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would be applied to importations. The act was divided into two parts. The first part included a statement related to the regulation of all the customs duties; the second part listed tables of duty and drawback amounts for all types of products.
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voted a limitation of the royal collection to a period of one year (while the period was for life for the previous monarchs). Charles continued to collect the customs duties, even if no Parliament act was established.
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would allow the Monarch of the Kingdom to collect money that would then be spent to develop and maintain the naval force that protects the Kingdom.
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A postal order is a financial instrument usually intended for sending money through the mail. It is purchased at a
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The poundage represents the small fee for the service that is paid by the purchaser.   
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In January 1629, Charles opened the second session of the Parliament of England, which had been
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issued writs summoning Parliament to convene on 3 November 1640. It was the creation of the
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replaced all the customs duties, which included poundage, by a system where individual
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Poundage was implemented in order to keep a strong naval force that would protect the
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ordered a parliamentary adjournment, but when the parliament's speaker,
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began to voice opposition to Charles's policies in light of the case of
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in June 1628, with a moderate speech on the tonnage and poundage issue.
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in 1373. It continued for many years at the same rate until after the
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King Charles I (reign 1625–1649), portrayed from the studio of
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and is payable at another post office to the named recipient.
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One penny poundage on a canteen order, a form of postal order
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Under the reign of Charles II of England (1660–1685), the
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as well as nine members of Parliament were imprisoned.
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related to each import was consequently put in place.
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Index

English law
value
customs duty
shilling
pound (of weight)
Kingdom of England
custom duty
tonnage
Edward III of England
Parliament
Restoration
Parliament
Henri V of England

Anthony van Dyck
Charles I of England
House of Commons
prorogued
House of Commons
John Rolle
Charles I
Sir John Finch
Sir John Finch
Parliament of England
Citation
16 Cha. 1
Royal assent
Repealed by
Statute Law Revision Act 1863
Bishops' Wars

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