WHereas We have received Information of divers abuses and misbemeanours committed by Thomas Witherings , in the execution as well of the Office of Post-master for forrain parts , as also of the Letter Office within Our own Dominions , and thereupon have been pleased to sequester the said Offices into the hands of Philip Burlamachi of London , Merchant , who is to execute the same under the care and oversight of Our principall Secretaries of State , till We shall signifie Our pleasure to the contrary , and have accordingly declared the same under Our Royall Hand and Signet , and commanded Our said Secretaries to see the sequestration put in speedy execution , and to take such course that neither Our Service , nor the businesse of the Merchants , nor other Our Subjects , might thereby receive any prejudice or interruption . And whereas Our said Secretaries in pursuance of Our said command , have not onely affixed Papers upon the old Exchange , to give notice of this Our pleasure to all Our Subjects herein concerned , but have also given advice thereof as well into the parts beyond the Seas , as also into all places of Our own Dominions , to the end that the Service it self might continue in the same course wherein it was formerly , and nothing at all changed or altered therein , but onely the house where the said Offices are to be kept . But because We understand , that the said Thomas Witherings hath since caused certain Proclamations heretofore made and published by Our command concerning the said Offices , to be set up and affixed upon the said Exchange , which may be a great distraction to this Service , and may likewise raise such doubts in many of Our Subjects , as may cause them to make difficulty to conform themselves to this Our pleasure ; We do therefore hereby supersede Our said former Proclamations concerning this businesse , or such part of them , and every of them , as may be contrary to , or different from , this Our sequestration , till We shall signifie Our pleasure to the contrary , and do straitly charge and command all Our Subjects whom it doth or may concern , to conform themselves thereunto , and to the directions given by Our said Secretaries , for the ordering and managing of the said Offices , as they tender Our pleasure , and will answer the contrary at their perils . Hereby promising and declaring , that as We will defend and save harmlesse all and every person and persons , that by conforming themselves to this Our sequestration , and the Orders thereupon given , shall contravene Our said Proclamation , or incur the penalties of them , so We shall cause all such as shall oppose or disobey this Our Royall will and pleasure , to be punished according to their demerits .