Based on original research, this book marks an important advance in our understanding not only of the fiscal resources available to the English crown but also of the broader political culture of early Tudor England.
- An original study of taxation under the early Tudors.
- Explains the significance of the parliamentary lay taxation levied on individuals at this time.
- Demonstrates the value of the mass of personal tax assessments from this period to social, economic and local historians.
- Considers the critical position that parliamentary taxation occupies in constitutional history.
- Sheds light on the political conditions and attitudes prevalent in England under the early Tudors.
List of Tables and Figures.
Preface.
List of Abbreviations.
1.Introduction.
Scope of the Study.
The General Nature and Incidence of the Taxes.
Parliamentary Taxation and National Finance.
Parliamentary Taxation and the Redress of Grievances.
2.Parliament.
Taxation and the Summons of Parliament.
The Case for Taxation, the Preambles.
Parliamentary Opposition.
The Evolution of a Money Bill.
Drafts and amendments.
Commons and Lords.
Indenture and statute: Assent.
3.The Fifteenth and Tenth.
The Historical Background.
The Levying of the Tax.
The Appointment of the Collectors.
The Charges on the Vills.
The Delegation of Powers within the Vills.
Local Asseslc%
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