ABSTRACT
The ship writs. Position of the king as regards the imposition of taxes upon property. The Petition of Right. Expedients for obtaining revenue used during the personal rule of Charles I. The king is desirous, in 1634, of increasing the navy. Noy frames the ship writs. Precedents for these writs in the times of the Plantagenets, the Spanish Armada in 1588, the attack on Algiers in 1618, and the war with Spain, 1626. Noy's difficulty in draughting the first writs for maritime counties and towns. First issue of the writs in October, 1634. The amount raised by the writs. No serious opposition to them. Second issue of writs for inland as well as maritime counties and towns in Aug. 1635. The amount raised. Resistance to the levy. A case is submitted to the judges. Their opinion. Third and fourth issues of writs. Hampden's case. Decision of the court. Fifth and sixth issues of writs. The short parliament. The long parliament, Sept. 1640. The Act against ship money.
