362 INDEX 



Eliot, George, foreshadows tube railways, ii. 282-5 

 Elizabeth, Queen, suffers from riding in carriage, i. "> ; prefers riding 

 horsel)ack, i. 5 



Fares, by stage-coach, a shilling for every five miles, 1684, i. 79 ; 

 London and Bath, £l 5s., 1667, i, 69 ; Bath Flying Machine, 3(7. a 

 mile, 1667, i. 69 ; London and Oxford, 12s., 1669, i. 71 ; lOs., 

 1671, i. 71 ; Liverpool Flying Machine, about 2|<Z. a mile, 1758, 

 i. 93 ; reduced in competition on Brighton Road, 1762, i. 284 ; in 

 competition with railways, 1838, ii. 273 ; Shrewsbury and London 

 Long Coach, 18s., 1753, i. 95 ; 8hrew^sbury and London Caravan, 

 15s., 1750, i. 119 ; Shrewsbury and London Stage, inside, £l l.s., 

 1753, i. 119 ; Shrewsbury and London ^Machine, inside, 30s., 

 1764, i. 120 ; Newcastle and London, 1772, ii. 63 ; 1830, ii. 67, 95 ; 

 reduced all round, 1834, ii. 187 



Fares, Short stages, ii. 189 



„ Waggon, from \d. to 1(/. a mile, i. 69, 139; hi. a mile, or Is. a 

 day, i. 120, 131 



Floods, ii. 165-70. 



Fly Boats, i. 140 ; ii. 130 

 „ Vans, London and Falmouth, 1820, i. 136-9 



" Flying Coach," the first, 1669, i. 69 



"Flying Machines," the first, 1667, i. 68 ; described, i. 68-93, 283-5 



Flying Stage-waggon, London and Shrewsbury, in 5 days, 1750, i. 

 118 



Gamon, Sir Pilchard, legislates on coaching, i. 206-8 

 Gay, John, the Poet, his Journey to Exeter., 1715, i. 28-33 

 Goods, carriage of, by pack-horses, i. 106-111; ii. 124; by sledges, 

 called " Truckamucks," i. 107 : pack-horses partly replaced by 

 waggons about 1730, i. 117 ; cost of carriage, 1750, i. 135 ; by 

 road and canal, about 1830, i. 140 ; carrying firms, ii. 123-43, 

 207-10. 

 Guards, generally, "shoulder" fares and "swallow" passengers, 



ii. 200-203. 

 Guards of mails, not to fire off blunderbusses unnecessarily, i. 209 ; 

 servants of General Post Office, i. 249 ; gross excesses of early, 

 i. 250-52 ; Post Office responsible for excesses, i. 251 ; how armed 

 and equipped, i. 251-60 ; extravagant behaviour restricted, i. 252 ; 

 appointments eagerly sought, i. 252 ; salary small, 10s. 6(/. 

 weekly, i. 253 ; " tips " render appointments valuable, i. 253 ; 

 illegal purveyors of game, i. 254 ; trusted and confidential 

 messengers, i. 255 ; as snmgglers, i. 256 ; bravery of, and devotion 

 to duty, i. 256 ; number of, i. 256 ; responsibilities of, i. 258 ; 

 l)urveyors of news, i. 259; their duties, i. 261; instructions to,, 

 i. 262 ; prosperity of, i. 262 ; jiosition poor on cross-country mails, 



