Section IV The above Rates to be altered as shall be thought fit.

And It is hereby declared X1that y^e su[m]ms of money hereby granted uppon Merchandize are not the rates intended to bee continued but the same to be hereafter in this present Parliam[en]t altered in such manner as shall bee thought fitt:

Provided that noe Penalty or Forfeiture contained in this present Act or in the said Act made in the first yeare of King James doe or shall ensue to any person or persons unles they refuse to compound for anie Merchandize or Goods imported or exported after notice given of this Act Penalties and Forfeiture by Proclamac[i]on where the said Goods are or ought to be entred.