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Leibniz-Handschriften zu Braunschweig-Lüneburg LH 23, 2, 21, fol. 31r

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  1. sof England part. 1. C. 18
  2. Aconclude, as+o London Woiththree notable Conveniencies it has, not
  3. elservhere to bc found; Vixthe Neu Lights, the leny, Post, and the onsurance
  4. office for Houses n case ot Fire.
  5. The Dero Ligets, is so ingenious and usetull an onvention, that Mr. Edana
  6. Heminus the dnventor deserves an immortal lraise for it He brought il to liah about
  7. 6. Vears ago, vith a latent from King Carles 11, for the dujoyment of the Profite
  8. 1
  9. thereot. And such is the leflexion of thete Lignts, tho at a g0od distance from,
  10. each other that fero o them serve to light a Wonole strcet in thentigit, better
  11. than den times the Number of Glasi Lauthoons. For, by the regular Position of
  12. one et them bepore the front of every tenth House on each side et a broad
  13. sreet, there is suct a mutual deflection, that theus all seem tobebut one great sola
  14. Light.
  15. And so eheap as this Conveniencus, that for five Billings docon and sive Billings
  16. a Vear for five sears, to be pard at too Luarterly lagments, the onventor obliges himtele
  17. to lignt the Front ofones Housc from Richaelmas to Ladue day everus Maht from
  18. six to toebe, beginninus the third Night apter everus Full.Moon, and endinus
  19. Sinth Nignt aster everus Neco Moon, vohica is in all 120 Night.
  20. the
  21. The Peno-Postis such a Contrivance, that forone one l’eny à Latter, or
  22. Parcet not exceednus one pound Weignt, or ten pounds in valve, is presenflis
  23. conveged fromtall Parts op the Tocon aud suburbs to the remotest Places Thereoe
  24. and it has been so far improved, since the first settlinus of it, asto reac ten
  25. miles about London. He that sends pays thepeny; and, Wwhea the Letter
  26. or Parcel goes begond te Bounes of the Woeetily Bills of Mortalitus, the
  27. Receiver pags another l’enus.
  28. Lo Cahrys on This usesal design, fiest there are about the Tocon four ou
  29. five hundret Houses to table in letres aud l’arcels. And, to convoy then accordiio
  30. totheir directions, there are about 100 Mesenuers imploged from Morninus to
  31. Hight, to call everus Hour at the said Houses, and tahle wohat Lattres and arcela
  32. the sind there loho carry the same tbe their respective offites, frou rodeace
  33. the Letters and tar Parcels are dispatined auaq accordinus totheir directions
  34. Che offices are six in Number, Vit
  35. Chegeneret
  36. St. Vauls
  37. Che Temple
  38. (to estminiter
  39. Office, sontwark
  40. Ihe Hermitage
  41. Office

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Leibniz-Handschriften zu Braunschweig-Lüneburg LH 23, 2, 21, fol. 31r. Machine transcription, not an edition: Leibniz Legible (model FoNDUE-GD_v2_ft_Leibniz, run 74). https://leibnizlegible.com/page/00068812:0061?run=74