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Pack Mayor. Tueſday the Second day of January, 1654.

ORdered, That ſuch of the Rules and By-Laws made by this Court in purſuance of the late Ordinance for Regulation of Hackney Coachmen, and approved by His Highneſs the Lord Protector and the Councel, as are of moſt concernment to be preſently and publickly known, be forthwith Printed, that all perſons concerned may take notice thereof, and act according to the ſame Rules, being now to be put in ſtrict execution without further warning.

TO the intent there may be no exaction, ſtrife or debate about the hire of Coaches for time to come; It is Ordained, That no perſon or perſons of the Fellowſhip of Hackney Coachmen ſhall require, take or have any greater rate or prices then is hereafter ſet down and expreſſed; that is to ſay, for the hire of a Coach, Caroach or Charret with four Horſes, twenty ſhillings a day; and for a Coach and two Horſes, ten ſhillings a day; And that every Coach with four Horſes ſhall at the Rates aforeſaid limited, travel upon the Roads to and from London, from the twenty fifth day of March until the twentieth day of October, thirty miles a day, within ſixty miles compaſs of London every way (excepting in Suſſex Road, which being worſt and hardeſt for iourneying, ſhall be travelled ſo far onely as is reaſonable, or as ſhall be agreed or undertaken by the Coachmen upon hire) And a Coach with two Horſes, at the Rates before limited for two Horſes, for the ſame ſeaſon, ſhall travel twenty miles a day; And that from and after the twentieth day of October, until the twenty fifth of March, a Coach with four Horſes ſhall travel twenty five miles a day, and a Coach with two Horſes ſhall travel fifteen miles a day, within the like compaſs of ſixty miles from London (excepting upon the ſaid Road of Suſſex) But for the time a Coach ſhall reſt or lie ſtill upon any Iourney, the hire ſhall be, viz for a Coach and four Horſes but ten ſhillings a day, & for a Coach with two horſes but ſix ſhillings eight pence a day. And that none of the ſaid Coachmen unleſs he be hired by the day) ſhall require, take or have for carrying any perſon or perſons in his Coach, from any parts or places within the places and limits aforeſaid, to any other place or places within the ſame limits (namely, ſix miles compaſs of the late Lines of Communication, and back again) above twelve pence a mile forward and backward, that is to ſay, ſix pence a mile forward, and ſix pence backward, if he be not put to above an hours waiting and attendance for carrying back of ſuch perſon or perſons; and then to have twelve pence an hour for every hours attendance, above the ſpace of one hour. And from the Old Exchange in Cornhill London. unto Weſtminſter, or to any other place of like diſtance of place or thereabouts, not above eighteen pence, but if the perſons carried exceed three perſons, two ſhillings; and from the Old Exchange unto Temple Barre, Lincolns Inn or Grayes Inn or to any other place of like diſtance of place, or thereabouts, not above twelve pence; alſo from Guildhall to Temple Barre or any part of Chancery-lane, Grays Inn. or other place of like diſtance, or thereabouts, not above twelve pence; and from Temple Barre Lincolns Inn, or Grayes Inn to Weſtminſter, or to any place of like diſtance, or thereabouts, not above twelve pence; and from Weſtminſter to White-Chappel, or the like diſtance of place, or thereabouts, two ſhillings ſix pence; and from Temple Barr to White-Chappel, or the like diſtance of place, or thereabouts, eighteen pence; and from the Old Exchange to White Chappel, or the like diſtance of place, twelve pence: and after the ſame proportion from place to place within the limits and places aforeſaid. And if any perſon or perſons admitted, or that ſhal be admitted to keep Coach and Horſes as aforeſaid, ſhall deny to accept his pay according to the Rates aforeſaid, or ſhall wilfully refuſe to be hired, with his Coach and Horſes, at the rates aforeſaid, and ſhall excuſe himſelf, or pretend that he is hired before, whereas in truth he is not; or ſhall misbehave himſelf by uncivil carriage, or repreachful or railing words, towards any perſon or perſons who ſhal require or offer to hire his Coach or Horſes, and offer to pay unto him for the ſame after the Rates aforeſaid, in ſuch caſe ſuch perſon and perſons ſhall for the firſt offence, being proved before the ſaid Overſeers at their Meetings, who are hereby impowered to examine ſuch abuſes, forfeit, and pay ten ſhillings; for the ſecond offence, being proved as aforeſaid, twenty ſhillings and for the third offence, being complained of to the Court of Aldermen of the ſaid City, and the thing there proved, ſhall by Order of the ſaid Court be diſmiſſed, and put beſide his keeping of Coach and Horſes to work and hire out, within the limits aforeſaid.

For avoiding all annoyance, and peſtering of the ſtreets by the ſtanding of too many Coaches in the ſame: It is Ordained, That there ſhall not ſtand at the Old Exchange, at one time, above ten Coaches, ſide at the one ſide of the Conduit there, and five at the other ſide, thirty foot off and from the ſaid Conduit, near the Channel, and a good diſtance one from another, and the Drivers not to ſtir off from his and their Coaches, and be careful not to offend the Inhabitants & Paſſengers thereabouts; In like manner in G ildhall yard, not above two Coaches (unleſs they attend any perſons that have hired the ſame) In Pauls Church-yard not above eight Coaches at one time: In Smithfield not above ten: In Al erſgate-ſtreet not above eight From Fleet Conduit to Dunſtans Church not above ten from thence to Temple Barre not above eight; In Chancerylane not above ſix; From the Savoy to the New Exchange or York-houſe, not above ten; At Charing Croſs not above ſix; At Whitehall not above eight; At Weſtminſter as occaſion ſerves; From the Weſt-end of S. Clements Church to Exeter-houſe not above twenty; In Holborn not above twenty; In Long-acre and Covent Garden as occaſion ſerves; In S. Martins lane not obove twelve; and in Biſhopſgate-ſtreet not above twelve Coaches at any one time, Vpon pain that every one offending therein by a wilful exceeding of the reſpective Numbers of Coaches before-mentioned, ſhall for every offence forfeit and pay Two ſhillings ſix pence.

That none of the ſaid Hackney Coachmen ſhall have his Coach, or any part of it gilded, nor wear the Eſchucheon of any perſon of Honour, or Gentleman thereupon, Vpon pain of Five pounds: But, as a Mark of diſtinction, ſhall have the City Arms placed or painted on the Shield, upon the croſſe piece behinde of his ſaid Coach.

That if any perſon or perſons ſhall after the twenty fifth of December 1654, preſume to keep and let to hire any Coach and Horſes, not being duly allowed by the Court of Aldermen of London, or having been allowed, and for any cauſe diſabled and diſmiſſed by the ſaid Court, ſhall yet preſume to keep, or let to hire any Coach or Horſes; In every ſuch caſe every perſon ſo offending, upon the proof as aforeſaid, ſhall forfeit and pay for the firſt offence twenty ſhillings, for the ſecond offence forty ſhillings, and for every offence afterwards the ſum of four pounds, to be had and recovered as is hereafter mentioned.

And it is Ordained, That every perſon admitted, or that ſhall be admitted to keep Hackney Coaches and Horſes as aforeſaid, ſhall retain and keep no ſervant but of honeſt and civil life and behaviour, and ſhall for the miſcarriages or offences of his or her ſervants, againſt any the Orders and Proviſions before-going, or that ſhall hereafter be made in this behalf, undergo and ſuffer like pains and penalties, as if the ſame had been done and committed in his or her own perſon, and the ſervant ſo offending ſhall make reparation to his Maſter or Miſtris, out of his wages by way of abatement or deduction; or otherwiſe ſhall be committed to the Houſe of Correction by the ſaid Lord Mayor and Aldermen, there to remain and be whipped, and held to hard labour, as, according to the merit and nature of the offence, ſhall by the ſaid Court be adiudged fit and reaſonable, and not enlarged, but by Warrant from the ſaid Court.

And further, It is Ordained, that all pains, penalties, forfeitures, and ſums of money, by vertue of any of theſe Ordinances to be forfeited, and not otherwiſe levied, ſhall and may be levied by Diſtreſs, and ſale of the Coach or Coaches, and Horſes, or other Goods and Chattels of the party or parties offending and refuſing, or neglecting to pay the ſame; deducting the ſaid forfeiture or ſum of money, and reaſonable charges of diſtraining, and reſtoring the overplus to the owner thereof; or otherwiſe, ſuch pains, penalties, forfeitures and ſums of money, ſhall and may be recovered by Action of Debt, Bill or Plaint, to be commenced in any Court of Record: And after recovery and levying thereof, and charges deducted, the one moyety thereof to be to the uſe of the ſaid Fellowſhip, and the other moyety thereof to the Informer that ſhall proſecute the ſame: In which Suits the Proſecutor ſhall recover ordinary Coſts and Charges againſt the offendor or offendors in that behalf, if the Suit or Action paſs for him; and the Defendant ſhall recover his Coſts againſt the Plaintiff, if the ſame go for the Defendant.

Laſtly, It is Ordained, That if any perſon or perſons ſhall hire, or make uſe of the ſaid Hackney Coachmen, or any of them, or of their Coaches and Horſes, for carrying of them from place to place, and ſhall refuſe or neglect to pay, and ſatisfie him and them their hire or freight as aforeſaid, and according to the ſame proportion, That ſuch perſon or perſons ſhall and may be carried before any Iuſtice of Peace near the place where ſuch refuſal or fact ſhall be committed; and that ſuch Iuſtice of Peace ſhall cauſe the ſame to be paid forthwith, with ſuch damages as he ſhall think fit in his diſcretion for detaining the ſame: and for not performance thereof, the ſaid Iuſtice of Peace ſhall hereby have power to deal with ſuch offendor, as fully, amply and largely, to all intents and purpoſes, as any Iuſtice of Peace may do with any Maſter, who refuſeth to pay his Servant his wages contracted for.

SADLER.

Printed by James Fleſher, Printer to the Honourable City of London.