I notice in the Sherborne paper all public stage conveyances are designated as machines.

Copies of advertisements in The Daily Advertiser of the 9th April, 1739:—­

    “For Bath.

    A good Coach and able Horses will set out from the Black Swan Inn,
    in Holborn, on Wednesday or Thursday.

    Enquire of William Maud.”

* * * * *

    “Exeter Flying Stage Coach in Three Days, and Dorchester and
    Blandford in two days.

    Go from the Saracen’s Head Inn, in Friday Street, London, every
    Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and from the New Inn, in Exeter,
    every Tuesday and Thursday, perform’d by

    JOAN PAYNE,

    JOHN SANDERSON,

    THOMAS BURY.

    Note.—­Once a week there is an entire Dorchester and Blandford
    Coach from Dorchester on Mondays, and from London on Fridays.

    The stage begins Flying on Monday next, the 16th instant.”

* * * * *

“The old standing constant Froom Flying Waggon in Three days

Sets out with goods and Passengers from Froom for London, every Monday, by One o’clock in the morning, and will be at the King’s Arms Inn, at Holborn Bridge, the Wednesday following by Twelve o’clock at Noon; from whence it will set out on Thursday morning, by One o’clock, for Amesbury, Shrewton, Chittern, Heytesbury, Warminster, Froom, and all other places adjacent, and will continue allowing each passenger fourteen pounds, and be at Froom, on Saturday by twelve at noon.

If any Passengers have Occasion to go from either of the aforesaid Places they shall be supplied with able Horses and a Guide by Joseph Clavey; the Proprietor of the said Flying Waggon.  The Waggon calls at the White Bear in Piccadilly coming in and going out.

Note.—­Attendance is constantly given at the King’s Arms, Holborn Bridge aforesaid, to take in Goods and Passengers’ names; but no Money, Plate, Bank Notes, or Jewels will be insured unless delivered as such, perform’d by

JOSEPH CLAYEY.

N.B.  His other Waggons keep their Stages as usual.”

From Cruttwell’s Sherborne, Shaftesbury, and Dorchester Journal, or Yeovil, Taunton, and Bridgewater Chronicle, of Friday, February 6th, 12th, and 20th, 1767.

“Taunton Flying Machine,

Hung on Steel Springs, in Two Days

Sets out from the Saracen’s Head Inn in Friday Street, London, and Taunton, every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at Three o’clock in the morning:  and returns every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, lays at the Antelope in Salisbury, going Up and Down; To carry Six inside Passengers, each to pay

L    s.  d. 
To Taunton              1   16   0
Ilminster            1   14   0
Yeovil               1    8   0