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单词 ship-money
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ship-moneyn.

Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈship-ˌmoney.
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.
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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].
attributive.1860 J. Forster Deb. Grand Remonstr. 196 The great ship~money lawyer [Mr. Holborne].1863 H. Cox Inst. Eng. Govt. iii. ii. 602 Under ship-money writs..John Hampden was assessed twenty shillings towards providing a ship for his county.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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