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A 9 page research paper that contrasts and compares two versions of the Magna Carta, the original, which was written in 1215 and the one written in 1297. The writer looks at the overall structure of these documents and argues that the intentions of their framers were very similar. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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of England (Magna Carta, 2004). The 1215 document lays out a list of rights and liberties to be acknowledged, a list of abuses be rectified, and stipulations that designed to
ensure the functioning of the medieval economy and society. Despite these legal provisions, by the end of the century, in 1297, the barons again felt threatened by an incompetent monarch
and, therefore, sought to further engrain the principles of the Magna Carta into English law by having the current king, Edward I, pledge his allegiance to the provisions of the
Magna Carta. The following examination of these documents looks specifically at intentions of the authors in each case and what they were trying to accomplish with the framing of these
documents. Magna Carta of 1215 The forces that caused the barons of the time to rise up, formulate the charter and insist on its institution are varied. The increasing insularity
of the English barons and the unprecedented demands of the King John for money are two of the principal causes for creation of the document (Magna Carta, 2004). The original
Magna Carta is not divided into chapters, but divisions of this kind were adopted in later document so it has become the custom for commentators to discuss the 1215 Magna
Carta, likewise, in terms of chapters, which commentators number at 63 (Magna Carta, 2004). The opening preamble states that King John has granted the charter on the advice of
various prelates and barons, some of whom are mentioned by name (Magna Carta, 2004). Chapter 1 declares that the English church shall be free and shall enjoy freedom of election.
This provision follows the precedent set in the accession charter of Henry I and other earlier charters (Magna Carta, 2004). Scholars feel that this provision was included as a formality
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