Orders concerning the rates and demands of carriers and their porters, for goods brought and conveyed betwixt the University of Oxford, and city of London

Author: University of Oxford.1666

Orders concerning the Rates, and Demands of Carriers, and their Porters, for Goods brought, and conveyed betwixt the University of OXFORD, and City of LONDON.

WHereas the Carriers between the Vniversity of OXON: and the City of LONDON, to the great prejudice of the Members of the said Vniversity, & others have for these late years, contrary to the Charters, and ancient Practice of the said University exacted what rates they pleased for the Carriage of Goods, and Letters; For the prevention of the like Abuse for the future, It is therefore now ordered by mee JOHN FELL D^r of Divinity, and ViceChancellour of the said University, That henceforth They, their Servants, and Porters shall demand, or receive no other rates then

1 Imprimis, For the carriage of one hundred weight in the time between the two Feasts of All-Saints, and the Annuntiation of the Blessed Virgin Mary three shillings foure pence, and for the rest of the yeare three shillings.

2 Item, for the carriage of the greatest parcell (all being to be esteemed parcels under a quarter of an hundred weight) ten-pence, and so ratably for those that are lesse.

3 Item, For the carriage of any burthen, not exceeding one hundred weight, nor lesse then a quarter of an hundred weight, from the Shop or Ware-house, where the Goods were unladed unto the owners Habitation or Shop, threepence, and for a parcell one penny.

4 Item, That all Letters directed to Schollars shall be left at the Butteries of their respective Colleges or Halls, and for the delivery of every such Letter onely one half-penny loafe, as was accustomed, but if any carriage comes with a letter, nothing shall be paid for the bringing of the said letter.

Given the 1. day of September An. Dom. 1666.

IOHN FELL

ViceCan.

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