 Thomas Crewe was again elected as Speaker of the House of Commons, having served in that office previously, but this led Sir John Eliot to refer to the position as "frequently filled by nullities, men selected for mere Court convenience".Charles had asked the parliament to vote him the duties of tonnage and poundage for life, as had been customary at the beginning of each monarch's reign since 1414, but the House of Commons broke with tradition and voted to grant the king these important duties for one year only, together with £140,000 for war with Spain, apparently intending to force him to come back to ask them to vote him money in every future year.The king was greatly troubled and provoked by this, as tonnage and poundage had long provided the Crown's main source of income.