Magna Carta Flashcards
What were reforms relating the church?
Free elections
Promised to be free and respected its liberties
Impact of feudal obligations
Fixed rate for land inheritance
No fines for underage heirs
Reduce the powers of guardians
Family control over marriage of heirs
Scutage has to have common counsel
Reduce value of knights fee
Writs for inquisition given for free
Impact on armies
Cannot take payment in lieu of a willing knights service
Foreign mercenaries banned
Impact on Celtic fringe
Alexander II has hostages returned and treated like the barons
Welsh hostages returned
Justice for welsh men deprived without lawful judgment
Impact on finances
Debts to Jews cannot be charged interest if underage
Assizes four times a year in shire courts
Regulated payments to King upon death of fee holder
Standardised weights
Justice cannot be sold
Merchants given free movement
Impeding royal authority
Stopped increasing forestation
Council responsible for scutage and aids
Reversal of centralisation of courts
Royal officials cannot hood lawsuits meant for royal justice
Royal officials can’t take property without payment return of forest law to before John’s reign
