English Civil War – Ship Money A Humble Remonstrance to His Majesty, against the tax of ship money imposed, laying open the illegality, abuse and inconvenience thereof, 68pp sm 12mo, lacking imprint, disbound, final three pages with top left hand corners torn away affecting a few words but otherwise appears complete. A crucial element in the simmering developments of the Civil War – the imposition of ship money whereby Charles I hoped to raise much needed finance without the need for Parliament was one of the major grievances. This pamphlet lists all the ships that were subject to the tax