WHereas , vpon hearing the cause in controuersie betweene Mathew de Quester , Esquire , Post-master of England for Forraigne Seruices , and Henry Billingsley , who pretended to bee admitted by the Lord Stanhop , His Maiesties Postmaster generall , at the suit of the Merchants Aduenturers , for the transporting and importing of Letters into and from Forraigne parts , from and into the Citie of London , it was formerly ordered , That the sayd Henry Billingsley should not meddle in any sort with the transporting or importing any more Letters to or from any Forraigne parts without His Maiesties Dominions , as being directly against a Grant and Proclamation of the late King , vntill the Cause should bee clearely determined in Law , and brought to a Iudgement : And whereas it now appeareth , partly by the confession of the sayd Henry Billingsley , and partly by the attestation of Thomas Albertus , and partly by Letters sent from Forraigne parts , that the Office for such Letters to be sent and receiued , is still kept in the dwelling house of the sayd Billingsley , where hee personally resideth ; And that the sending and receiuing of the sayd Letters , is still gouerned by those who were his hired seruants , and to whom hee payeth wages ; and that all Moneys for postage of the Letters are taxed in that Office , and being receiued by Thomas Albertus , are by him from time to time payd ouer wholly to the said Billingsley , and that speciall Packets directed to Matthew de Quester , and containing dispatches to some Counsellors of State , and namely to a Principall Secretary for His Maiesties seruice , haue beene receiued and detained in the said Office , and there taxed at extraordinarie Rates , and paiment exacted for the same to be accompted to the said Billingsley ; against which reall Euidence , nothing being alleadged but colourable words of excuse , that these things were not done in the name of Billingsley and that the former Order extended no further then to his person . Now therefore to take away all such vaine pretences , and for further explanation of the said Order , not onely the sayd Henry Billingsley , but Thomas Albertus , George Robins , William Ellam , William Scapes , the late seruants and Agents of the said Billingsley , and all others are required to forbeare directly or indirectly , vpon any colour or pretence , contrary to His late Maiesties Grant and Proclamation , to meddle in any sort with the transporting or importing , or with the rating or postage of any Letters to or from any Forraigne parts , vntill the Cause be clearely adiudged , as they will answere the contrary at their vttermost perill , wherein those that haue the charge and commandement in the said Proclamation to represse offendors , will not faile to doe their dueties , if after so many admonitions any presume to disobey .