This Court being made sensible of the great damage that might accrue to the publique, by a liberty or boldness which some persons may take to themselves (when employed by order of authority for the conveyance of letters, post and other important occasions of this colony) by profuse and extravigent spending at the ordinaries and other places on the road upon the countryes account, and also by great delayes on journeys, very prejudiciall to the colony, which willing to prevent, doe therefore order that the allowance for those persons (who shall be employed on such services) for their wages and expences of themselves and horses, shall be as followeth, from the first of May to the middle of October:—

From Rye to Hartford, the horse hyer twelve shillings, the man and expences, twenty, all, is one pownd twelve shillings.

From Greenwich to Hartford, the horse hyer ten shillings sixpence, the man and expences seventeen shillings, all, one pound seven shillings and sixpence.

From Standford to Hartford, the horse hyer ten shillings, the man and .expences, sixteen shillings, all, is one pownd seven shillings.

From Norwalk to Hartford, the horse hyer nine shillings, the man and expences fifteen, all, is one pownd fower shillings.

From Fayrefield to Hartford, the horse hyer eight shillings, the man and expences, thirteen shillings sixpence, all, is one pownd one shilling and sixpence.

From Stratford to Hartford, the horse hyer seven shillings,the man and expences twelve shillings, all, is nineteen shillings.

From Milford to Hartford, horse hyer six. shillings, the man and expences, ten shillings, all, is sixteen shillings.

From New Haven to Hartford, the horse hyer five shillings, the man and expences eight shillings sixpence, all, is thirteen shillings sixpence.

From Wallingford to Hartford, the horse hyer fower shillings, the man and expences six shillings, all, is ten shillings.

From Branford to Hartford, the horse hyer five shillings, the man and expences. eight shillings, all, is thirteen shillings.

From Guilford to Hartford, the horse hyer five shillings, the man and expences eight shillings, all, is thirteen shillings.

From Kenilworth to Hartford, the horse hyer five shillings, the man and expences eight shillings sixpence, all, is thirteen and sixpence.

From Saybrook to Hartford, the horse hyer five shillings, the man and expences eight shillings sixpence, all, is thirteen shillings and sixpence.

From Lyme to Hartford, the horse hyer five shillings, the man and expences eight shillings sixpence, all, is thirteen shillings sixpence.

From New London to Hartford, the horse hyer eight shillings, the man and expences eleven shillings, all, is nineteen shillings.

From Stoneington to Hartford, the horse hyer nine shillings, the man and expences thirteen shillings sixpence, all, is one pownd two shillings sixpence.

From Norwich to Hartford, the horse hyer six shillings, the man and expences eight shillings, all, is fourteen shillings.

From Haddum. to Hartford, the horse hyer fower shillings, the man and expences six shillings. all, is ten shillings,

From Middletown to Hartford, the horse hyer two shillings, the man and expences fower and sixpence, all, is six shillings sixpence.

From Wethersfield to Hartford, the horse hyer sixpence, the man and expences one shilling, all, is one shilling sixpence.

From Windsor to Hartford, the horse hyer one shilling, the man and expences one shilling sixpence, all, is two shillings sixpence.

From Farmington to Hartford, the horse hyer one shilling sixpence, the man and expences two shillings sixpence, all, is fower shillings.

From Salisbury to Hartford, the horse hyer one shilling sixpence, the man and expences two shillings sixpence, all, is fower shillings.

From Windsor to Springfield, the horse hyer three shillings, the man and expences fower shillings sixpence, all, is seven shillings sixpence.

And from the middle of October to the last of April, to be eight pence more than the above for every night they lye out, for oates to the horses, wherein great care is to be had by the ordinary keepers, that hyered horses are not deprived of their allowance.

Alsoe the difference in the above said sumes, is to be the stated wages from towne to towne, if they goe not to Hartford, and the like proportion by the mile, to those whoe shall be imployed in this colony where their wages is not stated.

It is further ordered, that all Posts, their Ferridg shall be on the country account, and that the ordinary keepers in the plantations shall provide suitable accommodations for men and horses, whose allowance for the men by the meale, shall be sixpence, and for the horse at grass, fower pence a night, and oates, fower pence the half peck, and for hav the night, fower pence.

It is alsoe ordered, that whosoever upon these tearms shall unnecessarily stop, or detayne his journey, forth or back, or shall be necessarily stopped or detayned by authority or other just occasion, such person or persons shall have penalty, or receive recompence extraordinarily, as the authority who sent them shall judg right to be abated or augmented in his wages.