Die Jovis 24o. Martii. 1641.  
WHereas the Bill of Tonnage and Poundage is this day expired, and a new Bill past both Houses for the continuance of those payments, until the third day of May, which cannot as yet receive the royal assent, in regard of the remoteness of His majesty's Person from the Parliament. Which moneys to be collected by that Bill, are to be employed for the necessary guarding of the Seas, and defence of the commonwealth: It is therefore ordered by the Commons now assembled in Parliament, that the several Officers belonging to the customhouse, both in the Port in London, and the out Ports, do not permit any Merchant or other, to lade or unlade any Goods or Merchandizes, before such persons do first make due entries thereof in the customhouse: And it is also declared by the said Commons, That such Officers upon the respective entry made by any Merchant, as aforesaid, shall intimate to such Merchant, That it is the advice 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 deposit so much money as the several customs will amount unto, in the hands of such Officers, to be by themaccompted to his majesty, as the respective customs due by the said Bill, when the said Bill shall have the royal assent; Or otherwise His majesty refusing the passing thereof, the said moneys to be restored upon demand unto the several Merchants respectively.  
H. Elsing, Cler. Parliam. D. Com.   

Ordered that the Collectors of the customs do forthwith disperse Copies of these Orders in all the out Ports.  
H. Elsing, Cler. Parliam. D. Com.   

London Printed for F. Coles and T. Banks. 1642▪