Tonnage and poundage to be one of the complaints of his Long Parliament. The refusal of and subsequent disputes about tonnage and poundage rights is seen as one of the many events bearing responsibility for the English Civil War. Tonnage and poundage Tonnage and Poundage were certain duties and taxes first levied in Edward II's reign on every tun (cask) of imported wine, which came mostly from Spain and Portugal, and on every pound weight of merchandise exported or imported. Traditionally tonnage and poundage was granted by Parliament to the king for life until the reign of Charles I. Tonnage and poundage were
More Than a Memory He states that since he still thinks of her, she is "more than a memory," even though he has been told by others that he will forget about her. By debuting at #1 on Hot Country Songs, "More Than a Memory" set a new record for the highest debut on that chart, beating the previous record set only one week earlier by Kenny Chesney's "Don't Blink", which debuted at #16. Its chart debut was described by "Billboard" as "almost impossible", since most #1 debuts on other singles charts (such as the "Billboard" Hot 100) are tabulated by sales, and not