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These eleven years, Charles believed he had the divine right to rule, which was a right, he believed, given to him by God. During these years he had to find a way to raise funds that did not involve Parliament. Therefore, he created his own changes and new taxes. Charles created taxes on goods so those who had monopolies, must pay him a tax before they, the monopolist, could make their own profits. Charles made a tax by selling rights to monopolies. This tax that Charles made said that individual could buy the rights to a monopoly of a product. Therefore, only one company could sell a certain product, which also meant that the prices for the products would increase. Soap was an example of such a monopoly made by the Company of Soapmakers, a joint stock company run by the Catholics. Due to being run by the Catholics, this brought additional unrest in England. Charles also implemented ship-money during these eleven years. He required everyone in the country, not just those on the coast of England, to pay him this money. When Charles forced this on everyone, he further alienated his people, even those that had previously been supportive of the