WHereas heretofore sundry wayes haue bene deuised to redresse the disorders among the Postes of our Realme in generall , and particularly to preuent the inconueniences both to our owneseruice , and the lawfull trade of the honest Merchants , by prohibiting that no Persons whatsoeuer , should take vpon them publiquely or priuately to procure , gather vp , receiue , bring in or cary out any Pacquets , or Letters to or from any Port , Citie or Towne , by foote or no horsebacke within the Realme , and to or from the Countreys beyond the Seas , except such our ordinary Foot-postes , Postes and Messengers for those vses , as either by our Master of the Postes , or the Masters of the Postes generall of those Countreys reciproquely , should be found nominated for that kinde of seruice , or otherwise be able to shew sufficient warrant for their voyages and dispatches , vnder the handes of our principall Secretaries , any Ambassadors , or others sufficiently authorized ; Which notwithstanding diuers disauowed persons have vsed to intrude themselues , contrary to all good order : In consideration of which inconueniences past , We doe hereby straightly prohibite and forbid all persons whatsoeuer , directly or indirectly , to gather vp , receiue , bring in or cary out of this Realme , any Letters , or pacquets , without the allowance or ordinary addresse and dispach of the said Masters and Comptrollers of the Postes reciproquely , or their Deputies , or shal be sufficiently authorized as is aforesaid . And therefore Our will and pleasure is , That you the Lord Treasourer of England , and Lord Warden of Our Master and Comptroller generall of all Our Postes , cause publique knowledge to be giuen thereof vnto all Merchants , both Strangers and others , of Our Citie of London , and all others whom it may or ought to concerne , that neither they nor any for them , doe hereafter take vpon them openly , nor vnderhand , to employ and disauowed person in the carying of their Letters , but to vse such onely as shal be found lawfully appointed for that seruice . To which effect also We doe expressely will and command by these presents all Maiors , Sheriffes , Iustices of Peace , Bailiffe ; and all speciall Commissioners , And more specially all Searchers of Our Ports , and all other Our Officers ; and Ministers wheresoeuer in their seuerall Iurisdictions and Office , to make diligent search of all Males , Bougets , and other carriages , of all such disauowed Curriers , Messengers or suspected persons , comming in , or going out of the Realme with Pacquets or Letters , and all such so discouered , to apprehend and stay , keeping them in safe custodie vntill by the view of their wrighting sent vp to Our Priuie Counsel , it bee seen and aduised what shal be further done with them .