单词 | ship-money |
释义 | ship-moneyn. Now Historical. An ancient tax levied in time of war on the ports and maritime towns, cities, and counties of England to provide ships for the king's service. It was revived by Charles I (with an extended application to inland counties), but was finally abolished by statute in 1640. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > military exactions > [noun] coynye1449 scutagec1460 spear silver1496 conduct-money1512 coat-money1557 bonaght1568 cessc1571 cosheringc1571 cessheryc1575 quartering-money1580 sessa1581 coshery1587 coatc1630 ship-money1636 shipping-money1640 ship-scot1640 conduct1644 trophy money1664 trophy tax1701 watch-mail1710 Saladine tax1728 1636 W. Prynne Remonstr. against Shipmoney 1 We most humbly represent to Your Excellent Majesty, that this Tax of Shipmoney, is directly contrary to the..Lawes and Liberties of this Your Realme of England. 1640 H. Parker (title) The case of Shipmony briefly discoursed, according to the Grounds of Law, Policy, and Conscience. And most hvmbly presented to the Censure and Correction of the High Court of Parliament, Nov. 3, 1640. 1661 A. Cowley Vision Cromwell 65 This was done by those men, who a few years before had..openly opposed the Kings regular and formal way of proceeding in the trial of a little Ship-money. 1779 S. Johnson Waller in Pref. Wks. Eng. Poets I. 20 Waller..was considered..as a man sufficiently trusty and acrimonious to be employed in managing the prosecution of judge Crawley, for his opinion in favour of ship-money. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. i. 90 Former princes..had raised ship-money only along the coasts: it was now exacted from the inland shires. 1870 J. E. T. Rogers Hist. Gleanings II. 105 The first writs for ship-money were issued in October of the same year [1634]. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1636 |
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