THe Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, taking in­to consideration, that there is a continuance of those causes that first induced them to passe the Ordinance of Tonnage and Poundage, the affaires of the Kingdome, and other His Majesties Dominions, necessitating the setting forth, and maintaining of severall Fleets of Ships at Sea, as well for defence of the Kingdome, as safety of Navigation and Com­merce, do therefore hereby Order and Ordaine, That the respective Ordinances of Parliament, concerning the Subsidie of Tonnage and Poundage, dated the first of July, 1642. and the one and twentieth of February, 1644. together with the Booke of Rates, agreed on by the House of Com­mons; and by their Order published in print; and all and every the Clauses, Articles, and Instructions, in the said Ordinances, and Booke of Rates set downe, shall continue and stand in full force and vertue, from the twenty six of March next inclusive, (the time of their expiration, unto the twenty six of March, which shall be in the yeare of our Lord, 1648. inclusive. And Samuel Avery, Alderman of the City of London, Richard Bateman, Charles Lloyd, Chri­stopher Packe, and Walter Boothby Merchants, the present Commissioners of the Customes, are hereby continued Commissioners, and Collectors of all such Moneyes as shall be paid for Customes, or advanced by way of Loane, for goods and Merchandize imported into, or exported out of this Kingdome of Eng­land, Dominion of Wales, and Port and Towne of Berwick, with so full power in all particulars, as hath been granted them by any Order or Ordinance of Par­liament. Provided alwaies that the whole Duties advanced on Currants, shall be imployed for the use of the Navy.