nov 1, 1637 - Ship Money and Hampdens' case

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- Hampden was a member of the Gentry who refused to pay ship money
- Charles took him to court where 7/12 judges found in favour of Charles
- After the Hampdens case it became harder to collect ship money as there was more opposition to it because people did not want to pay it so ship money fell by 20%

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