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A78275 The case of the waggoneers and carriers of goods and merchandizes, through the several roads of England. Humbly submitted to the honourable House of Commons assembled in Parliament 1700 (1700) Wing C1175B; ESTC R231278 1,395 1

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The CASE of the Waggoners and Carriers of Goods and Merchandizes through the several Roads of England Humbly submitted to the Honourable House of Commons assembled in Parliament THAT in the Sessions of Parliament 1695 the said Carriers were heard as to many Grievances and Oppressions imposed on them by several pretended Informers before a Committee of this Honourable House who were pleased 14th of March 1695 to make their Report That it was their Opinion the Petitioners had fully proved the Allegations of their said Petitions and deserv'd Relief of the House And also that the House be moved for leave to bring in a Bill for explaining the several Acts relating to the High-ways and for preventing the Abuses arising thereby To which the House agreed committed John Littlehale for oppressing the Petitioners to Custody of the Sergeant at Arms and a Bill was then drawn up and past into a Law Intituled An Act for better amending and repairing the High ways and Explanation of the Laws relating thereunto By which it was amongst other things Enacted that all Carriers and Waggoners should be obliged to draw with double Shafts and a Pole between their Wheel-Horses c. But it having been tried it was found by experience to be impossible to pass the several narrow Roads of this Kingdom and Gate-ways of Inns and Passages of Streets Where the Petitioners must Come to abide and lodge their said Waggons and Wares with such double Shafts and Polls for that they are not broad enough to contain the same The said John Littlehale and other Informers have taken upon them to prosecute the Petitioners for Forfeitures committed by not driving pursuant to the said Act which is impossible to be done And some Justices of Peace have been so civil and encouraging to these Informers to grant them Warrants for Distress of the said Carriers Horses to levy the Penalties and Forfeitures incurred by their not complying with the said Impossibility By which means the said Carriers have suffer'd very much and are not able to go on with their Callings unless these Grievances are redrest Some whereof are as follow Particularly That the 6th of March 1698 Seven Horses were seized from Mr. Basse Leicester Leicester Carrier at Brown's Well in Finchly Parish upon Warrants granted by Justice Munday of the Temple and carried away by William Hull Brother-in-Law to John Littlehale viz. five Horses out of the waggon which were all that it was drawn with one Horse from Mr. Basse's Man which he rode on and a Gelding which he led in his hand And the said Hull assisted by two Soldiers demanded 10 l. of him for non payment of which they swore they would knock him off his Horse and in a violent abusive manner forced all the said Horses from him whereby he was necessitated to leave the said Waggon loaden with Wares and Merchandizes in the open Road till he came to London to get Money to clear them or a Replevin And afterwards when a Replevin was obtained from the Sheriff of Middlesex the said persons refused to obey it and forcibly resisted the Officers who came to execute it and restore the said Horses At the same time and place the said Hull and his Agents by Mr. Munday's Warrant Nottingham seized six Horses from Mr. Wilkinson's Waggon of Nottingham demanded ten Pounds of his man and gave him the like Language and Usage The beginning of February 1698 the said Hull and his Agents seized two Horses two Collars and two pair of Traces from the said Wilkinson Nottingham Carrier for four Pound at Highgate and the four Pound was paid to redeem them And at the same time and place the said Hull and his Agents seized two Horses Derby two Collars and two pair of Traces from Samuel Locker's Waggon Carrier to Derby for four Pound and the four Pound was paid ro redeem them About the 21th of February the said Hull and his Agents seized two Horses in the Parish of Finchly for four Pound more from the said Locker Derby Carrier