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The Coach will sop at the Angel Inn, behind St. Clement’s Church in the Strand,
and at the White Bear Inn in Piccadilly, London, going in and coming out; also at
Mrs. Dowker’s, White Hart, Staines Bridge; Sunninghill Wells, and at Bracknell.
Each inside passenger to and from Wokingham to London to pay Five Shillings, to
and from Bracknall and Sunninghill Four Shillings, Staines Two Shillings and
Sixpence, outside passengers half price, parcels and luggage Two Shillings and
Sixpence per cwt.
Inside Passengers to be allowed twenty pounds weight of luggage; all above to pay
in proportion to the other price.
N.B. The proprietress will not be accountable for any plate, money, writings, jewels,
&c. unless entered as such and paid for accordingly.
Performed by the Public’s
Obedient humble Servants,
RICHARD STYLES and Co.

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Fri 28 Jan
The PROPRIETORS of the
OLD WOKINGHAM MACHINE
From Mr. WHEATLEY’s, the OLD ROSE INN, WOKINGHAM
Beg leave to inform their Customers, and the Public in general, that they set out on
Monday inst. and every day till further notice is given in this Paper, from the above
Inn, and the Bolt-in-Tun, Fleet-street, London, at eight o’clock in the morning.
The machine stops at the usual places going up and coming down.
The Prices as follows: To and from WOKINGHAM Five Shillings; to and from
BRACKNALL and SUNNINGHILL Four Shillings. Outside Passengers half price.
Each Inside Passenger to be allowed Twenty Pounds Weight of Luggage.
Parcels to and from WOKINGHAM, as usual, Two Shillings and Sixpence per cwt.
(hundredweight)
Performed, if God permit,
By their humble Servants,
JOHN ALLALY,
WILLIAM WHEATLEY,
JOHN CLODE.

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Fri 25 March
And on Wednesday was committed to Reading gaol, by the above C.F. Palmer,
Esq., Thomas carter, of Toutley, near this town, on a violent suspicion of his having
stolen one fat weather sheep the property of Mr. William Leach, of Wokingham.
About twenty skins were found buried in his garden.

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Fri 1 April
BERKSHIRE NEWS
WOKINGHAM, APRIL 1
subscription for the release of Mr. Miller, the Printer, out of prison, wherein Lord
Sandwich hath thrown him for the whole damages given by a late verdict, are
received by Mrs. Cruttwell, Book Seller, in the Market Place, Wokingham; where a
book is opened for his truly benevolent and patriotic purpose; and it is hoped the
friends to the freedom of the press will generously testify how dearly they value that
freedom, by contributing to the release of a man who now lies in prison for exerting
the noblest privilege of an Englishman in the service of his country.

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