the 
history of travelling, and in themselves show, I 
imagine, the advance made between 1739 and 
1767, since I consider that ‘“* The Old Constant 
Froom Flying Waggon,” of the former date, was 
the parent of “The Frome Stage Machine” of the 
latter. 
T notice in the Sherborne paper all public stage 
conveyances are designated as machines. 
Copies of advertisements in The Daily Advertiser 
of the 9th April, 1739 : — 
“ For Bath. 
A good Coach and able Horses will set out from 
the Black Swan Inn, in Holborn, on Wednesday or 
Thursday. 
Enquire of William Maud.” 
“ Exeter Flying Stage Coach in Three Days, and 
Dorchester and Blandford in Two days. 
Go from the Saracen’s Head Inn, in Friday Street, 
London, every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and 
from the New Inn, in Exeter, every Tuesday and 
Thursday, perform’d by Joan Payne, 
Joun SANDERSON, 
Tuomas Bury. 
Note.— Once a week there is an entire Dorchester 
and Blandford Coach from Dorchester on Mondays, 
and from London on Fridays. 
The Stage begins Flying on Monday next, ‘the 16th 
instant.” 
“ The old standing constant Froom Flying Waggon 
in Three days 
Sets out with Goods and Passengers from Froom for 
London, every Monday, by One o’elock in the morning, 
and will be at the King’s Arms Inn, at Holborn 
Bridge, the Wednesday following by Twelve o’elock 
at Noon; from whence it will set out on Thursday 
morning, by One o'clock, for Amesbury, Shrewton, 
Chittern, Heytesbury, Warminster, Froom, and alk 
other places adjacent, and will continue allowing each 
passenger fourteen pounds, and be at Froom, on 
Saturday by Twelve at noon. 
If any Passengers have Occasion to go from either 
of the aforesaid Places they shall be supplied with able 
Horses and a Guide by Joseph Clavey; the Proprietor 
of the said Flying Waggon. The Waggon calls at the 
White Bear in Piccadilly coming in and going out. 
Note. — Attendance is constantly given at the King’s 
Arms, Holborn Bridge aforesaid, to take in Goods 
and Passengers’ names; but no Money, Plate, Bank 
Notes, or Jewels will be insured unless delivered as 
such, perform’d by JosrrH CLayey. 
N.B. His other Waggons keep their Stages as usual.” 
From Cruttwell’s Sherborne, Shaftesbury, and 
Dorchester Journal, or Yeovil, Taunton, and 
Bridgewater Chronicle, of Friday, February 6th, 
12th, and 20th, 1767. 
“Taunton Flying Machine, 
Hung on Steel Springs, in Two Days. 
Sets out from the Saracen’s Head Inn in Friday 
Street, London, and Taunton, every Monday, Wednes- 
day and Friday, at Three o’elock in the morning ; 
and returns every ‘Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, 
lays at the Antelope in Salisbury, going Up and 
Down: To carry Six inside Passengers, each to pay 
£ os. d. 
To Taunton - =" 16-0 
Ilminster - - 114 0O 
Yeovil - See. SFO 
Sherborne - - 160 
Shaftesbury - 140 
Outside Passengers and Children in the Lap, Half- 
Fare as above; each Inside Passenger allowed Four- 
teen Pounds Luggage; all above, to Taunton Two- 
pence per Pound, and so in Proportion to any Part of 
the Road. 
3S No Money, Plate, Jewels, or Writings, will be 
accounted for if Lost, unless Entered as such, and Paid 
for accordingly. 
Joun Wuirmasu. 
Performed by ; Tuomas Litry.” 
From the same Paper of Friday, April 17th, 
24th, and May Ist, 1767: — 
‘« Frome, 1767. 
The Proprietors of the 
FROME STAGE MACHINE, 
In Order to make it more agreeable to their Friends 
in the West, have engaged to set out Post Chaises 
from the Christopher Inn, in Wells, every Sunday, 
Tuesday, and Thursday Evenings, at Five o’clock, to 
stop at the George Inn, at Shepton Mallet, and set out 
from thence at a Quarter past Six, to carry Passengers 
and Parcels to Frome, to be forwarded from thence to 
London in the One Day Flying Machine, which began 
on Sunday the 12th of April, 1767: Also a Chaise from 
Frome every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday Even- 
ings to Shepton and Wells, as soon as the Coach 
arrives from London, if any Passengers, &c. go down, 
at the following Prices: — from Wells to Frome 
Four Shillings, from Shepton Three Shillings, small 
Parcels from Wells to Frome 6d. each, from Shepton 
4d., large ditto a Halfpenny per Pound from each 
place. All Passengers who intend taking the Advan- 
tage of this method of travelling, are desired to take 
their Places at the above Inns in Wells and Shepton 
as follows: viz. those who intend going on Sunday 
enter the Tuesday before their going, those who 
go on Tuesday enter the Thursday before, and for 
Thursday the Sunday before, that proper notice may 
be given at I'rome to secure the places: If at any time 
