The British nation a history / by George MWrong . tion asthey, would not accept this deci-sion; he adjourned the Parliamentand prepared again for an appealto arms. The year 1639 marks the crisisof Charless policy. Scotland wasopenly in revolt. In England hisright to levy taxes was attackedanew in the law courts; John Hamj)den, a wealthy coun-try gentleman, denied the legality of ship-money, now,in Charless financial distress, levied on inland places aswell as on seaports. A bare ma-jority of the judges decided infavour of the tax, but the situa-tion was so serious that CharlesTV,. c„^^.„;.„. l

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The British nation a history / by George MWrong . tion asthey, would not accept this deci-sion; he adjourned the Parliamentand prepared again for an appealto arms. The year 1639 marks the crisisof Charless policy. Scotland wasopenly in revolt. In England hisright to levy taxes was attackedanew in the law courts; John Hamj)den, a wealthy coun-try gentleman, denied the legality of ship-money, now,in Charless financial distress, levied on inland places aswell as on seaports. A bare ma-jority of the judges decided infavour of the tax, but the situa-tion was so serious that CharlesTV,. c„^^.„;.„. liad need of his ine summoning of the English strongest friend by ParUament. j^-^ g-^^^ ^^^^ g^^^;_ moned Wcntworth, now Earl ofStratford, from Ireland. Straf-ford believed that England wasstill loyal, and he advised thebold course of summoning theParliament of England to giveaid against Scotland. Tlio Parliament, the first for elevenyears, met in April, KUO, but sat for only three explained that England was menaced with inva-. Jiiiix Iym (15S4-1643).

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