CHAPTER V

TAXATION BY THE COMMONS, 1297-1461 154

Character of the period--Parliament of Lincoln--Tunnage and poundage and other customs--Tallage--Edward II--Tentative abolition of the New Customs--The Lords Ordainers--Abolition of the New Customs--Tallage of 1312--Deposition of Edward II--Edward III--Tallage of 1332 and its withdrawal--New Customs a regular means of revenue--The wool customs--Statutory abolition of the Maletolt and of all unauthorized taxation--Parliament the sole taxing authority in law--Checkered history of the wool customs--Appropriation of Supplies--Examination of Accounts--Death of Edward III--Separate sessions of the houses--Richard II--Trouble over audit of accounts--Special treasurers--The Rising of the Villeins--Richard’s despotism and dethronement--Henry IV--Initiation of tax levies in the House of Commons, 1407--Henry V--Henry VI--Declaration for appropriation of supplies--Accession of the Yorkists.