ship money

English history a tax levied to finance the fitting out of warships: abolished 1640

Words nearby ship money

Even the ship-money Johnson would not pronounce to have been an unconstitutional impost.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 4 |Various
In 1636, John Hampden became universally known by his intrepid opposition to the ship-money, as an illegal tax.

The Illustrated London Reading Book |Various
The imposition of the ship-money tax was so distasteful that the Royal cause was not very popular at Bristol.

The Cathedrals of Great Britain |P. H. Ditchfield
When an arbitrary imposition is attempted upon the subject, undoubtedly it will not bear on its forehead the name of Ship-money.

Thoughts on the Present Discontents |Edmund Burke

In 1626 he was imprisoned for refusing to contribute towards the forced loan; he resisted the payment of ship-money.

The Browning Cyclopdia |Edward Berdoe