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And lastly it is ordered that such certificate or testimonial shall be 

 delivered unto the s d Serv* and shall also be registered by the Parson, 

 Vicar, or Curate of the s d Parish where such Master, Mistress or Dame 

 doth or shall dwell taking for the doing thereof two pence and not 

 above. 



Carriers Wages. 



Pontefract, 6 April, 1703. 



By virtue of an Act of Parliament Intituled an Act for the better 

 repairing and amending the high ways and for setting the Rates of the 

 Carriage of Goods, Her Ma^ 68 Justices of the Peace at the s d Qut r Sess n 

 assembled have assessed and rated the prices of Land Carriage of Goods 

 whatsoever to be brought into any place or places within this Ryding by 

 any Comon Waggoner or Carrier at the respective Rates and Prices 

 following, viz. 



From London to Doncaster, Rotherham, Sheffield, Barnsley, Ponte- 

 fract, Wakefield, Hallifax, Leeds, or any other Market Town or other 

 place within this Ryding as far distant from London as Leeds is, from 

 May day to Michaelmas fourteen pence per stone and from Michaelmas 

 to May day eighteen pence per stone, and no more, and for every odd 

 pound five farthings and no more throughout the whole year. 



From London to Burrowbridge from May day to Michaelmas sixteen 

 pence per stone and from Michaelmas to May day nineteen pence per 

 stone and for every odd pound three half pence and no more throughout 

 the whole year. 



From London to any place within this Ryding that is distant from 

 London twenty miles more than Leeds two pence halfpenny more than 

 the said fourteen pence, and eighteen pence and so proportionably for 

 a greater or less distance. 



From York to Wakefield or to any place that is twenty miles distant 

 from Yorke two pence per stone. 



From any other place out of this Ryding to any place or places of 

 twenty miles distant in this Ryding and from any other place to another 

 of the said distance within this Ryding two pence per stone and 

 proportionably for a greater or less distance. 



Carriage by Carts. 



From Leeds to Selby or Turnbridge or from Wakefield to Selby or 

 Turnbridge and from any other market town or place in this Ryding to 

 Selby or Turnbridge as far distant from the same as Leeds is, a truss 

 containing four horse packs and proportionably more or less from May 

 day to Michaelmas six shillings and six pence. 



From Michaelmas to Christmas for four horse packs proportionably 

 more or less ten shillings and six pence. 



From Christmas till May day for four horse packs and so proportionably 

 more or less for a greater or less distance fifteen shillings and six pence. 



From Selby or Turnbridge to Leeds and Wakefield, or to any other 

 market town or place in this Ryding as far distant from Selby or 

 Turnbridge as Leeds is from May day till Michaelmas twelve shillings 

 per tunn. 



From Michaelmas till Christmas eighteen shillings per tunn and from 

 Christmas till May day twenty-four shillings per tunn, and so proportion- 

 ably more or less. 



