'in all' mail in 1683

Prior to 1797 there were only six Post Roads from London.  If mail was going from a place on one post road to somewhere on another post road then it went via London and was charged twice - once to London and once from London.  This is nicknamed 'in all' after what was written on the mail for the final charge.  In 1797 the rules were changed and mail was charged on the total distance travelled.

The entire below from 1683 was posted in Torrington, 7 miles from Bideford on the north coast of Devon, to Exeter, on the south coast of Devon.  This is a distance of about 35 miles if the mail could have gone direct, but prior to 1797 the letter went up to Bristol and then to London (on the 'Bristol Road') being charged 3d, and then came down to Exeter on the 'Falmouth Road' for an another 3d.  The total charge was 'in all 6'. 

So the letter travelled just under 400 miles (rather than 35 miles) and was charged 6d rather than 2d.