WHereas the Bill of Tonnage and Poundage is this day expired, and a new Bill past both Houses for the continuance of those payments, untill the third day of May, which cannot as yet receive the Royall assent, in re­gard of the remotenesse of His Majesties Person from the Parliament. Which moneys to be collected by that Bill, are to be imployed for the necessary guarding of the Seas, and defence of the Common-wealth: It is therefore ordered by the Commons now assembled in Parliament, that the severall Officers belonging to the Custome-house, both in the Port in London, and the out Ports, doe not permit any Merchant or other, to lade or unlade any Goods or Merchandizes, before such persons doe first make due entries thereof in the Cu­stome-house: And it is also declared by the said Commons, That such Officers upon the re­spective entry made by any Merchant, as afore-said, shall intimate to such Merchant, That it is the advise of the Commons for the better ease of the said Merchants; And in regard the re­spective duties will relate and become due, as from this day; That the said Merchants upon entry of their Goods, as usually they did, when a law was in force to that purpose, would de­posite so much money as the severall Customes will amount unto, in the hands of such Of­ficers, to be by themaccompted to his Majestie, as the respective Customes due by the said Bill, when the said Bill shall have the Royall assent; Or otherwise His Majestie refusing the passing thereof, the said moneys to be restored upon demaund unto the severall Merchants respectively.