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Rights vs. Privileges Quotes
The English Church shall be free, and shall have its rights undiminished, and its liberties unimpaired. (1.1)
Injustice Quotes
Neither we nor our officials will seize any land or rent in payment of a debt, so long as the debtor has movable goods sufficient to discharge the debt. (9.1)
Tradition and Customs Quotes
No "scutage" or "aid" may be levied in our kingdom without its general consent, unless it is for the ransom of our person, to make our eldest son a knight, and (once) to marry our eldest daughter....
Mortality Quotes
If any earl, baron, or other person that holds lands directly of the Crown, for military service, shall die, and at his death his heir shall be of full age and owe a 'relief', the heir shall have h...
Defeat Quotes
All forests that have been created in our reign shall at once be disafforested. River-banks that have been enclosed in our reign shall be treated similarly. (47.1-2)
Rules and Order Quotes
Ordinary lawsuits shall not follow the royal court around, but shall be held in a fixed place. (17.1)