Chapter 3

Question 1

What is an Ante-supper?

Answer 1

Preparation of two huge feasts, the first was displayed to courtiers and then thrown away before the second was eaten.

Question 2

What happened after parliament granted James three subsidies?

Answer 2

He gave £44,000 away to three of his Scottish friends.

Question 3

when was the treaty of London and what advantages did it have?

Answer 3

1604, it reduced crown expenditure

Question 4

What was crown debt by 1608?

Answer 4

£600,000 because of James lavish spending.

Question 5

Who was Robert Cecil?

Answer 5

Formerly James principal secretary, who was appointed to Lord Treasurer to manage crown finances.

Question 6

What promises did James make to Cecil?

Answer 6

In November 1608 James promised to stop gifting land, in 1609 he promised not to grant any gift or pension without Cecil agreement.

Question 7

Did James keep his promises to Robert Cecil?

Answer 7

No.

Question 8

How did Cecil attempt to strengthen Crown Finances?

Answer 8

Book of Bounty, Book of Rates and The Great Contract.

Question 9

What was the Book of Bounty?

Answer 9

In 1608 Robert Cecil aimed to make money from crown lands by revising the leasing policy.

Question 10

How did James hamper Cecil efforts?

Answer 10

By continuing to grant land to favoured courtiers.

Question 11

What was the Book of Rates?

Answer 11

A book that listed the official valuation of items which custom duties should be paid.

Question 12

What was a problem of the Book of Rates?

Answer 12

Because the booked listed fixed valuations, it could not keep up with inflation.

Question 13

What was the Great Contract?

Answer 13

In 1610 Cecil began negation with parliament, he told them crown debt was £280,000 and annual expenditure was £511,000. In hopes of shocking into granting subsidies of £600,000.

Question 14

Was the official offer of the Great Contract accepted or rejected?

Answer 14

Rejected.

Question 15

How did Cecil manage to get parliament approval to grant James an annual subsidy of £200,000?

Answer 15

The negotiated to exchange the subsidy for James living up a range of Feudal right, including his prerogative income from Wardship.

Question 16

When did negotiations for the Great contact collapse, and why?

Answer 16

In November 1610, Crown and Parliament distrusted each other.

Question 17

How much did James receive from the city of London?

Answer 17

£100,000 in 1610.

Question 18

When was parliament dissolved?

Answer 18

1611.

Question 19

How did James attempt to increase crown income?

Answer 19

He allowed some of his courtiers to buy knighthood.

Question 20

When and why was the title of Baronet introduce?

Answer 20

In 1611, the title of knight was devalued.

Question 21

How much Baronet sold for?

Answer 21

It was sold to anyone who could pay £1095, establishing 200 baronet which brought revenue of £90,885.

Question 22

What happened to title of Baronet and how much money could it later be bought for?

Answer 22

In 1622 it could be bought for £220.

Question 23

How much did James allow Earldom to be bought?

Answer 23

Sold for £10,000, in 1615 there were 27 earls and in 1628 there were 65.

Question 24

When and what was Cockayne project?

Answer 24

1614, A plan to organise the cloth trade and a commission to prevent further building in London. It was a failure.

Question 25

What effect Cockayne project have?

Answer 25

Because of the monopoly on production and sale of finished cloth business man William Cockayne, the Dutch refused to purchase cloth from England.

Question 26

Why did Parliament grant James only two subsidies in 1621 (£140,000)?

Answer 26

They feared James would dissolve parliament (without addressing their grievances) if they gave him sufficient subsidies like he had done in 1611.

Question 27

What was the 1624 subsidy act?

Answer 27

This act granted subsidy of £300,000 warfare, in order to have this subsidy the crown had to agree that it would only be used for specific areas of foreign policy.

Question 28

What was the 1624 Statute of Monopolies?

Answer 28

The act that limited the crown’s rights to grant monopolies to individuals.

Question 29

When did James I die?

Answer 29

March 1625

Question 30

Why did the commons only grant Charles two subsidies?

Answer 30

They distrusted him and he didn’t explain his position or ask for a specific amount.

Question 31

What is tonnage and poundage?

Answer 31

Taxed money paid to the crown as yearly prerogative

Question 32

How did Charles view the granting of t&p for only a yer?

Answer 32

As a direct attack on his prerogative.

Question 33

What did Charles do after securing the subsidy?

Answer 33

He continued to collect tonnage and poundage after the first year.

Question 34

What was the forced loan of 1626?

Answer 34

without parliamentary finance, Charles introduced forced loan. There was opposition and 76 people were imprisoned for refusal to pay.