"Now the work of a Country
Post-master shall be this: They shall every month bring up or send
by tidings from their respective Parishes to the chief City, of
what accidents or passages fall out, which is either to the honor
or dishonor, hurt or profit, of the Commonwealth. And if nothing
have fallen out in that month worth observation, then they shall
write down peace or good order in such a Parish.
"When these respective Post-masters have brought up their Bills or
Certificates from all parts of the Land, the Receiver of these
Bills shall write down everything in order from Parish to Parish in
the nature of a Weekly Bill of Observation. And those eight
Receivers shall cause the Affairs of the Four Quarters of the Land
to be printed in one Book with what speed may be, and deliver to
every Post-master a Book, that as they bring up the affairs of one
Parish in writing, they may carry down in print the Affairs of the
Whole Land."
ITS BENEFITS.
"The benefit lies here, that if any part of the Land be visited
with Plague, Famine, Invasion or Insurrection, or any casualties,
the other parts of the Land may have speedy knowledge, and send
relief. And if any accident fall out through unreasonable action,
or careless neglect, other parts of the Land may thereby be made
watchful to prevent like dangers.
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