Section XXII Until Proclamation of such Contracts the said Bills for £1,200,000 shall be current in the Supplies for the War of 1697 only.

Provided neverthelesse and be it hereby enacted That until such time as His Majesty or the Lords Justices of England by Proclamation to be issued by Advice of the Privy Council shall make knowne that the said Co[m]missioners of His Majesties Treasury or the High Treasurer for the time being shall (by such Contracts or Agreements made with Persons of Ability as aforesaid) have sufficiently secured and made Provision That all Persons who att the Receipt of His Majesties Excheq[uer] or att any of the said public Offices shall have any of the Bills for the said Twelve hundred thousand Pounds for satisfaction of their Talleys or Orders of Loan or for any other Payments whatsoever may have such Bills exchanged for ready Money the said Bills to be made forth for the said Twelve hundred thousand Pounds or any part thereof shall be current onely in the Funds or Supplies granted for the Service of the Warr for this present Yeare One thousand six hundred ninety seven (except the Aid of Three Shillings in the Pound) Any thing in this Act contained to the contrary notwithstanding.