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during life in order to enable them to maintain a naval force for the defence of the Kingdom and it was upon the question in --1629--that the King dissolved the Parliament and it was not assembled till 1640. when the Bill was past--The Commons took care in granting these Duties to the King, to assert in the most positive terms their own right of bestowing this gift, and to divest the Crown of all this independent title of Assuming it-- Charles in order to shew that he entertained no intention ever again to separate himself from this Parliament passed this important bill without any scruple of hesitation-- In --1629--Oliver Cromwel is first mentioned in the debates of [[underline]] tonnage [[/underline]] and [[underline]] Poundage [[/underline]] as complaining of one who he was told preached flat popery--Charles disgusted with parliaments who he found were determined to proceed against him with unmitigated rigour, both in invading his prerogative and refusing him all supply resolved not to call any more till he should see greater indication of a complaiant disposition in the nation--Having lost his favourite
