Knowledge (XXG)

Tonnage and poundage

Source 📝

116:, broke with tradition and granted the king tonnage and poundage for a year rather than life out of concern over the manner in which the tonnage and poundage's life grant of 1604 had been used by James I to justify impositions, which were additional duties imposed on certain items. This restriction was seen as a provocative step by Parliament as it was one of the King's main sources of revenue, and Parliament intended the one-year limit to curb Charles' autonomy by forcing him to request money from Parliament every year thereafter. Although the House of Commons passed this bill, 283: 247: 101:
at the rate of twelve pence in the pound on all merchandise imported or exported. The duties were levied at first by agreement with merchants (poundage in 1302, tonnage in 1347), then granted by Parliament in 1373, at first for a limited period only. They were considered to be imposed for the defence
124:
to block it. As a result, Parliament granted Charles no tonnage and poundage rights at all, which, combined with Parliament's efforts to impeach the Duke of Buckingham, led to Charles' first parliament being dissolved.
171:
the duties were made perpetual, and mortgaged for the public debt. In 1787 they were finally abolished by the Customs Consolidation Act, and other modes of obtaining revenue substituted.
322: 136:, in his seat until three resolutions could be read, one of which declared anyone who paid unauthorised tonnage and poundage to be a betrayer and enemy of England. 262: 267: 117: 148:. The refusal of and subsequent disputes about tonnage and poundage rights is seen as one of the many events bearing responsibility for the 296: 128:
Charles, however, continued to collect unauthorised tonnage and poundage duties, and this action became a chief complaint of Charles'
129: 164: 144:
Charles I's levying of tonnage and poundage without parliamentary sanction continued to be one of the complaints of his
292: 133: 301: 215: 168: 64: 160: 56: 109: 60: 36: 103: 156: 113: 149: 84: 252:
One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the
80: 145: 121: 316: 287: 258: 253: 17: 52: 282: 195: 88: 132:. When Charles moved to adjourn the parliament, members held the speaker, 59:
to the king for life, but this practice did not continue into the reign of
190: 55:
exported or imported. Traditionally tonnage and poundage was granted by
48: 271:. Vol. 27 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 11. 180: 286: This article incorporates text from a publication now in the 44: 40: 185: 216:"Customs and Excise Act 1787 (27 Geo 3 c. 13, 1787)" 63:. Tonnage and poundage were swept away by the 35:were English duties and taxes first levied in 8: 163:and his two successors for life. By acts of 96: 323:History of taxation in the United Kingdom 39:'s reign on every tun (cask) of imported 240: 238: 236: 305:. London and New York: Frederick Warne. 207: 118:George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham 83:upon all wines imported in addition to 7: 106:they were usually granted for life. 112:'s first parliament, known as the 25: 281: 245: 220:Great Britain Philatelic Society 102:of the realm. From the reign of 75:Introduced in the 14th century, 27:English import and export duties 120:led a successful effort in the 51:, and on every pound weight of 1: 65:Customs and Excise Act 1787 339: 130:failed parliament of 1629 43:, which came mostly from 302:The Nuttall Encyclopædia 268:Encyclopædia Britannica 97: 159:they were granted to 297:Tonnage and Poundage 263:Tonnage and Poundage 33:Tonnage and poundage 18:Tonnage and Poundage 95:was a duty imposed 114:Useless Parliament 150:English Civil War 16:(Redirected from 330: 307: 306: 285: 279: 273: 272: 251: 249: 248: 242: 231: 230: 228: 226: 212: 100: 21: 338: 337: 333: 332: 331: 329: 328: 327: 313: 312: 311: 310: 295:, ed. (1907). " 291: 280: 276: 261:, ed. (1911). " 257: 246: 244: 243: 234: 224: 222: 214: 213: 209: 204: 177: 146:Long Parliament 142: 73: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 336: 334: 326: 325: 315: 314: 309: 308: 274: 259:Chisholm, Hugh 232: 206: 205: 203: 200: 199: 198: 193: 188: 183: 176: 173: 141: 138: 122:House of Lords 72: 69: 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 335: 324: 321: 320: 318: 304: 303: 298: 294: 289: 288:public domain 284: 278: 275: 270: 269: 264: 260: 255: 254:public domain 241: 239: 237: 233: 221: 217: 211: 208: 201: 197: 194: 192: 189: 187: 184: 182: 179: 178: 174: 172: 170: 166: 162: 158: 153: 151: 147: 139: 137: 135: 131: 126: 123: 119: 115: 111: 107: 105: 99: 94: 90: 86: 82: 78: 70: 68: 66: 62: 58: 54: 50: 46: 42: 38: 34: 30: 19: 300: 277: 266: 223:. Retrieved 219: 210: 154: 143: 127: 108: 92: 76: 74: 32: 31: 29: 293:Wood, James 225:12 February 157:Restoration 53:merchandise 202:References 196:Ship money 165:Queen Anne 161:Charles II 155:After the 134:John Finch 98:ad valorem 57:Parliament 110:Charles I 89:butlerage 61:Charles I 37:Edward II 317:Category 191:Poundage 175:See also 169:George I 104:Henry VI 93:poundage 91:, while 49:Portugal 290::  256::  181:Tonnage 85:prisage 77:tonnage 71:History 250:  140:Impact 79:was a 45:Spain 227:2021 167:and 87:and 81:duty 47:and 41:wine 299:". 265:". 186:Ton 319:: 235:^ 218:. 152:. 67:. 229:. 20:)

Index

Tonnage and Poundage
Edward II
wine
Spain
Portugal
merchandise
Parliament
Charles I
Customs and Excise Act 1787
duty
prisage
butlerage
Henry VI
Charles I
Useless Parliament
George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham
House of Lords
failed parliament of 1629
John Finch
Long Parliament
English Civil War
Restoration
Charles II
Queen Anne
George I
Tonnage
Ton
Poundage
Ship money
"Customs and Excise Act 1787 (27 Geo 3 c. 13, 1787)"

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.