BE it Enacted by this present Parliament , and by the Authority thereof , And it is hereby Enacted , That all Orders , Ordinances and Acts made by any single person and his Council , or by both or either of them , or otherwise , or by any Assembly or Convention , pretending to have Authority of Parliament , from and after the nineteenth day of April 1653. and before the seventh of May 1659. and which have not been or shall not be Enacted , Allowed or Confirmed by this present Parliament , be , and are hereby Declared , Deemed , Taken and Adjudged to be of no force or effect , from and after the said seventh of May 1659.

And be it further Enacted , That no person or persons shall after the eleventh of October 1659. Assess , Levy , Collect , Gather or Receive any Custom , Impost , Excise , Assessment , Contribution , Tax , Tallage , or any sum or sums of Money or other Imposition whatsoever upon the People of this Commonwealth , without their consent in Parliament , or as by Law might have been done before the third of November 1640.

And be it further Enacted and Declared , That every person of●ending contrary to this Act , shall be , and is hereby Adjudged to be Guilty of High Treason , and shall Forfeit and Suffer as in Case of High Treason .

Provided , That this Act , or any thing herein contained , shall not be construed or taken to make Void or Impeach one Act made this Parliament the twelfth of July 1659. Entituled , An Act of Indempnity and Free Pardon , nor any Article or Clause therein contained .

Provided also , That nothing in this Act extend to Interrupt the Possession of any Soldier or Adventurer , or any Purchaser , their Heirs or Assigns , in Possession of any Lands or Hereditaments in Ireland , or of any Purchaser of any Lands or Hereditaments within this Commonwealth , unless where this Parliament hath taken , or shall take further or other Order therein .