. ▁The ▁ 1 2 1 7 ▁car uc age ▁was ▁only ▁paid ▁by ▁lay men ; ▁the ▁cler gy ▁made ▁a ▁don ation ▁in ▁lieu ▁of ▁being ▁tax ed . ▁The ▁money ▁raised ▁was ▁intended ▁to ▁def ray ▁the ▁exp ense ▁of ▁the ▁war ▁being ▁fought ▁against ▁Prince ▁Louis ▁of ▁France , ▁who ▁had ▁inv aded ▁England ▁before ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁King ▁John ▁and ▁was ▁claim ing ▁the ▁English ▁throne . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 2 2 0 ▁car uc age , ▁which ▁was ▁im posed ▁on ▁both ▁lay men ▁and ▁cler gy , ▁was ▁collected ▁by ▁a ▁special ▁commission , ▁and ▁was ▁paid ▁not ▁into ▁the ▁Ex che quer , ▁but ▁to ▁the ▁Tem pl ar ▁Order ▁church ▁in ▁London , ▁the ▁New ▁Temple . ▁The ▁Tem pl ars ▁through ▁their ▁international ▁organization ▁function ed ▁as ▁bank ers ▁in ▁and ▁between ▁countries . ▁The ▁three ▁men ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁commission — Will iam ▁de ▁Hal li well , ▁a ▁fri ar , ▁William ▁Fitz B ened ict , ▁a ▁London ▁resident , ▁and ▁Alexander ▁de ▁S aw bridge worth , ▁an ▁Ex che quer ▁cl erk — w ere ▁responsible ▁for ▁account ing ▁for ▁the ▁money ▁received , ▁which ▁amount ed ▁to ▁£ 3 , 0 0 0 . ▁The ▁time ▁frame ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 2 2 0 ▁car uc age ▁collection ▁was ▁quite ▁short ; ▁the ▁orders ▁for ▁the ▁assess ments ▁to ▁be ▁made ▁were ▁issued ▁in ▁August , ▁but ▁required ▁the ▁tax ▁to ▁be ▁collected ▁by ▁Michael mas