24_a_lob_g01
A mediaeval tax was therefore in essence a forced payment whose return was the uncertain bounty of booty and the vague advantages of military glory; it was therefore always granted grudgingly and coupled with the vain hope that, in the words of parliament after parliament, the King might ‘live of his own resources and carry on his war’.

0024_0001__A_0024_0003__tax a_tax 0024_0002__mediaeval mediaeval 0024_0001__A_0024_0003__tax->0024_0002__mediaeval [attrib] 0024_0004__was was 0024_0004__was->0024_0001__A_0024_0003__tax [arg0] 0024_0005__therefore therefore 0024_0004__was->0024_0005__therefore [nim] 0024_0007__essence essence 0024_0004__was->0024_0007__essence in[nim] 0024_0008__a_0024_0010__payment a_payment 0024_0004__was->0024_0008__a_0024_0010__payment [prd] 0024_0009__forced forced 0024_0009__forced->0024_0008__a_0024_0010__payment [inv][arg1] staz_0024_5005 * 0024_0009__forced->staz_0024_5005 [arg0] 0024_0012__return return 0024_0012__return->0024_0008__a_0024_0010__payment [gen] 0024_0013__was was 0024_0013__was->0024_0012__return [arg0] 0024_0019__and and 0024_0013__was->0024_0019__and [prd] 0024_0014__the_0024_0016__bounty the_bounty 0024_0019__and->0024_0014__the_0024_0016__bounty [conj1] 0024_0020__the_0024_0022__advantages the_advantages 0024_0019__and->0024_0020__the_0024_0022__advantages [conj2] 0024_0015__uncertain uncertain 0024_0014__the_0024_0016__bounty->0024_0015__uncertain [attrib] 0024_0018__booty booty 0024_0014__the_0024_0016__bounty->0024_0018__booty of 0024_0021__vague vague 0024_0020__the_0024_0022__advantages->0024_0021__vague [attrib] 0024_0025__glory glory 0024_0020__the_0024_0022__advantages->0024_0025__glory of 0024_0024__military military 0024_0025__glory->0024_0024__military [attrib] 0024_0028__was was 0024_0033__and and 0024_0028__was->0024_0033__and [scope] 0024_0031__granted granted 0024_0033__and->0024_0031__granted [conj1] 0024_0034__coupled coupled 0024_0033__and->0024_0034__coupled [conj2] 0024_0031__granted->0024_0001__A_0024_0003__tax [arg1] staz_0024_5023 * 0024_0031__granted->staz_0024_5023 [arg0] 0024_0029__therefore therefore 0024_0031__granted->0024_0029__therefore [nim] 0024_0030__always always 0024_0031__granted->0024_0030__always [nim] 0024_0032__grudgingly grudgingly 0024_0031__granted->0024_0032__grudgingly [nim] 0024_0034__coupled->0024_0001__A_0024_0003__tax [arg1] 0024_0034__coupled->staz_0024_5023 [arg0] 0024_0034__coupled->0024_0029__therefore [nim] 0024_0036__the_0024_0038__hope the_hope 0024_0034__coupled->0024_0036__the_0024_0038__hope with[nim] 0024_0037__vain vain 0024_0036__the_0024_0038__hope->0024_0037__vain [attrib] 0024_0051__might might 0024_0036__the_0024_0038__hope->0024_0051__might [emb] 0024_0042__the_0024_0043__words the_words 0024_0051__might->0024_0042__the_0024_0043__words in[nim] 0024_0058__and and 0024_0051__might->0024_0058__and [scope] 0024_0045__parliament parliament 0024_0042__the_0024_0043__words->0024_0045__parliament of 0024_0047__parliament parliament 0024_0045__parliament->0024_0047__parliament after 0024_0053__live live 0024_0058__and->0024_0053__live [conj1] 0024_0059__carry_0024_0060__on carry_on 0024_0058__and->0024_0059__carry_0024_0060__on [conj2] 0024_0049__the_0024_0050__King the_king 0024_0053__live->0024_0049__the_0024_0050__King [arg0] 0024_0057__resources resources 0024_0053__live->0024_0057__resources of[nim] z_0024_5039 _ 0024_0057__resources->z_0024_5039 [gen] z_0024_5039->0024_0049__the_0024_0050__King [gen] 0024_0056__own own z_0024_5039->0024_0056__own [attrib] 0024_0059__carry_0024_0060__on->0024_0049__the_0024_0050__King [arg0] 0024_0062__war war 0024_0059__carry_0024_0060__on->0024_0062__war [arg1] 0024_0062__war->0024_0049__the_0024_0050__King [gen] z_0024_5001 _ z_0024_5001->0024_0004__was [conj1] z_0024_5001->0024_0028__was [conj2]
arc(r_0024_0001__A_r_0024_0003__tax,r_0024_0002__mediaeval,attrib).
arc(r_0024_0004__was,r_0024_0001__A_r_0024_0003__tax,arg0).
arc(r_0024_0004__was,r_0024_0005__therefore,nim).
arc(r_0024_0004__was,r_0024_0007__essence,r_0024_0006__in__nim).
arc(r_0024_0004__was,r_0024_0008__a_r_0024_0010__payment,prd).
arc(r_0024_0009__forced,star_z_0024_5005,arg0).
arc(r_0024_0009__forced,r_0024_0008__a_r_0024_0010__payment,inv_arg1).
arc(r_0024_0012__return,r_0024_0008__a_r_0024_0010__payment,gen).
arc(r_0024_0013__was,r_0024_0012__return,arg0).
arc(r_0024_0013__was,r_0024_0019__and,prd).
arc(r_0024_0014__the_r_0024_0016__bounty,r_0024_0015__uncertain,attrib).
arc(r_0024_0014__the_r_0024_0016__bounty,r_0024_0018__booty,r_0024_0017__of).
arc(r_0024_0019__and,r_0024_0014__the_r_0024_0016__bounty,conj1).
arc(r_0024_0019__and,r_0024_0020__the_r_0024_0022__advantages,conj2).
arc(r_0024_0020__the_r_0024_0022__advantages,r_0024_0021__vague,attrib).
arc(r_0024_0020__the_r_0024_0022__advantages,r_0024_0025__glory,r_0024_0023__of).
arc(r_0024_0025__glory,r_0024_0024__military,attrib).
arc(r_0024_0028__was,r_0024_0033__and,scope).
arc(r_0024_0031__granted,star_z_0024_5023,arg0).
arc(r_0024_0031__granted,r_0024_0001__A_r_0024_0003__tax,arg1).
arc(r_0024_0031__granted,r_0024_0029__therefore,nim).
arc(r_0024_0031__granted,r_0024_0030__always,nim).
arc(r_0024_0031__granted,r_0024_0032__grudgingly,nim).
arc(r_0024_0033__and,r_0024_0031__granted,conj1).
arc(r_0024_0033__and,r_0024_0034__coupled,conj2).
arc(r_0024_0034__coupled,star_z_0024_5023,arg0).
arc(r_0024_0034__coupled,r_0024_0001__A_r_0024_0003__tax,arg1).
arc(r_0024_0034__coupled,r_0024_0029__therefore,nim).
arc(r_0024_0034__coupled,r_0024_0036__the_r_0024_0038__hope,r_0024_0035__with__nim).
arc(r_0024_0036__the_r_0024_0038__hope,r_0024_0037__vain,attrib).
arc(r_0024_0036__the_r_0024_0038__hope,r_0024_0051__might,emb).
arc(r_0024_0042__the_r_0024_0043__words,r_0024_0045__parliament,r_0024_0044__of).
arc(r_0024_0045__parliament,r_0024_0047__parliament,r_0024_0046__after).
arc(r_0024_0051__might,r_0024_0042__the_r_0024_0043__words,r_0024_0041__in__nim).
arc(r_0024_0051__might,r_0024_0058__and,scope).
arc(r_0024_0053__live,r_0024_0049__the_r_0024_0050__King,arg0).
arc(r_0024_0053__live,r_0024_0057__resources,r_0024_0054__of__nim).
arc(r_0024_0057__resources,z_0024_5039,gen).
arc(r_0024_0058__and,r_0024_0053__live,conj1).
arc(r_0024_0058__and,r_0024_0059__carry_r_0024_0060__on,conj2).
arc(r_0024_0059__carry_r_0024_0060__on,r_0024_0049__the_r_0024_0050__King,arg0).
arc(r_0024_0059__carry_r_0024_0060__on,r_0024_0062__war,arg1).
arc(r_0024_0062__war,r_0024_0049__the_r_0024_0050__King,gen).
arc(z_0024_5001,r_0024_0004__was,conj1).
arc(z_0024_5001,r_0024_0028__was,conj2).
arc(z_0024_5039,r_0024_0049__the_r_0024_0050__King,gen).
arc(z_0024_5039,r_0024_0056__own,attrib).


IP-MAT ILYR ILYR NP-SBJ D A ADJP ADJ mediaeval N tax BED;~Ln was ADVP-NIM ADV therefore PP-NIM P-ROLE in NP N essence NP-PRD D a IP-PPL NP-LGS * VVN forced N payment IP-REL NP-SBJ NP-GEN RPRO;_genm_ whose N return BED;~Ln was NP-PRD NLYR NLYR D the ADJP ADJ uncertain N bounty PP P-ROLE of NP N booty CONJP CONJ and NLYR D the ADJP ADJ vague NS advantages PP P-ROLE of NP ADJP ADJ military N glory PUNC ; CONJP ILYR NP-SBJ PRO it BED;~cat_Ve_passive_ was IP-PPL-CAT NP-LGS * ADVP-NIM ADV therefore ILYR ILYR ADVP-NIM ADV always VVN granted ADVP-NIM ADV grudgingly CONJP CONJ and ILYR VVN coupled PP-NIM P-ROLE with NP D the ADJP ADJ vain N hope CP-THT IP-SUB C that PUNC , PP-NIM P-ROLE in NP D the NS words PP P-ROLE of NP N parliament PP P-ROLE after NP N parliament PUNC , NP-SBJ D the N King MD;~cat_Vi might IP-INF-CAT PULQ ILYR ILYR VB live PP-NIM P-ROLE of NP NP-GEN NP-GEN PRO;_genm_ his ADJP ADJ own NS resources CONJP CONJ and ILYR VB carry RP on NP-OB1 NP-GEN PRO;_genm_ his N war PURQ PUNC .
( (IP-MAT (ILYR (ILYR (NP-SBJ;{TAX} (D A;{a})
                                    (ADJP (ADJ mediaeval;{mediaeval}))
                                    (N tax;{tax}))
                      (BED;~Ln was;{be})
                      (ADVP-NIM (ADV therefore;{therefore}))
                      (PP-NIM (P-ROLE in;{in})
                              (NP (N essence;{essence})))
                      (NP-PRD (D a;{a})
                              (IP-PPL (NP-LGS *)
                                      (VVN forced;{force}))
                              (N payment;{payment})
                              (IP-REL (NP-SBJ (NP-GEN (RPRO;_genm_ whose;{whose}))
                                              (N return;{return}))
                                      (BED;~Ln was;{be})
                                      (NP-PRD (NLYR (NLYR (D the;{the})
                                                          (ADJP (ADJ uncertain;{uncertain}))
                                                          (N bounty;{bounty})
                                                          (PP (P-ROLE of;{of})
                                                              (NP (N booty;{booty}))))
                                                    (CONJP (CONJ and;{and})
                                                           (NLYR (D the;{the})
                                                                 (ADJP (ADJ vague;{vague}))
                                                                 (NS advantages;{advantage})
                                                                 (PP (P-ROLE of;{of})
                                                                     (NP (ADJP (ADJ military;{military}))
                                                                         (N glory;{glory}))))))))))
                (PUNC ;)
                (CONJP (ILYR (NP-SBJ;{TAX} (PRO it;{it}))
                             (BED;~cat_Ve_passive_ was;{be})
                             (IP-PPL-CAT (NP-LGS *)
                                         (ADVP-NIM (ADV therefore;{therefore}))
                                         (ILYR (ILYR (ADVP-NIM (ADV always;{always}))
                                                     (VVN granted;{grant})
                                                     (ADVP-NIM (ADV grudgingly;{grudgingly})))
                                               (CONJP (CONJ and;{and})
                                                      (ILYR (VVN coupled;{couple})
                                                            (PP-NIM (P-ROLE with;{with})
                                                                    (NP (D the;{the})
                                                                        (ADJP (ADJ vain;{vain}))
                                                                        (N hope;{hope})
                                                                        (CP-THT (IP-SUB (C that;{that})
                                                                                        (PUNC ,)
                                                                                        (PP-NIM (P-ROLE in;{in})
                                                                                                (NP (D the;{the})
                                                                                                    (NS words;{word})
                                                                                                    (PP (P-ROLE of;{of})
                                                                                                        (NP (N parliament;{parliament})
                                                                                                            (PP (P-ROLE after;{after})
                                                                                                                (NP (N parliament;{parliament})))))))
                                                                                        (PUNC ,)
                                                                                        (NP-SBJ;{KING} (D the;{the})
                                                                                                       (N King;{king}))
                                                                                        (MD;~cat_Vi might;{may})
                                                                                        (IP-INF-CAT (PULQ <lquo>)
                                                                                                    (ILYR (ILYR (VB live;{live})
                                                                                                                (PP-NIM (P-ROLE of;{of})
                                                                                                                        (NP (NP-GEN (NP-GEN;{KING} (PRO;_genm_ his;{his}))
                                                                                                                                    (ADJP (ADJ own;{own})))
                                                                                                                            (NS resources;{resource}))))
                                                                                                          (CONJP (CONJ and;{and})
                                                                                                                 (ILYR (VB carry;{carry})
                                                                                                                       (RP on;{on})
                                                                                                                       (NP-OB1 (NP-GEN;{KING} (PRO;_genm_ his;{his}))
                                                                                                                               (N war;{war}))))))
                                                                                        (PURQ <rquo>))))))))))))
          (PUNC .))
  (ID 24_a_lob_g01))